organic residue analysis (Other Keyword)
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A hafted knife, similar to a style hafted in the middle and recovered in Texas, was submitted for protein residue and organic molecule analysis to determine what was used as a hafting medium and to address possible use of the knife. This knife was recovered on a terrace just above Tubac, southern Arizona.
PROTEIN RESIDUE AND ORGANIC RESIDUE (FTIR) ANALYSIS OF STONE TOOLS FROM SITES HHOV337 AND HHOV467, FMA PROJECT 1840 MI06, NORTHEASTERN ALBERTA, CANADA (2009)
A total of 19 samples were submitted for protein residue analysis, and two samples for organic residue (FTIR) analysis from sites HhOv 337 and HhOv 467, located in northeastern Alberta, near the Athabasca River. Vegetation in the area is primarily a boreal forest ecosystem dominated by aspen, white spruce and black spruce. Wetlands are extensive in this region. Protein residue and organic residue (FTIR) analysis will provide data useful in determining tool function and plant and animal...
PROTEIN, ORGANIC RESIDUE (FTIR), POLLEN, STARCH, AND PHYTOLITH ANALYSIS OF SAMPLES FROM SITE 11PK1702, ILLINOIS (2009)
Forty artifacts from site 11PK1702 in Bay Creek valley, Pike County, western Illinois, were submitted for ethnobotanic analyses. Twenty-two lithic tools were analyzed for protein, and fourteen ceramic sherds, two hammerstones, and two groundstones were tested for organic residues using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR). Pollen, starch, and phytolith analysis were also performed on two of the ceramic sherds. Site 11PK1702 represents a special function lithic workshop with intensive...
Residues of ancient food preparation in sheltered bedrock features (2015)
Recent analysis of bedrock features located in several dry rock shelters across the arid western U.S. indicate that such settings provide favorable contexts for organic residue preservation. Residues extracted from these contexts can provide a unique window into past functions and resource use. Gas chromatography / mass spectrometry (GC/MS) was used to identify and quantify very small amounts of lipids absorbed and preserved in the various bedrock features. Though organic residue studies are...
The Scientific Investigation and Cultural Implications for the Use of Prestigious Substances in the Ancient Mediterranean (2017)
The role of organic residue analysis in archaeological research has shifted from an intermittent side project of interested analytical specialists to becoming standard components of an archaeological research program with a growing number of archaeologists being trained in both excavation and analytical instrumentation. Such developments within the field of archaeology not only highlight the benefits of applying a range of scientific techniques, but also expand the scope of archaeological...
STARCH AND ORGANIC RESIDUE (FTIR) ANALYSIS OF SAMPLES FROM SITE 48SW16996, SWEETWATER COUNTY, WYOMING (2010)
Sediment samples from the fill of a basin house and associated features at site 48SW16996 in Sweetwater County, Wyoming, were submitted for starch analysis. Fire-cracked rock from fill of a hearth within the basin house also was tested for organic residues using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR). Radiocarbon dates suggest that the house dates to the Opal phase of the Early Archaic. Starch and organic residue (FTIR) analyses will be used to provide information concerning plant...
STARCH AND ORGANIC RESIDUE (FTIR) ANALYSIS OF SAMPLES FROM SITE 5MF2993, MOFFAT COUNTY, COLORADO (2010)
Several sites have been archaeologically mitigated along the Oneok Pipeline. Reporting on results of starch and organic residue analysis using the FTIR includes a discussion of all sites within a single report. Each site will be discussed independently and the results will be compared or synthesized in the concluding section. The Oneok Pipeline extends from ... to ... (we need a map or information from you to fill this part in). Samples for recovery of starch and/or organic residues were...
STARCH, MACROFLORAL, AND ORGANIC RESIDUE (FTIR) ANALYSES OF SAMPLES FROM SITES LA 72399 AND LA 118226, EDDY COUNTY, NEW MEXICO (2012)
Hearth fill samples recovered from sites LA 72399 and LA 118226 in Eddy County, New Mexico, were submitted for starch, macrofloral, and organic residue analyses. A small ceramic sherd from LA 72399 also was examined for organic residues. Samples were tested for organic residues using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR). Starch, macrofloral, and organic residue analyses provide information on culturally utilized materials, specifically those related to diet, including foods processed...
STARCH, ORGANIC RESIDUE (FTIR) ANALYSIS, AND AMS RADIOCARBON DATING OF A CERAMIC SHERD FROM CANYON FERRY LAKE, LEWIS AND CLARK COUNTY, MONTANA (2010)
A ceramic vessel rim sherd recovered from Canyon Ferry Lake in Lewis and Clark County, Montana was submitted for starch, organic residue analysis, and AMS radiocarbon dating. The ceramic was tested for organic residues using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR).
STARCH, PHYTOLITH, AND ORGANIC RESIDUE (FTIR) ANALYSIS OF SAMPLES FROM SITE 24HL478, HILL COUNTY, MONTANA (2011)
Four fire-cracked rocks from site 24HL478 in Hill County, Montana, were submitted for starch grain and organic residue analysis. Samples were tested for organic residues using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR). Because the starch extraction method used here also recovered phytoliths, any phytoliths of economical significance also were noted. Starch, phytolith, and organic residue analyses provide information regarding diet, specifically foods that might have been processed in...
