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Archaeobotanical and organic residue analysis was conducted on a metate, mano, two lithic artifacts, and associated soil controls from sites 42SA21484 and 42SA24114, located in San Juan County, Utah. Site 42SA21484 is an Archaic period lithic scatter, and site 42SA24114 is an Early Archaic lithic quarry and lithic scatter with a historic component. The project area lies within two vegetation communities, the pinyon-juniper woodland and the sagebrush community. Pollen, phytolith, organic residue...
POLLEN, STARCH, PARASITE, PHYTOLITH, MACROFLORAL, AND ORGANIC RESIDUE (FTIR) ANALYSIS OF COPROLITES FROM ROOM 225, WEST RUIN, AZTEC RUINS NATIONAL MONUMENT, AZTEC, NEW MEXICO (2009)
Aztec Ruins National Monument is the largest ancestral Puebloan community in the Animas River Valley. Several multi-story buildings, smaller structures, and kivas represent residential and ceremonial structures. Room 225 in West Ruin, a great house, contained numerous coprolites, six of which were sent to PaleoResearch Institute. Of these six coprolites, in order to remain within budgetary limits, three were selected for analysis that included finding and identifying macrofloral remains, pollen,...
POLLEN, STARCH, PARASITE, PHYTOLITH, MACROFLORAL, PROTEIN RESIDUE, AND ORGANIC RESIDUE (FTIR) ANALYSES AND AMS RADIOCARBON DATING OF A COPROLITE FROM THE EAGLE POINT SHELTER (5RB4662), RIO BLANCO COUNTY, COLORADO (2012)
A coprolite fragment recovered near a midden at the Eagle Point Shelter (site 5RB4662) in Rio Blanco County, Colorado, was submitted for pollen, starch, parasite, phytolith, macrofloral, protein residue, and organic residue analyses, the latter using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR). An AMS radiocarbon date was obtained on botanic material recovered during macrofloral analysis. The fecal material fell from an area above the midden into an excavated portion of the feature. The...
POLLEN, STARCH, PHYTOLITH, AND ORGANIC RESIDUE (FTIR) ANALYSIS OF A TUBULAR PIPE FROM THE FALLS CREEK ROCKSHELTER, 5LP1434, COLORADO (2011)
Residue from a tubular pipe associated with a human burial from the Falls Creek Rockshelter site (5LP1434) was examined for pollen, starch grains, phytoliths, and organic residues, the latter using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectrometry (FTIR). These analyses are used to detect microscopic and molecular remains from plant and animal resources that might have been smoked and/or packed in the pipe for burial.
POLLEN, STARCH, PHYTOLITH, AND ORGANIC RESIDUE (FTIR) ANALYSIS OF PIPE CONTENTS FROM A BURIAL AT THE DARKMOLD SITE, DURANGO, COLORADO (2011)
Residue from a stone pipe associated with a human burial at the Darkmold Site near Durango, Colorado was examined for pollen, starch, and phytolith remains, as well as organic residues using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectrometry (FTIR). Organic residue analysis is used to detect molecular remains from plant and animal resources that might have been smoked and/or packed in the pipe for burial.
POLLEN, STARCH, PHYTOLITH, BOTANIC IDENTIFICATION, AND ORGANIC RESIDUE (FTIR) ANALYSES OF SAMPLES FROM THE LEVEE (12D363) AND KELLER (12D509) SITES, DEARBORN COUNTY, INDIANA (2010)
Six ceramic sherds from the Levee (12D363) and Keller (12D509) sites in Dearborn County, Indiana, were submitted for ceramic and organic residue analyses. Also submitted for phytolith, starch, and organic residue analyses were fill samples recovered from multiple layers of nine thermal features at the sites, including pit hearths and hearth dumps. Control samples associated with each feature also were examined for phytoliths and organic residues. In addition, charred parenchymous tissue samples...
