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Burned rock from the Eastep Site (14MY388) in Montgomery County, Kansas and ceramic sherds from the Forrest Site (14PA303) in Pawnee County, Kansas were submitted for organic residue analysis. Samples were tested for organic residues using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR). Organic residue analysis will be used to provide information regarding foods processed.
ORGANIC RESIDUE (FTIR) ANALYSIS OF SAMPLES FROM THE SPRING RINGS SITE (48CO2720), CONVERSE COUNTY, WYOMING (2011)
A mano fragment recovered from the Spring Rings site (48CO2720) in Converse County, Wyoming was submitted for organic residue analysis. The mano was tested for organic residues using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR). Organic residue analysis is used to provide information regarding diet and tool function.
ORGANIC RESIDUE (FTIR) ANALYSIS OF SAMPLES FROM THE SZOMBATHELY-ZANAT-TRÁTAI-DàLÄ SITE (86/VAS010, ZANATI ELKERàLÄ 1./0.LH.)(9-00146, KÖH:67809), HUNGARY (2011)
Visible residue scraped from sherds representing six Early Arpád and Arpád ceramic vessels found at the Szombathely-Zanat-Trátai-dulo site (86/VAS010, Zanati elkerulo 1./0.lh.) (9-00146, KÖH:67809) in Hungary was submitted for organic residue analysis. The samples were tested for organic residues using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR). Organic residue analysis was used to gain information regarding diet, specifically foods cooked and/or processed in ceramic vessels.
ORGANIC RESIDUE (FTIR) ANALYSIS OF SEDIMENT FROM THE M6 AUTÓPÁLYA ÉPÍTÉSE DUNAÚJVÁROS-SZEKSZÁRD SZAKASZ TOLNA-MÖZS-KÖZSÉGI CSÁDÉS FÖLDEK TO-02 (9-00006) (KÖH:30717) SITE, HUNGARY (2011)
Sediment recovered from an unspecified location at the M6 autópálya építése Dunaújváros-Szekszárd szakasz Tolna-Mözs-Községi Csádés földek TO-02 (9-00006) (KÖH:30717) site in Hungary was submitted for organic residue analysis. The sample was tested for organic residues using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR). Organic residue analysis was used to gain information regarding diet, specifically foods processed in the vicinity of the sample area.
ORGANIC RESIDUE (FTIR) ANALYSIS OF SEDIMENT SAMPLES FROM SITES T-032118-01 AND T-031618-01, POHAKULOA TRAINING AREA, HAWAI’I COUNTY, HAWAI’I (2018)
Sites T-031618-01 and T-032118-01 are located in the high plateau region between Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa, near a north/south trending portion of Old Saddle Road and about half of a kilometer south-southwest of the Mauna Kea Recreation Area in the Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawai'i County, Hawai'i. The Research Corporation of the University of Hawai'i (RCUH) and the Pacific Cooperative Studies Unit of the Pacific International Center of High Technology Research (PICHTR) submitted 17 sediment...
ORGANIC RESIDUE (FTIR) ANALYSIS OF SHELL SAMPLES FROM THE WALL RIDE SITE (13ML176), MILLS COUNTY, IOWA (2011)
Four freshwater mussel shells from the Wall Ridge site (13ML176) in Mills County, Iowa were submitted for organic residue analysis. Five additional modified freshwater mussel shells from sites 13ML136 and 13ML139, and four modern, non-culturally utilized freshwater mussel shells recovered from the Mississippi Valley also were submitted for comparison and reference, respectively. Samples were tested for organic residues using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR). Organic residue...
ORGANIC RESIDUE (FTIR) ANALYSIS OF STONE PIPES FROM THE MADEIRA I SITE (28BU740), BURLINGTON COUNTY, NEW JERSEY (2012)
Three tubular stone pipe stem fragments from the Madeira I site (28BU740) near Moorestown in Burlington County, New Jersey were submitted for organic residue analysis. Samples were tested for organic residues using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR). Organic residue analysis provides information concerning the compounds that were extracted from the samples. Information concerning materials that might have been smoked using these pipes is derived from matches with our reference...
