God will surely visit you, and ye shall carry up my bones from hence.
And Moses took the bones of Joseph with him: ....
Genesis 50:25, Exodus 13:19
The fossils recovered and cataloged each year range in size from large femora to tiny teeth. Except for small unidentified bone fragments and short tendons, each is assigned an HRS field number which becomes its permanent identification.
The 2000 was the first year that the GPS (Global Positioning System) equipment was utilized to record the location of the fossils.
The 2001 season was the first year that pre-printed numbered Field Labels were used with a more precise control of the field numbers used. The number on the Field Label becomes the permanent identification number for the specimen. The Field Labels are allocated in packs of 100 to the various quarries during the course of the excavation season and a careful record made of numbers assigned to track the fossils in the quarry, as they are removed from the quarry, as they are packed for transport, as they are prepared, and ultimately curated in the collection.
Typically a few issued Field Labels are unused, but several additional numbers are utilized in the course of the bone restoration as small items are discovered as the larger bones are removed from the field jackets.
Quarries with 1 or 2 bones are years the quarry was not worked, but a specimen or two were recovered after being exposed by erosion.
| North Main | South Main | South Ridge | Stair | Teague | West | South- east | Gar Ridge | TOE | DQ | Rose | New Field 1 & 2 | Ivarrest | Far East | Tricer- atops | East | Atullah | Name- less | KC Joe misc | totals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 72 | 72 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1998 | 8 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1999 | 55 | 55 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2000 | 107 | 115 | 222 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2001 | 229 | 257 | 209 | 26 | 721 | |||||||||||||||
| 2002 | 380 | 409 | 5 | 198 | 992 | |||||||||||||||
| 2003 | 451 | 340 | 168 | 43 | 1002 | |||||||||||||||
| 2004 | 275 | 239 | 197 | 143 | 29 | 883 | ||||||||||||||
| 2005 | 304 | 289 | 69 | 85 | 8 | 755 | ||||||||||||||
| 2006 | 329 | 257 | 56 | 229 | 311 | 1182 | ||||||||||||||
| 2007 | 288 | 271 | 62 | 91 | 27 | 299 | 1038 | |||||||||||||
| 2008 | 324 | 203 | 66 | 36 | 330 | 959 | ||||||||||||||
| 2009 | 402 | 391 | 106 | 23 | 249 | 46 | 13 | 3 | 1233 | |||||||||||
| 2010 | 240 | 375 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 480 | 49 | 14 | 1185 | |||||||||||
| 2011 | 190 | 388 | 5 | 54 | 259 | 463 | 26 | 71 | 497 | 12 | 1965 | |||||||||
| 2012 | 296 | 178 | 43 | 32 | 25 | 822 | 215 | 22 | 1633 | |||||||||||
| 2013 | 351 | 1 | 7 | 71 | 119 | 425 | 50 | 11 | 335 | 86 | 763 | 34 | 3 | 2256 | ||||||
| 2014 | 359 | 56 | 91 | 158 | 422 | 48 | 14 | 1148 | ||||||||||||
| 2015 | 270 | 80 | 7 | 66 | 111 | 86 | 163 | 258 | 208 | 18 | 1267 | |||||||||
| 2016 | 460 | 22 | 47 | 253 | 264 | 180 | 42 | 1268 | ||||||||||||
| 2017 | 610 | 288 | 62 | 14 | 45 | 432 | 2 | 121 | 114 | 48 | 1736 | |||||||||
| 2018 | 504 | 302 | 18 | 313 | 98 | 269 | 112 | 90 | 76 | 15 | 1797 | |||||||||
| 2019 | 443 | 436 | 17 | 249 | 1031 | 13 | 58 | 5 | 2252 | |||||||||||
| totals | 6947 | 4383 | 209 | 392 | 1100 | 529 | 2402 | 2454 | 121 | 158 | 1992 | 648 | 3007 | 34 | 669 | 204 | 89 | 58 | 233 | 25,629 |
| averages | 352.9 | 284.5 | 209.0 | 35.6 | 84.6 | 105.8 | 184.8 | 306.8 | 30.2 | 39.5 | 332.0 | 162.0 | 501.2 | 34.0 | 133.8 | 102.0 | 44.5 | 58.0 | 17.9 | 1330.1 |
The numbers for the 2001 season and subsequent years are determined from the actual Field Labels assigned. Prior to that season, the numbers are taken from the bone catalog.
The total number of specimens recovered is not necessarily the best measure of the success of an excavation season. Large or fragile or rare bones typically take much longer to excavate carefully than small bones, teeth, tendons, and bone fragments.
Also the lower threshold for size of tendons and bone fragments to be recorded and recovered has tended to increase as the research has progressed from year to year which reduces the actual counts of cataloged specimens.