POLLEN, STARCH, PHYTOLITH, MACROFLORAL, ORGANIC RESIDUE (FTIR) ANALYSES, AND AMS RADIOCARBON DATING OF SAMPLES FROM THE CORN CREEK SITE, 26CK2605, CLARK COUNTY, NEVADA. (2010)
Samples from features at Corn Creek, site 26CK2605, in the Corn Creek Field Station, Desert National Wildlife Refuge in Clark County, southern Nevada, were submitted for pollen, phytolith, macrofloral (including charcoal identification), and organic residue analyses. Organic residues were examined using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy. Charred remains recovered from the macrofloral samples were submitted for AMS radiocarbon dating. This site is very large and contains numerous loci and...
POLLEN, STARCH, PHYTOLITH, PROTEIN RESIDUE, AND ORGANIC RESIDUE (FTIR) ANALYSIS OF A PESTLE FROM THE HIGH BAR CACHE SITE (10IH3488), IDAHO (2011)
A pestle from the High Bar Cache site (10IH3488) in Hells Canyon, Idaho, was submitted for pollen, starch, phytolith, protein, and organic residue analyses. The sample was tested for organic residues using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR). An AMS radiocarbon date of 525 ± 15 RCYBP had previously been obtained for fragments of inner cedar bark from a woven mat and a large bundle of bark included with this cache (Puseman 2010). Pollen, starch, phytolith, protein, and organic residue...
POLLEN, STARCH, PHYTOLITH, PROTEIN RESIDUE, AND ORGANIC RESIDUE (FTIR) ANALYSIS OF ARTIFACTS FROM SITES HhOu 70, HhOu 94, HhOu 95, HhOv 378, HhOv 380, HhOv 381, HhOv 384, HhOv 385, HhOv 387, HhOv 431, AND HhOv 432, NORTHEASTERN ALBERTA, CANADA (2008)
A total of 37 stone artifacts from sites HhOu 70, HhOu 94, HhOu 95, HhOv 378, HhOv 380, HhOv 381, HhOv 384, HhOv 385, HhOv 387, HhOv 431, and HhOv 432 of the FMA 145503S MI07 Project located in northeastern Alberta, Canada, were submitted for analysis. These artifacts were subjected to pollen, starch, phytolith, protein residue, and organic residue (FTIR) analysis, depending on their likely function. The goal of this study is to better understand possible plant and animal remains that may have...
POLLEN, STARCH, PHYTOLITH, PROTEIN, AND ORGANIC RESIDUE (FTIR) ANALYSIS OF SAMPLES FROM PROJECT 570-004 (FB 223, FB 9153), DONA ANA COUNTY, FORT BLISS MILITARY INSTALLATION, EL PASO, TEXAS (2009)
Groundstone, utilized flakes, and sediment samples from sites FB 223 and FB 9153 on the Fort Bliss Military Installation in Dona Ana County, El Paso, Texas were submitted for pollen, starch, phytolith, protein, and organic residue analysis. Organic residues are identified using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR). The primary goal for analyzing these artifacts is recovery of evidence of food processing.
POLLEN, STARCH, PHYTOLITH, PROTEIN, AND ORGANIC RESIDUE (FTIR) ANALYSIS OF SAMPLES FROM SITES FOR THE UNION PACIFIC STRAUSS RAILROAD YARD DATA RECOVERY PROJECT, SANTA TERESA, NEW MEXICO (2010)
The Union Pacific Strauss Railroad Yard data recovery project examined numerous sites in the deflated sand sheet environment near Teresa, New Mexico. Coppice dunes and regular surfaces are both present in the study area. Numerous artifacts and sediment samples were examined from twenty-one sites (LA26765, LA103960, LA103961, LA129533, LA129534, LA129535, LA129538, LA129543, LA129544, LA129545, LA160121, LA160123, LA160124, LA160125, LA160126, LA160127, LA160128, LA160131, LA160132, LA160137, and...
