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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, 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...
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 ANALYSIS FOR SAMPLES FROM BEDROCK MILLING SITE TL6926-PM-006, VALLEY CENTER, SAN DIEGO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA (2018)
Site TL6926-PM-006 is a prehistoric bedrock milling complex situated along Keys Creek in Valley Center, San Diego County, California. Washes from Features 2 and 4 were collected and submitted for protein analysis.
PROTEIN ANALYSIS FOR SAMPLES FROM SITE 31CE802, CHEROKEE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA (2017)
Persimmon Creek (Site 31CE802) is a Middle to Late Woodland hamlet located approximately twenty miles east of Murphy, North Carolina in Cherokee County. Two lithics and one soil control sample were submitted for protein analysis. The quartz biface, a side/end scraper, exhibited a cutting edge and use-wear on the distal end. The chalcedony scraper/flake tool was accompanied by a control soil sample. Artifact samples were submitted to determine use.
PROTEIN ANALYSIS OF TWO TABULAR TOOLS FROM SITE AZ U:1:433 (ASM), MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA (2017)
Two tabular tools from Site AZ U:1:433(ASM) were submitted for protein residue analysis to assist with their interpretation. This site exhibits occupation during the Classic period based on recovery of a few, small red ware sherds (Hackbarth 2017).
PROTEIN ANALYSIS ON GROUNDSTONES FROM SITE 50-10-31-10222, CHARLIE CIRCLE AREA, HAWAI’I (2018)
Site 50-10-30-10222, located within the U.S. Pohakuloa Training Area (PTA), is situated in the saddle region between Mauna Loa, Mauna Kea, and Hual̀ālai. Water-worn stones recovered at this site are interpreted to represent stones that were heated, then placed in bird abdominal cavities to cook the flesh from the inside. Two elongated water-worn basalt pebbles were submitted for protein residue analysis to determine if there is protein evidence of this practice.
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 CRESCENTS FROM THE DUGWAY PROVING GROUND AND SITE 42MD2620, UTAH (2009)
Three stone crescents were submitted for protein and organic residue analysis. Two of the crescents were found in the Older River Bed delta on the Dugway Proving Ground in Utah, and one was recovered from site 42MD2620 in the Cove Creek area in Utah. Crescents were tested for organic residues using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR), and protein residues using cross-over immunoelectrophoresis. The crescents are thought to have been used for harvesting cattail, and it is hoped...
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 AZ T:8:68 (ASM), PEORIA, ARIZONA (2010)
Three tabular tools were submitted for protein residue analysis using cross-over immunoelectrophoresis. Five ceramic sherds were submitted for organic residue analysis using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR). These artifacts were recovered from site AZ T:8:68 (ASM), located in Peoria, Arizona. The goal of these analyses was to detect and identify any plant and animal-based organic residues that may be present on the surfaces of these artifacts.
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 FDOT 32, HARDISTY, ALBERTA, CANADA (2010)
Site FdOt 32, situated near Hardisty, Alberta, Canada, was occupied approximately 1000 RCYBP, according to radiocarbon dates. A projectile point, three ceramic fragments, and one hearth fill sample were submitted for protein and organic residue analysis. Ceramics and hearth fill was tested for organic residues using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR). A projectile point was tested for protein residue using cross-over immunoelectrophoresis (CIEP).
PROTEIN AND ORGANIC RESIDUE (FTIR) ANALYSIS OF SAMPLES FROM SITES EFOO 134, EFOO 180, AND EJOP 29, ALBERTA, CANADA (2012)
Hearth fill and fire-broken rock from sites EfOo 180, EfOo 134, and EjOp 29, Alberta, Canada, were submitted for organic residue analysis. Samples were tested for organic residues using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR). Five lithic tools from these sites also were analyzed for protein residues. Protein and organic residue analysis provide information regarding diet, specifically materials processed using lithic tools and thermal features, respectively, at these sites.
PROTEIN AND ORGANIC RESIDUE (FTIR) ANALYSIS OF SAMPLES FROM SITES EFOO 146 AND EGOP 5 FOR THE KEYSTONE PIPELINE PROJECT, SOUTHERN ALBERTA, CANADA (2009)
Five lithic artifacts and three hearth fill samples from sites EfOo 146 and EgOp 5, discovered during the Keystone Pipeline Project in southern Alberta, Canada were submitted for protein and/or organic residue analyses (Table 1). A single hearth sample from site EfOo 146 was examined for organic residues using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR), while ten samples were tested for organic residues and/or protein residues using immunoelectrophoresis.
PROTEIN AND ORGANIC RESIDUE (FTIR) ANALYSIS, AND AMS RADIOCARBON DATING OF SAMPLES FROM SITES EgPr 7, EgPr 8, EgPs 65, EgPs 66, EgPs 67, EgPs 68, EgPs 70, EgPs 87, EhPq 3, EhPr 4, EhPr 24, AND EhPr 25, ALBERTA, CANADA (2011)
Lithics, fire-broken rock, and bone from sites EgPr 7, EgPr 8, EgPs 65, EgPs 66, EgPs 67, EgPs 68, EgPs 70, EgPs 87, EhPq 3, EhPr 4, EhPr 24, and EhPr 25 in Alberta, Canada, were submitted for protein and organic residue analysis, and AMS radiocarbon dating. These sites vary in cultural affiliation and occupation periods. AMS radiocarbon dating helps place the sites in an absolute chronological time frame, while protein and organic residue analysis provide information on the types of plants and...
PROTEIN RESIDE ANALYSIS FOR SAMPLES FROM SITES AZ M:8:90 (AMS), AZ M:8:94 (AMS), AZ M:8:95 (AMS), AZ M:8:99 (AMS), AZ M:8:108 (AMS), AZ M:8:107 (AMS), AZ M:8:102 (AMS), AND AZ M:8:105 (AMS), ARIZONA (2010)
Protein residue wash samples conducted in the field on 24 grinding slicks, a mano, and a metate, were submitted to PRI for protein residue analysis using cross-over immunoelectrophoresis. These tools were discovered during the Bagdad Solar project, located in Yavapai County, Arizona. Protein residue analysis will test for the presence of animal and plant proteins that may be present on the working surfaces of these tools.
PROTEIN RESIDUE (CIEP) ANALYSES OF SAMPLES FROM SITES HbRi-33, HaRk-8, HaRl-53, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA (2020)
Site HbRi-33 overlooks Peace River and Halfway River to the west, lying approximately 1 km northwest of the confluence of these two rivers. A projectile point recovered from Level 2 was submitted for protein residue analysis. Site HaRk-8 is located approximately 60 km westsouthwest of Fort St. John in northeast British Columbia near the confluence of the peace River and Right Creek. A single scraper recovered from Level 2 was submitted for protein residue analysis. Site HaRl-53 overlooks the...