A better measure might be the total weight of specimens recovered, but this information is not determined or recorded.
| North Main | South Main | South Ridge | Stair | Teague | West | South- east | Gar Ridge | TOE | DQ | Rose | New Field 1 & 2 | Ivarrest | Far East | Tricer- atops | East | Atullah | Name- less | KC Joe misc | totals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 72 100.0% | 72 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1998 | 80 100.0% | 80 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1999 | 135 100.0% | 135 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2000 | 242 67.8% | 115 32.2% | 357 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2001 | 471 43.7% | 372 34.5% | 209 19.4% | 26 2.4% | 1,078 | |||||||||||||||
| 2002 | 851 41.1% | 781 37.7% | 209 10.1% | 31 1.5% | 198 9.6% | 2,070 | ||||||||||||||
| 2003 | 1302 42.4% | 1121 36.5% | 209 6.8% | 31 1.0% | 366 11.9% | 43 1.4% | 3,072 | |||||||||||||
| 2004 | 1577 39.9% | 1360 34.4% | 209 5.3% | 31 0.8% | 563 14.2% | 186 4.7% | 29 0.7% | 3,955 | ||||||||||||
| 2005 | 1881 39.9% | 1649 35.0% | 209 4.4% | 31 0.7% | 632 13.4% | 271 5.8% | 37 0.8% | 4,710 | ||||||||||||
| 2006 | 2210 37.5% | 1906 32.3% | 209 3.5% | 31 0.5% | 688 11.7% | 500 8.5% | 311 5.3% | 37 0.6% | 5,892 | |||||||||||
| 2007 | 2498 36.0% | 2177 31.4% | 209 3.0% | 93 1.3% | 779 11.2% | 527 7.6% | 610 8.8% | 37 0.5% | 6,930 | |||||||||||
| 2008 | 2822 35.8% | 2380 30.2% | 209 2.6% | 159 2.0% | 815 10.3% | 527 6.7% | 940 11.9% | 37 0.5% | 7,889 | |||||||||||
| 2009 | 3224 35.3% | 2771 30.4% | 209 2.3% | 265 2.9% | 838 9.2% | 527 5.8% | 1189 13.0% | 46 0.5% | 13 0.1% | 40 0.4% | 9,122 | |||||||||
| 2010 | 3464 33.6% | 3146 30.5% | 209 2.0% | 289 2.8% | 839 8.1% | 529 5.1% | 1669 16.2% | 46 0.4% | 13 0.1% | 49 0.5% | 54 0.5% | 10,307 | ||||||||
| 2011 | 3654 29.8% | 3534 28.8% | 209 1.7% | 294 2.4% | 893 7.3% | 529 4.3% | 1928 15.7% | 509 4.1% | 39 0.3% | 120 1.0% | 497 4.0% | 66 0.5% | 12,272 | |||||||
| 2012 | 3950 28.4% | 3712 26.7% | 209 1.5% | 294 2.1% | 893 6.4% | 529 3.8% | 1971 14.2% | 509 3.7% | 71 0.5% | 145 1.0% | 1319 9.5% | 215 1.5% | 88 0.6% | 13,905 | ||||||
| 2013 | 4301 26.6% | 3713 23.0% | 209 1.3% | 301 1.9% | 964 6.0% | 529 3.3% | 2090 12.9% | 934 5.8% | 121 0.7% | 156 1.0% | 1654 10.2% | 301 1.9% | 763 4.7% | 34 0.2% | 91 0.6% | 16,161 | ||||
| 2014 | 4660 26.9% | 3713 21.5% | 209 1.2% | 301 1.7% | 1020 5.9% | 529 3.1% | 2181 12.6% | 934 5.4% | 121 0.7% | 156 0.9% | 1812 10.5% | 301 1.7% | 1185 6.8% | 34 0.2% | 48 0.3% | 105 0.6% | 17,309 | |||
| 2015 | 4930 26.5% | 3793 20.4% | 209 1.1% | 308 1.7% | 1086 5.8% | 529 2.8% | 2292 12.3% | 1020 5.5% | 121 0.7% | 156 0.8% | 1975 10.6% | 301 1.6% | 1443 7.8% | 34 0.2% | 256 1.4% | 123 0.7% | 18,576 | |||
| 2016 | 5390 27.2% | 3793 19.1% | 209 1.1% | 330 1.7% | 1086 5.5% | 529 2.7% | 2339 11.8% | 1273 6.4% | 121 0.6% | 156 0.8% | 1975 10.0% | 301 1.5% | 1707 8.6% | 34 0.2% | 436 2.2% | 165 0.8% | 19,844 | |||
| 2017 | 6000 27.8% | 4081 18.9% | 209 1.0% | 392 1.8% | 1100 5.1% | 529 2.5% | 2384 11.0% | 1705 7.9% | 121 0.6% | 158 0.7% | 1975 9.2% | 301 1.4% | 1707 7.9% | 34 0.2% | 557 2.6% | 114 0.5% | 213 1.0% | 21,580 | ||
| 2018 | 6504 27.8% | 4383 18.7% | 209 0.9% | 392 1.7% | 1100 4.7% | 529 2.3% | 2402 10.3% | 2018 8.6% | 121 0.5% | 158 0.7% | 1975 8.4% | 399 1.7% | 1976 8.5% | 34 0.1% | 669 2.9% | 204 0.9% | 76 0.3% | 228 1.0% | 23,377 | |
| 2019 | 6947 27.1% | 4383 17.1% | 209 0.8% | 392 1.5% | 1100 4.3% | 529 2.1% | 2402 9.4% | 2454 9.6% | 121 0.5% | 158 0.6% | 1992 7.8% | 648 2.5% | 3007 11.7% | 34 0.1% | 669 2.6% | 204 0.8% | 89 0.3% | 58 0.2% | 233 0.9% | 25,629 |
| North Main | South Main | South Ridge | Stair | Teague | West | South- east | Gar Ridge | TOE | DQ | Rose | New Field 1 & 2 | Ivarrest | Far East | Tricer- atops | East | Atullah | Name- less | KC Joe misc | totals |