IDENTIFICATION OF HAFTING MATERIAL AND RADIOCARBON DATING FOR TWO AVONLEA PROJECTILE POINTS, WORTHAM SHELTER, WYOMING

Author(s): Linda Scott Cummings; Chad Yost

Year: 2011

Summary

Two Avonlea projectile points from Wortham Shelter that still had existing hafting material were submitted for protein residue analysis and AMS radiocarbon dating. Both of these projectile points and their hafting had been coated with shellac or a similar substance, which necessitated cleaning the artifacts prior to analysis. Protein residue analysis was undertaken to identify the proteins in the hafting material, and, thus, the animal that the sinew was taken from.

Cite this Record

IDENTIFICATION OF HAFTING MATERIAL AND RADIOCARBON DATING FOR TWO AVONLEA PROJECTILE POINTS, WORTHAM SHELTER, WYOMING. Linda Scott Cummings, Chad Yost. PRI Technical Report ,2011-071. 2011 ( tDAR id: 380211) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8TX3F0R

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Keywords

Material
Chipped Stone • Dating Sample • Wood

Site Name
Wortham Shelter

Investigation Types
Data Recovery / Excavation

General
11-071 • AMS Radiocarbon Analysis • AMS Radiocarbon Dating • Avonlea Projectile Point • CIEP Analysis • Protein Residue Analysis

Geographic Keywords
Wyoming (State / Territory)

Spatial Coverage

min long: -111.083; min lat: 41.013 ; max long: -104.052; max lat: 45.027 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): PaleoResearch Institute

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