Protein Residue Analysis (Other Keyword)
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Two fire broken rock fragments and an associated sediment sample were submitted for organic residue analysis, along with three bison bone fragments for AMS radiocarbon dating, and a single lithic tool for protein analysis from site FjPi-162, Alberta, Canada. Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) was used to examine organic residues from the fire broken rock and sediment samples. Organic residue analysis was performed first on the two fire broken rock samples to determine if they were...
POLLEN/STARCH, MACROFLORAL, CHARCOAL IDENTIFICATION, AND PROTEIN RESIDUE ANALYSIS AT SITES 32ME258, 32ME263, 32ME264, 32ME266, 32ME717, AND 32ME1261 IN THE FREEDOM MINE AREA 2 NORTH, WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA (2005)
Samples from six sites in the Freedom Mine Area 2 North, Mercer County, North Dakota, were submitted for pollen/starch, macrofloral, charcoal identification, and/or protein residue analyses. These six sites contain stone rings and are believed to represent habitation sites. Pollen and/or macrofloral analysis of hearth fill samples from sites 32ME264 and 32ME717 will be used to provide information concerning plant resources utilized by the prehistoric occupants of these sites. Charcoal...
POLLEN/STARCH, PROTEIN, AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSES AT SITES FB 10017 (LA 97920), FB 10035 (LA 97938), AND FB 10018 (LA 97921) IN THE DONA ANA RANGE, FORT BLISS MILITARY RESERVATION, NEW MEXICO (2006)
Samples were examined from three sites on the Dona Ana range in the Fort Bliss Military Reservation, southeast New Mexico. Two mano fragments and a stone ball from site FB 10017 (LA 97920) were analyzed for pollen/starch and protein residues. Use of ground stone or other stone tools in processing plants and animals may leave evidence on the artifact surface. Concentrations of pollen, starches, or protein residues recovered from the artifact surfaces may represent plants and/or animals that...
PROTEIN (BLOOD) RESIDUE ANALYSIS OF LEAD BULLETS FROM CAMP LETTERMAN, GETTYSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA (2008)
Protein (blood) residue analysis was conducted on five lead musket shot projectiles (bullets) from Camp Letterman, a Union field hospital associated with the Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, to determine if human proteins were present on these artifacts.
PROTEIN (CIEP) AND ORGANIC (FTIR) RESIDUE ANALYSIS OF SEDIMENT FROM THE PRINCE OF WALES NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE (PWF), IeKn-24, HUDSON BAY COUNTY, MANITOBA, CANADA (2016)
In 1730, the Hudson’s Bay Company initiated the development of the Prince of Wales Fort II on Eskimo Point at the mouth of Churchill River and the Hudson Bay in northern Manitoba, Canada. Construction of the stone fortification took over 40 years, during which Hudson’s Bay Company employees, including officers, tradesmen, and laborers, were present at the site. Activities at the fort included tasks related to survival (hunting, cutting wood, hauling water, etc.) and fur trading. The fort’s...
PROTEIN (CIEP) AND ORGANIC RESIDUE (FTIR) ANALYSIS OF SAMPLES FROM THE BARC FLOODPLAIN A SITE (18PR1024), PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY, MARYLAND (2012)
Three ceramic sherds were submitted for organic residue (FTIR) analysis and nine lithic tools were submitted for protein residue (CIEP) analysis from the BARC Floodplain A Site (18PR1024), Prince George’s County, Maryland. These archaeochemical and archaeobiological analyses were undertaken to explore the types of foods being harvested, gathered and processed by the site’s occupants.
PROTEIN ANALYSIS OF SAMPLES FROM SITE LACANJÁ TZELTAL, CHIAPAS, MEXICO (2019)
Lacanjá Tzeltal is a Classic Period Maya site located in Ocosingo, Chiapas, Mexico. A cache containing artifacts was recovered beneath a large limestone altar, situated in the center of a ballcourt (Andrew Scherer, personal communication, November 29, 2019). One chert spear point and two obsidian blades from the cache were submitted for protein residue (CIEP) analysis to determine if the tools were used on plants or animals prior to being deposited in the cache.
PROTEIN ANALYSIS OF SAMPLES FROM THE BRIDGE SITE (15LV98), LIVINGSTON COUNTY, KENTUCKY (2019)
Twelve lithics were recovered from the Early Archaic Bridge Site (15LV98) located in Livingston County, Kentucky. The lithics were submitted for protein residue (CIEP) analysis to determine animals processed at the site.
PROTEIN ANALYSIS OF TWO TABULAR TOOLS FROM SITE AZ U:1:433 (ASM), MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA (2017)
Two tabular tools from Site AZ U:1:433(ASM) were submitted for protein residue analysis to assist with their interpretation. This site exhibits occupation during the Classic period based on recovery of a few, small red ware sherds (Hackbarth 2017).