ORGANIC RESIDUE (FTIR) ANALYSIS, BONE COLLAGEN EXTRACTION, AND AMS RADIOCARBON AGE DETERMINATION ON SAMPLES FROM SITES 21HE99, 21FE76, 21BL26, AND 21ML12, MINNESOTA (2019)
In Minnesota, understanding ceramic periods of prehistory and their attendant subsistence practices is of critical importance. Our previous study (Scott Cummings 2017) indicates that problems with radiocarbon dates on ceramics are not unique to this period. Instead, the entire prehistoric record is affected. The natural Minnesota landscape contributes dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC) and organic carbon (DOC), confounding efforts to create a clean radiocarbon record. When graphing all dates from...
ORGANIC RESIDUE (FTIR) ANALYSIS, MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS, CHARCOAL IDENTIFICATION, AND AMS RADIOCARBON AGE DETERMINATION OF SAMPLES FROM SITES 48YE304 AND 48YE380, TETON COUNTY, WYOMING (2016)
Sites 48YE304 and 48YE380 lie in a wetland near the outlet of Yellowstone Lake and beginning of Yellowstone River in Teton County, Wyoming. One sediment, one charcoal, and one FCR sample from each site were submitted for macrofloral, charcoal, and organic residue (FTIR) analysis, respectively. In addition, one AMS radiocarbon date was requested for the charcoal sample from Site 48YE304.
ORGANIC RESIDUE (FTIR) AND PROTEIN RESIDUE (CIEP) ANALYSIS OF SAMPLES FROM THE JAYROE SITE (41HM51), HAMILTON COUNTY, TEXAS (2017)
The Jayroe Site (41HM51) is a late Prehistoric small campsite situated in Hamilton County, Texas. The site lies at the northeast margins of the Balconian biotic province, near its boundary with the Texan and Kansan biotic provinces, on the edge of a terrace overlooking the Leon River. The site features two hearths/pits, two bone concentrations, and two mixed burned rock and artifact concentrations with extensive lithic and faunal assemblage, and sherds from ceramic vessels. Fourteen Late...
ORGANIC RESIDUE (FTIR) AND PROTEIN RESIDUE ANALYSIS FOR SAMPLES FROM SITES EfOo 134, EfOo 160, EjOp 6, FaOq 124, AND FaOq 125 FROM THE KEYSTONE XL PIPELINE PROJECT, ALBERTA, CANADA (2009)
Samples from sites EfOo 134, EfOo 160, EjOp 6, FaOq 124, and FaOq 125, discovered during reconnaissance for the Keystone XL Pipeline Project in southeastern Alberta, Canada, were submitted for organic and protein residue analyses. Organic residue analysis was performed on a long bone fragment, fill samples from four hearths and a pit feature, and associated soil control samples using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR). A biface tip fragment and a Besant dart were examined for protein...
ORGANIC RESIDUE (FTIR) AND PROTEIN RESIDUE ANALYSIS OF SAMPLES FROM SITES EfOo 160 AND EgOo 9 FROM THE KEYSTONE XL PIPELINE PROJECT, ALBERTA, CANADA (2011)
Samples were submitted for analysis from two sites located on the upland prairie grasslands of Alberta, Canada north of the Red Deer River. A lithic projectile point from site EfOo160 was tested for protein residues and organic residue analysis was performed on a firebroken rock and a sediment control sample from site EgOo 9. These analyses are used to detect any animal and plant residues that may be present on the surfaces of these artifacts.
