To the Editor: Chis Baer, in his article “This Was Then: Mephitis mephitis mentions,” writes that the skunk was present on the Vineyard at an archaeological site on Squibnocket Pond 500 years ago, and before.  There have been extensive faunal studies at sites on the Vineyard, that include Ritchie Roy’s 1969 book, “The Archaeology of […]

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