Southeast Colorado (Other Keyword)
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In 2001, a bulk sediment sample from a burned rock (hearth) midden at site 5LA5840 in southeast Colorado was examined for pollen, starches, and macrofloral remains. This midden is located adjacent to Rockshelter 1 and contains lithic debitage, a few burned bone fragments, ceramic sherds, and a large amount of fire-cracked rock. A knife from the burned rock midden also was analyzed for possible protein residues to determine animal resources that might have been processed with the knife. In...
PROTEIN RESIDUE ANALYSIS OF SOIL FROM A BELL-SHAPED PIT AT SITE 5LA9187, COLORADO (2002)
Soil around an area of beads in the bottom of a bell-shaped pit (Feature 5) at 5LA9187 in southeast Colorado was tested for possible protein residues. This soil was tested to determine if proteins were present to suggest the presence of a now decomposed pouch that might have contained the beads, as well as to detect any human proteins that would indicate the presence of a human burial in the pit.