ORGANIC RESIDUE (FTIR) AND SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE (SEM) ANALYSIS OF SAMPLES FROM THE PRINCE OF WALES FORT NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE, MANITOBA, CANADA (2010)
Cork, wood, and glass samples recovered from two barrels and two incomplete bottles at the Prince of Wales Fort National Historic Site in northern Manitoba, Canada, were submitted for organic residue analysis. Samples were tested for organic residues using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR). Organic residue analysis is used to provide information regarding the contents of the barrels and two glass bottles. A piece of birch bark bearing a dark red stain from a birch bark container was...
ORGANIC RESIDUE ANALYSIS (FTIR) OF A SAMPLE FROM SHUMLA CAVES, 41VV112, VAL VERDE COUNTY, TEXAS (2018)
Site 41VV112 (Cave 1) is located downstream of the Pecos River in Val Verde County, Texas. Cave 1 is part of the Shumla Caves excavation in 1933 by George Martin. A twined basket that dates to 3,700 BP was recovered from the excavation and sent for FTIR analysis to identify pitch that lined the basket.
ORGANIC RESIDUE ANALYSIS (FTIR) OF BOILING STONES FROM CARL’S CAVE, 24LC0242, LEWIS AND CLARK COUNTY, MONTANA (2019)
Carl’s Cave (Site 24LC0242) is located on the east side of Holter Lake near the entrance to the Gates of the Mountain, Lewis and Clark County, Montana. This shallow cave is situated in a limestone outcrop approximately 8 meters above the lake (Dr. Lauri Travis, personal communication, September 3, 2019). Multiple flakes and boiling stones were recovered from the interior of the cave. Two boiling stones were selected for organic residue (FTIR) analysis to determine if the stones retained an...
ORGANIC RESIDUE ANALYSIS (FTIR) OF FIRE ALTERED ROCK FROM THE BRUNELLI SITE, SHASTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA (2015)
The Brunelli Site, a prehistoric surface scatter of flaked and ground lithics and patches of dark earth containing fire-affected rock, is located on an upper terrace adjacent to Churn Creek in Shasta County, California. Four fire-affected rocks were selected and submitted for organic residue analysis to describe economic activities.
ORGANIC RESIDUE ANALYSIS (FTIR), CHARCOAL IDENTIFICATION, AND AMS RADIOCARBON DATING OF SAMPLES FROM THE ALM SHELTER, 48BH3457, WYOMING (2010)
Sediment samples from the Alm Shelter (site 48BH3457) in Paint Rock Creek Canyon, northern Wyoming, were examined for organic residues using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR). These samples were recovered from hearths in varying levels of the shelter. In addition, uncharred grass stems and two charcoal samples from the shelter weresubmitted for AMS radiocarbon dating.
ORGANIC RESIDUE ANALYSIS OF SAMPLES FROM THE SENBER SITE (TOWN 117, SITE 33), A REVOLUTIONARY WAR ENCAMPMENT, REDDING, CONNECTICUT (2010)
Four fire affected rocks recovered from collapsed fireplaces at the Senber Site (Town 117, Site 33), a Revolutionary War winter encampment in Redding, western Connecticut, were submitted for organic residue analysis. Samples were tested for organic residues using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR). Organic residue analysis was used to gain information regarding foods cooked in the fireplaces.
PHYTOLITH AND ORGANIC RESIDUE (FTIR) ANALYSIS OF SAMPLES FROM TONTOZONA TARANTULA (AZ 0:12:119), TONTO NATIONAL FOREST, GILA COUNTY, ARIZONA (2010)
Feature fill and fire-crack rock recovered from a historic roasting pit at the Tontozona Tarantula site (AZ 0:12:119) in the Tonto National Forest in Gila County, Arizona were submitted for phytolith and organic residue analysis, respectively. The fire-cracked rock was tested for organic residues using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR). Phytolith and organic residue analysis will be used to gain information regarding function of the pit feature.
