PROTEIN RESIDUE ANALYSIS OF A PROJECTILE POINT FROM 14MP408

Summary

A projectile point from Site 14MP408 in McPherson County, Kansas, was analyzed for

possible protein residues. The artifact was found in Feature 407, a storage pit that was later

utilized as a trash pit. Site 14MP408 represents the proto-historic Wichita at about the time

when Coronado visited the area in 1504. Immunological studies have shown that protein

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

residue analysis of the projectile point suggests that it was used to hunt a member of the

Cervidae family, most likely deer.

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