PROTEIN RESIDUE ANALYSIS OF TEN LITHIC ARTIFACTS FROM SITE LA110143, SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO

Summary

Ten lithic artifacts, their associated soil controls, and a general site

surface soil control from Site LA110143 in southeast New Mexico were submitted

for protein residue analysis. This site exhibited two concentrations of Archaic

Period lithic artifacts believed to represent hunting and faunal processing

activities, as well as a small locus containing three ceramic sherds from the

Jornado Mogollon Period. The site is believed to have experienced several short term

occupations. Immunological studies have shown that protein residues from

a tool's surface can be identified using modified forensic procedures. Protein

residue analysis is used to provide prehistoric faunal subsistence information.

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• PaleoResearch Institute

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