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The  Presidio Reál  de San Carlos de Monterey  was the commanding  military institution  of  the  Californias from  circa  1770  through  1840.  Significant Spanish  colonial era architectural, material cultural, and faunal remains were  recovered  during  the  course  of  archaeological  field  investigations undertaken between 2006 and 2008 by Dr. Ruben Mendoza and the field crews  of  the  California State University,  Monterey  Bay. Faunal  remains, particularly  those  of  Bos  taurus,  Sus  scrofa,  Ovis aries,  Capra  a. hircus, and Gallus gallus (from herein referred to as cow or cattle, pig, sheep, and chicken) were recovered in significant quantities.  Given the value of faunal remains for  …