PROTEIN ANALYSIS ON GROUNDSTONES FROM SITE 50-10-31-10222, CHARLIE CIRCLE AREA, HAWAI’I (2018)
Site 50-10-30-10222, located within the U.S. Pohakuloa Training Area (PTA), is situated in the saddle region between Mauna Loa, Mauna Kea, and Hual̀ālai. Water-worn stones recovered at this site are interpreted to represent stones that were heated, then placed in bird abdominal cavities to cook the flesh from the inside. Two elongated water-worn basalt pebbles were submitted for protein residue analysis to determine if there is protein evidence of this practice.
PROTEIN AND ELEMENTAL COMPOSITION (pXRF) ANALYSIS OF ARTIFACTS FROM THE SCAZIGHINI/FAWN LAKE RANCH AND CIERVO DRY LAKE #1 SITES, CALIFORNIA (2013)
Lithics from the Scazighini/Fawn Lake Ranch site and groundstone from the Ciervo Dry Lake #1 site were submitted for protein residue and energy dispersive x-ray fluorescence spectroscopy (ED-XRF) analyses, respectively.
PROTEIN AND ORGANIC RESIDUE (FTIR) ANALYSES OF SAMPLES FROM SITES HHOV 374, HHOV 506, HHOV 508, HHOV 512, HHOV 513, HHOV 514, HHOV515, HHOV 517, AND HHOV 520, MUSKEG RIVER MINE EXPANSION PROJECT, ALBERTA, CANADA (2012)
A total of 28 lithic artifacts were submitted for protein residue analysis from nine sites in close proximity from northeastern Alberta. In addition, 2 samples of fire broken rock were submitted for organic residue analysis using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR). These artifacts were recovered during archaeological survey work associated with the Muskeg River Mine Expansion Project. The project area is located approximately 60 km north of Fort McMurray. Protein and organic residue...
PROTEIN AND ORGANIC RESIDUE (FTIR) ANALYSIS OF A PESTLE, AND PROTEIN RESIDUE ANALYSIS OF MORTAR CUPS FROM SITE CA-TUO-4818, YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, CALIFORNIA (2010)
A granite pestle and an associated soil control sample recovered from Feature 2, an exposed, low-lying granite bedrock milling station at Site CA-TUO-4818 in Yosemite National Park, California, were submitted for protein and organic residue analysis. The pestle was tested for organic residues using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR), and for protein residue using cross-over immunoelectrophoresis (CIEP). Following completion of this analysis, three additional residue samples and...
PROTEIN AND ORGANIC RESIDUE (FTIR) ANALYSIS OF CRESCENTS FROM THE DUGWAY PROVING GROUND AND SITE 42MD2620, UTAH (2009)
Three stone crescents were submitted for protein and organic residue analysis. Two of the crescents were found in the Older River Bed delta on the Dugway Proving Ground in Utah, and one was recovered from site 42MD2620 in the Cove Creek area in Utah. Crescents were tested for organic residues using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR), and protein residues using cross-over immunoelectrophoresis. The crescents are thought to have been used for harvesting cattail, and it is hoped...
PROTEIN AND ORGANIC RESIDUE (FTIR) ANALYSIS OF LITHIC FLAKES FROM SITE EGOL-1, SASKATCHEWAN, CANADA (2012)
Two lithic flakes from site EgOl-1 in Saskatchewan, Canada were submitted for protein and organic residue analysis. These flakes exhibited residue on their surface. One flake was selected for each analysis. The sample for organic residue analysis was tested using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR). Protein and organic residue analysis are used to identify trace residues of plant and animal material that may be present on the surfaces of these artifacts.
PROTEIN AND ORGANIC RESIDUE (FTIR) ANALYSIS OF LITHIC TOOLS FROM SITES HHOV 87 AND HHOV 200, ALBERTA, CANADA (2010)
Lithic tools recovered from sites HhOv 87 and HhOv 200, Alberta, Canada were submitted for protein and organic residue analysis. Samples were tested for organic residues using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR), and protein residues using cross-over immunoelectrophoresis.
PROTEIN AND ORGANIC RESIDUE (FTIR) ANALYSIS OF SAMPLES FROM CULP CANYON AND THE SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS, FORT BLISS MILITARY INSTALLATION, TEXAS (2009)
Three projectile points and five feature fill samples were submitted for protein and organic residue analysis, respectively. The feature fill samples were tested for organic residues using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR). Residue analysis should provide information on subsistence, including materials processed, and possible functions of the artifacts and features, as well as shed light on group mobility.
PROTEIN AND ORGANIC RESIDUE (FTIR) ANALYSIS OF SAMPLES FROM SITE AZ T:8:68 (ASM), PEORIA, ARIZONA (2010)
Three tabular tools were submitted for protein residue analysis using cross-over immunoelectrophoresis. Five ceramic sherds were submitted for organic residue analysis using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR). These artifacts were recovered from site AZ T:8:68 (ASM), located in Peoria, Arizona. The goal of these analyses was to detect and identify any plant and animal-based organic residues that may be present on the surfaces of these artifacts.