STARCH, PROTEIN RESIDUE, AND ORGANIC RESIDUE (FTIR) ANALYSIS OF GROUND STONE TOOLS FROM SITE CA-MRP-305/H, YOSEMITE VALLEY, CALIFORNIA (2009)
A total of five ground stones and one pestle were submitted for pollen, starch, protein residue, and organic residue (FTIR) analysis from site CA-MRP-305/H, located in the Yosemite Valley, and within the boundaries Yosemite National Park. This site is a milling station with contiguous deposits of pestles, handstones, and obsidian flakes. Archaeobotanical and organic residue analysis of these tools will provide information useful to the interpretation of ground stone tool function and subsistence...
STARCH, PROTEIN RESIDUE, ORGANIC RESIDUE (FTIR), MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS, CHARCOAL IDENTIFICATION, AND AMS RADIOCARBON DATING OF SAMPLES FROM SITES 42JB1732, 42JB1739, 42JB1749, 42JB1760, 42JB1764, KEG MOUNTAIN RANCH, AND 42TO3974, UTAH (2011)
Lithic tools, groundstone, fire-cracked rock, charcoal, and sediment samples from sites 42JB1732, 42JB1739, 42JB1749, 42JB1760, 42JB1764, and Keg Mountain Ranch, in the Old River Bed Valley, western Utah, were submitted for starch, protein residue, organic residue, and macrofloral analyses, as well as charcoal identification and AMS radiocarbon dating. The samples were tested for organic residues using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR). A basalt chopper from Clovis site 42TO3794,...
STARCH, PROTEIN, AND ORGANIC RESIDUE (FTIR) ANALYSIS OF SAMPLES FROM SITE 48SW16971, SWEETWATER COUNTY, WYOMING (2010)
Thirty-six samples, consisting of feature fill, groundstone, fire-cracked rock, and soil controls, from 48SW16971, a multi-component site located southwest of Wamsutter, Wyoming were submitted for starch, protein, and organic residue analysis. Samples were tested for organic residues using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR). Site 48SW16971 is comprised of Transitional Archaic and Formative components that have been identified through radiocarbon dating of unspecified charred...
STARCH, PROTEIN, AND ORGANIC RESIDUE (FTIR) ANALYSIS OF SAMPLES FROM SITE 5MF3006, MOFFAT COUNTY, COLORADO (2010)
Site 5MF3006, located in Moffat County, yielded numerous manos and metates, indicating that grinding starchy food was important to the occupants of this site. Sampling focus was on groundstone and control samples related to these groundstone. Analyses selected for identifying food processing include starch, protein residue, and FTIR.
STARCH, PROTEIN, AND ORGANIC RESIDUE (FTIR) ANALYSIS OF SAMPLES FROM SITE CA-SAC-15/H, SACRAMENTO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA (2010)
Samples representing shaped clay, basket impressed clay, and flaked lithics from site CA-SAC-15/H in Sacramento County, California were submitted for starch, protein, and organic residue analysis. Samples will be tested for organic residues using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR).
Taphonomy and Negative Results: An Integrated Approach to Residue Analysis (2015)
Residue preservation within the matrices of artifacts is a complex process that can be better understood when multiple types of biomolecules (e.g., protein and fatty acid residues) are evaluated as part of a systematic whole. Commonly, types of residues are evaluated independently, which may relate to different types of biomolecules requiring distinctive methods for extraction and analysis. Thus, the archaeologist either encounters positive results (a hit for a particular residue, such as a...
TRACKING POSSIBLE ACORN USE AT SITES LA 113042, LA 129214, LA 129216, LA 129217, AND LA 129300, NEW MEXICO, AND NUTRITIONAL ANALYSIS OF ACORNS (2010)
Eight stone tools consisting of two tabular knives, a metate, and seven manos from sites LA 113042, LA 129214, LA 129216, LA 129217, and LA 129300 were submitted for combined pollen, starch, protein, and organic residue analysis. These combined analyses provide a thorough examination, allowing for the potential for multiple lines of evidence to support subsistence strategies and tool function interpretations. In addition, acorns from two locations in New Mexico were submitted for a thorough...
Using Organic Compound-Specific Stable Isotope Ratios to Identify Animals in Prehistoric Foodways of Southeast Asia (2016)
Recent advances in isotopic analysis have enabled archaeologists to move beyond subsistence and diet toward the full chaîne opératoire of foodways that includes inference of past culinary practices. Together with faunal identification, isotopic analysis of organic residues derived from ancient pottery helps to create linkages between material culture (i.e., pottery) and how animals were prepared and consumed, which, in turn, may be used to infer aspects of identity. Isotopic databases of modern...
What’s in your ancient chicha?: Ethnoarchaeology and organic residue analysis (2015)
Ethnoarchaeological chicha brewing was conducted on modern ceramic sherd samples for organic residue analysis. The goal was to identify botanical biomarkers that can evidence the use of Schinus molle L., Erythroxylaceae coca, and Echinopsis pachanoi (San Pedro cactus) for ancient brewing in the Middle Horizon (MH) era (c. 600-1100 CE). There is strong evidence that during this period socio-political influence was inexorably linked to the ability to provide chicha in exchange for labor, goods,...