Mammalian and reptilian fauna from Emily and Cemetery Bays, Norfolk Island
Abstract
Large mammal remains described from the prehistoric settlement at Emily Bay consist of elephant seal and turtle. Rattus exulans remains similar to those elsewhere in Polynesia were the only rodent remains found throughout excavations at Emily and Cemetery Bays: there is no evidence that this animal was eaten. A partial dog mandible from Emily Bay is described: it may be prehistoric but neither its date nor osteometry are definitive. An intrusive recent pig is noted.
