Vertebrate faunal remains excavated in 1970 by Donald L. Crusoe and Chester B. DePratter from the Stallings Island site (9Col) were examined. The site is located in the Savannah River Valley, above the Fall Line. The vertebrate remains were found in preceramic and ceramic Archaic contexts and therefore provide valuable information about animal use during this early occupation of the river valley. The faunal collection contained 4,427 bones representing the remains of an estimated 71 individuals, and weighing 16,359.2 am. Deer provided a quarter of the individuals and over three-quarters of the biomass in the sample studied. Deer were supplemented by a wide range of small mammals, turtles, and fishes in a pattern very similar to that found in collections from other archaeological sites in the valley.
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