Archaeologia Islandica - 01.01.2010, Qupperneq 60

RAMONA HARRISON

Skuggi - TR 1 Element Count Phase
IV: Mid 11 th early 12th V: Mid-late 12th c. All Phases Total NISP
Taxon II: Late 10th mid 11 th c. c.
Domestic mammals NISP % NISP NISP % NISP NISP % NISP NISP % NISP
Cow (Sos taurus (L.)) 84 0.09% 42 0.04% 11 4.31% 150 6.86%
Pig (Sus scrofa (L.)) Dog (Canis lupus fam. 1 0.11% 2 0.20% 1 0.39% 4 0.20%
(L.)) present present present present
Goat (Capra hircus (L.)) 17 1.83% 3 0.30% 20 0.91%
Sheep (Ovis aríes (L.)) 62 6.69% 10 0.99% 7 2.75% 87 3.96%
Unidentified caprine 725 78.21% 234 23.24% 132 51.76% 1192 54.47%
Total caprine 804 86.73% 247 24.53% 139 54.51% 1301 59.45%
Total domestic 889 95.90% 291 28.90% 151 59.22% 1456 66.51%
Wild Mammals
Small seal 2 0.20% 2 0.09%
Large seal 4 0.40% 3 0.14%
Unidentified seal sp. 1 0.11% 32 3.18% 8 3.14% 44 2.02%
Unidentified whale sp. 1 0.11% 1 0.05%
Total wild mammal 2 0.22% 38 3.77% 8 3.14% 52 2.38%
Birds
Common Raven (Corvus corax (L.)) 41 4.07% 3 1.18% 44 2.01%
Small Passerines 2 0.20% 2 0.09%
Unidentified bird sp. 2 0.22% 340 33.76% 23 9.02% 399 18.23%
Total bird 2 0.22% 383 38.03% 26 10.20% 449 20.52%
Fish
Cod (Gadus morhua (L-)) 9 0.89% 1 0.39% 10 0.46%
Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus (L.)) 3 0.32% 14 1.39% 1 0.39% 18 0.82%
Saithe (Pollachius virens (L.)) 5 0.50% 5 1.96% 10 0.46%
Cusk (Brosme brosme (L.)) 1 0.39% 1 0.05%
Atlantic Halibut
(Hippoglossus hippoglossus (L.)) 2 0.20% 2 0.78% 4 0.18%
Gadid species Marine fish non- 5 0.54% 68 6.75% 3 1.18% 76 3.47%
speciated 13 1.40% 192 19.07% 57 22.35% 262 11.97%
Total fish 21 2.27% 290 28.80% 70 27.45% 381 17.41%
Mollusca
Clam (Mya sp.) Mussel (Mytilus edulis 2 0.22% 4 0.40% 6 0.27%
(L.)) Unidentified mollusc 8 0.86% 1 0.10% 9 0.41%
species 3 0.32% 3 0.14%
Total mollusca 13 1.40% 5 0.50% 18 0.82%

Total Number of Identified Species 927 100.00% 1007 100.00% 255 100.00% 2189 100.00%
Large terrestrial mammal 67 35 13 115
Medium terrestrial mammal 504 564 196 1264
Small terrestrial mammal 1 1
Unidentified terr. mammal fragments 1451 2231 877 4559
Unidentified marine mammal fragments 14 14
Unidentified fragment 1 48 49
Total number of fragments 2950 3899 1342 8191
Table 2. Species breakdown by phases, NISPs and % NISPs.
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