PROTEIN RESIDUE ANALYSIS OF ARTIFACTS FROM THE MIFFLINVILLE PROJECT, SITES 36C017 AND 36C018, PENNSYLVANIA

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Forty lithic artifacts from Sites 36C017 and 36C018 along the Susquehanna River in eastern Pennsylvania were submitted for protein residue analysis. Site 36C017 is believed to represent a fish procurement and processing station, with the earliest evidence of use during the Middle Archaic period. The site also experienced intensive use during the Late Archaic and Terminal Archaic periods, with episodic occupations during the Late Woodland period. Initial use of Site 36C018 is believed to have occurred during the Early Archaic period, and episodic occupations continued to the Late Woodland period. The artifacts from these two sites were tested against five fish and four animal antisera to determine possible fish and animal resources that may have been utilized. Because no soil controls were available for testing, positive results obtained from these artifacts cannot be considered conclusive evidence for use.

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