POLLEN, STARCH, PROTEIN, AND ORGANIC RESIDUE (FTIR) ANALYSIS, AND AMS RADIOCARBON DATING OF SAMPLES FROM SITE FJPI-162, ALBERTA, CANADA

Author(s): Linda Scott Cummings; Chad Yost; Melissa K. Logan

Year: 2009

Summary

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 associated with a hearth that had been used for warming or cooking. An associated soil sample would be analyzed for organic residue, pollen, and starch only if the fire broken rock yielded FTIR signatures representing materials suggesting cultural use, such as food preparation.

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POLLEN, STARCH, PROTEIN, AND ORGANIC RESIDUE (FTIR) ANALYSIS, AND AMS RADIOCARBON DATING OF SAMPLES FROM SITE FJPI-162, ALBERTA, CANADA. Linda Scott Cummings, Chad Yost, Melissa K. Logan. PRI Technical Report ,2009-084. 2009 ( tDAR id: 379907) ; doi:10.6067/XCV85T3K07

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Keywords

Material
Chipped Stone • Fauna • Fire Cracked Rock • Sediment

Site Name
FjPi-162

Investigation Types
Data Recovery / Excavation

General
09-084 • AMS Radiocarbon Analysis • AMS Radiocarbon Dating • CIEP Analysis • FTIR Analysis • organic residue analysis • Pollen Analysis • Protein Residue Analysis • Starch Analysis

Geographic Keywords
Alberta (State / Territory) • Canada (Country)

Spatial Coverage

min long: -120.366; min lat: 48.934 ; max long: -109.731; max lat: 60.074 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): PaleoResearch Institute

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