POLLEN, STARCH, PROTEIN RESIDUE AND ORGANIC RESIDUE (FTIR) ANALYSIS OF ARTIFACTS FROM SITE 24HL1085, NORTH-CENTRAL MONTANA (2008)
Two possible groundstone tools and three fire-cracked rocks (FCR) were submitted for pollen, starch grain, protein residue and/or organic residue (FTIR) analysis from site 24HL1085, located in the Bear’s Paw Mountains of north-central Montana. This site is situated on a low and narrow terrace overlooking the East Fork of Beaver Creek in Hill County, and the samples submitted are part of on-going work in the area. The goal of the current analysis is to determine what animals and plants might have...
POLLEN, STARCH, PROTEIN, AND ORGANIC RESIDUE (FTIR) ANALYSIS, AND AMS RADIOCARBON DATING OF SAMPLES FROM SITE FJPI-162, ALBERTA, CANADA (2009)
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...
PRELIMINARY REPORT ON POLLEN, STARCH, PHYTOLITH, AND ORGANIC RESIDUE (FTIR) ANALYSIS OF FOOD RESIDUE ON EXPERIMENTAL CERAMIC SHERDS FOR ITHACA COLLEGE, ITHACA, NEW YORK (2009)
Sherds from seven handmade ceramic vessels used to cook squash, corn, wild rice, ramps, beans, and venison in water independently, and a mixture of corn, beans, squash, ramps, venison, and salt were submitted as an experimental study for the recovery of organic residues and their analysis using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR). Upon receipt and examination of the sherds, personnel at PaleoResearch Institute decided to add analysis of pollen, starch, and phytoliths to gain...
PROTEIN (CIEP) AND ORGANIC (FTIR) RESIDUE ANALYSIS OF SEDIMENT FROM THE PRINCE OF WALES NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE (PWF), IeKn-24, HUDSON BAY COUNTY, MANITOBA, CANADA (2016)
In 1730, the Hudson’s Bay Company initiated the development of the Prince of Wales Fort II on Eskimo Point at the mouth of Churchill River and the Hudson Bay in northern Manitoba, Canada. Construction of the stone fortification took over 40 years, during which Hudson’s Bay Company employees, including officers, tradesmen, and laborers, were present at the site. Activities at the fort included tasks related to survival (hunting, cutting wood, hauling water, etc.) and fur trading. The fort’s...
PROTEIN (CIEP) AND ORGANIC RESIDUE (FTIR) ANALYSIS OF SAMPLES FROM THE BARC FLOODPLAIN A SITE (18PR1024), PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY, MARYLAND (2012)
Three ceramic sherds were submitted for organic residue (FTIR) analysis and nine lithic tools were submitted for protein residue (CIEP) analysis from the BARC Floodplain A Site (18PR1024), Prince George’s County, Maryland. These archaeochemical and archaeobiological analyses were undertaken to explore the types of foods being harvested, gathered and processed by the site’s occupants.
PROTEIN AND ORGANIC (FTIR) RESIDUE ANALYSIS SAMPLES FROM THE YEARLING SPRING OBSIDIAN CACHE, PARK COUNTY, MONTANA (2010)
Originally, two obsidian bifacial scrapers were submitted for protein residue analysis using CIEP from the Yearling Spring Obsidian Biface Cache, located in Park County, Montana. An obsidian biface reduction flake coated with ochre residue was submitted in March 2012. A portion of the ochre residue was removed from the obsidian biface and tested for protein residues. In addition, a piece of ochre/soil matrix recovered from close proximity to the ochre coated tool was tested for protein residues...
PROTEIN AND ORGANIC RESIDUE (FTIR) ANALYSES OF SAMPLES FROM SITES HHOV 374, HHOV 506, HHOV 508, HHOV 512, HHOV 513, HHOV 514, HHOV515, HHOV 517, AND HHOV 520, MUSKEG RIVER MINE EXPANSION PROJECT, ALBERTA, CANADA (2012)
A total of 28 lithic artifacts were submitted for protein residue analysis from nine sites in close proximity from northeastern Alberta. In addition, 2 samples of fire broken rock were submitted for organic residue analysis using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR). These artifacts were recovered during archaeological survey work associated with the Muskeg River Mine Expansion Project. The project area is located approximately 60 km north of Fort McMurray. Protein and organic residue...
