[Herbert C. Kraft et al. (1994)] In my analyses of faunal remains, I consider data from at least four different levels: biological, cultural, environmental, and analytical (Table 1). The excavation procedure used by ARS at the Goldkrest Site included shovel-shave testing of 50 cm x 50 cm pits along transects at 5-m intervals. Field crew members screened soil through 0.8-cm hardware mesh and grouped artifacts by 10-cm levels based on the location of the junction of the A and B soil horizons until they reached 100 cmbs. The A horizon ended at 30 cmbs in the test pit where I found the shell specimen, and therefore the levels I established included 030, 30-40, 40-50 cmbs, etc. The environmental setting of the Goldkrest Site is also important taphonomic data. Located 150 m east of the Hudson River and at the 10-ft topographic contour level, the site is in the flood plain. The old agricultural field in which the site is found is a disturbed wetland area. This location has no slope, and soil drainage is good. Stratigraphic data relating to the recovery of the shell specimen are as follows. The A horizon consisted of plow zone material (clay pipes, historic ceramics, coal slag, glass, etc.) of the nineteenth century and tended to be evenly distributed throughout the site. Soils at the site are characteristic of floodwash, filling, and manuring. Presently, corn is grown by a local farmer in the area surrounding the site. Although the site occurs as a plowed field, there exists only a shallow ground disturbance.