PROTEIN AND ORGANIC RESIDUE (FTIR) ANALYSIS OF SAMPLES FROM SITE EaOh 23, ALONG THE KEYSTONE XL PIPELINE PROJECT, SASKATCHEWAN, CANADA (2011)
Two fire-broken rock samples were submitted for organic residue (FTIR) analysis and six lithic tools were submitted for protein residue (CIEP) analysis from site EaOh 23, located in southwestern Saskatchewan. These analyses are used to detect any animal and plant residues that may be present on the surfaces of these artifacts.
PROTEIN AND ORGANIC RESIDUE (FTIR) ANALYSIS OF SAMPLES FROM SITE FBPI-8, ALBERTA, CANADA (2012)
A lithic tool and a fire-broken rock sample from site FbPi-8 in southern Alberta, Canada were submitted for protein and organic residue analysis, respectively. The fire-broken rock was tested for organic residues using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR). Protein residue analysis offers insight into materials processed with the lithic tool, while organic residue analysis provides information concerning the compounds that were extracted from the firecracked rock. Information concerning...
PROTEIN AND ORGANIC RESIDUE (FTIR) ANALYSIS OF SAMPLES FROM SITES EFOO 134, EFOO 180, AND EJOP 29, ALBERTA, CANADA (2012)
Hearth fill and fire-broken rock from sites EfOo 180, EfOo 134, and EjOp 29, Alberta, Canada, were submitted for organic residue analysis. Samples were tested for organic residues using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR). Five lithic tools from these sites also were analyzed for protein residues. Protein and organic residue analysis provide information regarding diet, specifically materials processed using lithic tools and thermal features, respectively, at these sites.
PROTEIN AND ORGANIC RESIDUE (FTIR) ANALYSIS OF SAMPLES FROM SITES EFOO 146 AND EGOP 5 FOR THE KEYSTONE PIPELINE PROJECT, SOUTHERN ALBERTA, CANADA (2009)
Five lithic artifacts and three hearth fill samples from sites EfOo 146 and EgOp 5, discovered during the Keystone Pipeline Project in southern Alberta, Canada were submitted for protein and/or organic residue analyses (Table 1). A single hearth sample from site EfOo 146 was examined for organic residues using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR), while ten samples were tested for organic residues and/or protein residues using immunoelectrophoresis.
PROTEIN AND ORGANIC RESIDUE (FTIR) ANALYSIS, AND AMS RADIOCARBON DATING OF SAMPLES FROM SITES EgPr 7, EgPr 8, EgPs 65, EgPs 66, EgPs 67, EgPs 68, EgPs 70, EgPs 87, EhPq 3, EhPr 4, EhPr 24, AND EhPr 25, ALBERTA, CANADA (2011)
Lithics, fire-broken rock, and bone from sites EgPr 7, EgPr 8, EgPs 65, EgPs 66, EgPs 67, EgPs 68, EgPs 70, EgPs 87, EhPq 3, EhPr 4, EhPr 24, and EhPr 25 in Alberta, Canada, were submitted for protein and organic residue analysis, and AMS radiocarbon dating. These sites vary in cultural affiliation and occupation periods. AMS radiocarbon dating helps place the sites in an absolute chronological time frame, while protein and organic residue analysis provide information on the types of plants and...
PROTEIN RESIDE ANALYSIS FOR SAMPLES FROM SITES AZ M:8:90 (AMS), AZ M:8:94 (AMS), AZ M:8:95 (AMS), AZ M:8:99 (AMS), AZ M:8:108 (AMS), AZ M:8:107 (AMS), AZ M:8:102 (AMS), AND AZ M:8:105 (AMS), ARIZONA (2010)
Protein residue wash samples conducted in the field on 24 grinding slicks, a mano, and a metate, were submitted to PRI for protein residue analysis using cross-over immunoelectrophoresis. These tools were discovered during the Bagdad Solar project, located in Yavapai County, Arizona. Protein residue analysis will test for the presence of animal and plant proteins that may be present on the working surfaces of these tools.
PROTEIN RESIDUE (CIEP) ANALYSES OF SAMPLES FROM SITES HbRi-33, HaRk-8, HaRl-53, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA (2020)
Site HbRi-33 overlooks Peace River and Halfway River to the west, lying approximately 1 km northwest of the confluence of these two rivers. A projectile point recovered from Level 2 was submitted for protein residue analysis. Site HaRk-8 is located approximately 60 km westsouthwest of Fort St. John in northeast British Columbia near the confluence of the peace River and Right Creek. A single scraper recovered from Level 2 was submitted for protein residue analysis. Site HaRl-53 overlooks the...