Antilocapra americana americana—(Antelope) 3.3%
It is an established fact that the antelope was once common
on the mesas of the Chaco region, and the arrows of Tseh So evidently
brought down at least an occasional beast. The narrow
toe bones were used for scrapers and awls and the scapulae for
scrapers. As a food item the bones were broken in the same
manner as those of the deer. The lesser number of antelope as
compared with deer may be due to the greater difficulty of their
capture rather than comparative numbers. Antelope bones were
discovered in the Pueblo I level below Rooms 19 and 20.