PROTEIN AND ORGANIC RESIDUE (FTIR) ANALYSIS OF A PESTLE FROM SITE CA-TUO-4818, YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, CALIFORNIA (2010)
A granite pestle and an associated soil control sample recovered from Feature 2, an exposed, low-lying granite bedrock milling station at Site CA-TUO-4818 in Yosemite National Park, California, were submitted for protein and organic residue analysis. The pestle was tested for organic residues using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR), and for protein residue using cross-over immunoelectrophoresis (CIEP).
PROTEIN AND ORGANIC RESIDUE (FTIR) ANALYSIS OF A PESTLE, AND PROTEIN RESIDUE ANALYSIS OF MORTAR CUPS FROM SITE CA-TUO-4818, YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, CALIFORNIA (2010)
A granite pestle and an associated soil control sample recovered from Feature 2, an exposed, low-lying granite bedrock milling station at Site CA-TUO-4818 in Yosemite National Park, California, were submitted for protein and organic residue analysis. The pestle was tested for organic residues using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR), and for protein residue using cross-over immunoelectrophoresis (CIEP). Following completion of this analysis, three additional residue samples and...
PROTEIN AND ORGANIC RESIDUE (FTIR) ANALYSIS OF LITHIC FLAKES FROM SITE EGOL-1, SASKATCHEWAN, CANADA (2012)
Two lithic flakes from site EgOl-1 in Saskatchewan, Canada were submitted for protein and organic residue analysis. These flakes exhibited residue on their surface. One flake was selected for each analysis. The sample for organic residue analysis was tested using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR). Protein and organic residue analysis are used to identify trace residues of plant and animal material that may be present on the surfaces of these artifacts.
PROTEIN AND ORGANIC RESIDUE (FTIR) ANALYSIS OF LITHIC TOOLS FROM SITES HHOV 87 AND HHOV 200, ALBERTA, CANADA (2010)
Lithic tools recovered from sites HhOv 87 and HhOv 200, Alberta, Canada were submitted for protein and organic residue analysis. Samples were tested for organic residues using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR), and protein residues using cross-over immunoelectrophoresis.
PROTEIN AND ORGANIC RESIDUE (FTIR) ANALYSIS OF SAMPLES FROM CULP CANYON AND THE SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS, FORT BLISS MILITARY INSTALLATION, TEXAS (2009)
Three projectile points and five feature fill samples were submitted for protein and organic residue analysis, respectively. The feature fill samples were tested for organic residues using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR). Residue analysis should provide information on subsistence, including materials processed, and possible functions of the artifacts and features, as well as shed light on group mobility.
PROTEIN AND ORGANIC RESIDUE (FTIR) ANALYSIS OF SAMPLES FROM SITE EaOh 23, ALONG THE KEYSTONE XL PIPELINE PROJECT, SASKATCHEWAN, CANADA (2011)
Two fire-broken rock samples were submitted for organic residue (FTIR) analysis and six lithic tools were submitted for protein residue (CIEP) analysis from site EaOh 23, located in southwestern Saskatchewan. These analyses are used to detect any animal and plant residues that may be present on the surfaces of these artifacts.
PROTEIN AND ORGANIC RESIDUE (FTIR) ANALYSIS OF SAMPLES FROM SITE FBPI-8, ALBERTA, CANADA (2012)
A lithic tool and a fire-broken rock sample from site FbPi-8 in southern Alberta, Canada were submitted for protein and organic residue analysis, respectively. The fire-broken rock was tested for organic residues using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR). Protein residue analysis offers insight into materials processed with the lithic tool, while organic residue analysis provides information concerning the compounds that were extracted from the firecracked rock. Information concerning...