PHYTOLITH, MACROFLORAL, AND ORGANIC RESIDUE (FTIR) ANALYSIS FOR SEDIMENTS FROM THE BEEBE ORCHARD SITE, 45CH216, WASHINGTON (2009)
Sediment samples from the Beebe Springs site, 45CH216, were submitted for phytolith, starch, macrofloral, and organic reside (FTIR) analysis. This site is located on the west bank of the Columbia River (Lake Entiat Reservoir), in Chelan County, Washington. This site is a multicomponent site with substantial artifact density. Three prehistoric occupation surfaces have been identified. Mt. Mazama sediments provide a lower-limit date of ca. 6,800 years B.P. Analysis of sediment samples associated...
PHYTOLITH, ORGANIC RESIDUE (FTIR) ANALYSIS, AND AMS RADIOCARBON DATING OF PIPE RESIDUE FROM THE MILITARY ACADEMY SITE, NIANTIC, CONNECTICUT (2010)
Residue from the bowl of a Late Woodland period clay pipe found at the Military Academy Site in Niantic, Connecticut was submitted for phytolith and organic residue analysis to gain information regarding materials smoked. AMS radiocarbon dating was performed on this residue to obtain a date for the use of the pipe. In addition, the residue was tested for the presence of organic residues using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy.
PHYTOLITH, ORGANIC RESIDUE (FTIR), AND ELEMENTAL COMPOSITION (XRF) ANALYSIS ON CERAMIC SAMPLES FROM SITE XALTOCAN OP Z3, NEXTALPAN, MEXICO (2018)
Xaltocan OP Z3, situated on a gentle slope in the former Xaltocan-Zumpanog lake bed, is located in the Nextalpan Municipality, Mexico. The artificially constructed island that comprises this site lies in the middle of Lake Xaltocan and dates to the tenth century AD (Kristin De Lucia, personal communication August 8, 2018). Phytolith, organic residue (FTIR), and elemental composition (XRF) analysis were conducted on twelve ceramics representing bowls, a basin, several comals, and numerous...
PHYTOLITH, ORGANIC RESIDUE (FTIR), MACROFLORAL, AND POLLEN ANALYSIS OF SAMPLES FROM SITES LA 160727, LA 160739, AND LA 160741 FOR THE BLACK RIVER RESEARCH ANALYSIS, NEW MEXICO (2010)
Fill samples from thermal features at sites LA 160727, LA 160739, and LA 160741 in southeast New Mexico were examined for phytoliths and macrofloral remains. A single sample from the thermal feature at LA 160727 also was analyzed for pollen. In addition, fire-cracked rocks from the features were tested for the presence of organic residues, especially lipids, using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR). Radiocarbon dates suggest that LA 160727 represents a Late Archaic/Early Mogollon...
PHYTOLITH, PROTEIN, AND ORGANIC RESIDUE ANALYSIS OF STONE COMBS FROM THE UPPER SAN PEDRO VILLAGE (AZ EE:12:60), SOUTHERN ARIZONA (2009)
Three “stone combs” from three different features from the Upper San Pedro Village (AZ EE:12:60) in southern Arizona were submitted for phytolith, protein, and organic residue analysis to determine the materials processed by these tools (Table 1). These analyses were undertaken in an effort to provide information that would indicate their function. Since possible “hafting” areas were visible on at least two of the three tools, protein and organic residue analysis were performed on both the...
PHYTOLITH, STARCH, AND ORGANIC RESIDUE (FTIR) ANALYSIS OF SAMPLES FROM THE RIVER ROAD SITE (36BU0379), BUCKS COUNTY, YARDLEY, PENNSYLVANIA (2011)
A ceramic sherd and a pipe bowl from the River Road Site (36BU0379) in Bucks County,Pennsylvania were submitted for analysis. The ceramic sherd was examined for phytolith and starch residues, and the pipe bowl was examined for organic residues. Organic residue analysis also was performed on a soil control sample for the pipe bowl. The samples were tested for organic residues using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR). Phytolith and starch analysis of the ceramic vessel were performed...