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Six stone artifacts and a wash of a large metate (a liquid sample) were submitted for pollen, starch, phytolith, protein, and XRD analyses from the Paisley 5 Mile Point Caves, Oregon. Previous work by PaleoResearch and other researchers has identified the presence of a variety of mammal and fish protein residue and DNA at the Paisley Caves. Because of the age of this site, the suite of protein residue antisera used to test these artifacts included elephant, camel, and horse, representing...
POLLEN, PHYTOLITH, STARCH, AND PROTEIN ANALYSIS, CHARCOAL IDENTIFICATION AND AMS RADIOCARBON AGE DETERMINATION, FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY (FTIR), AND XRF ELEMENTAL ANALYSIS OF SAMPLES FROM SITES IN PLATTE COUNTY, WYOMING (2017)
Multiple archaeological sites located within the boundaries of the Camp Guernsey Installation provided ceramics, lithics, and sediment sample for pollen, phytolith, starch, protein, and/or macrofloral analysis, and/or for infrared analysis of organic chemicals and/or XRF analysis of elements (Table 1). Obsidian flakes submitted from three sites were sourced using XRF elemental analysis. Charcoal identified from three locations was AMS radiocarbon dated.
POLLEN, PHYTOLITH, STARCH, AND PROTEIN RESIDUE (CIEP) ANALYSIS FOR SAMPLES FROM SORBELLO SITE 1, 28-SA-214, SALEM COUNTY, NEW JERSEY (2018)
The Sorbello 1 Site (28-Sa-214) is located in Oldmans Township, Salem County, New Jersey. The site is bordered by Beaver Creek to the north and the Beaver Creek confluence and Myers Run to the northeast. Diagnostic tools recovered from the Sorbello 1 Site date to the Late Archaic Period (circa 4,000–1,500 BP), and Locus 5 dates to the Middle Archaic, spanning to the Transitional Archaic or Early Woodland. Eleven samples, including fire cracked rock (FCR) sediment and lithic artifacts, were...
POLLEN, PHYTOLITH, STARCH, MACROFLORAL, AND PROTEIN RESIDUE (CIEP) ANALYSIS FOR SITES CA-SDI-13325 AND CA-SDI-20979, MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, SAN DIEGO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA (2016)
Sites CA-SDI-13325 and CA-SDI-20979 comprise a moderately dense to dense artifact deposit of debitage, flaked, and groundstone tools. Situated along San Mateo Creek, within Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton in northern San Diego County, California, these sites lie within the traditional tribal territory of the Luiseño Band of Mission Indians. Groundstone, feature fill, and flaked lithics were recovered and submitted for analyses including pollen, phytolith, starch, macrofloral, and protein...
POLLEN, PHYTOLITH, STARCH, MACROFLORAL, PROTEIN RESIDUE (CIEP) ANALYSES AND AMS RADIOCARBON AGE DETERMINATION OF SAMPLES FROM SITES 13AM486, 13AM618, 13AM622, AND 13AM628, ALLAMAKEE COUNTY, IOWA (2019)
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POLLEN, PHYTOLITH, STARCH, PROTEIN RESIDUE (CIEP), AND ORGANIC RESIDUE (FTIR) ANALYSIS OF TOOLS FROM SAOYÚ ÆEHDACHO NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE, NORTHWEST TERRITORIES, CANADA (2018)
The Saoyú Æehdacho National Historic Site is located on the southwest shore of Great Bear Lake, Northwest Territories, Canada. Two lithic artifacts were recovered from the surface of a gravel glacial beach ridge along the west shore of the Saoyú (Grizzly Bear Mountain) peninsula. The Archaeology and History Branch of Parks Canada submitted the tools to PaleoResearch Institute for microscopic (pollen, phytolith, starch), protein residue, and Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) analyses...
POLLEN, PHYTOLITH, STARCH, PROTEIN, AND ORGANIC RESIDUE (FTIR) ANALYSIS OF SAMPLES FROM SITES FB 492, FB 495, FB 1640, AND FB 1665, FORT BLISS ARMY BASE, DONA ANA COUNTY, NEW MEXICO (2010)
Samples from sites FB 492, FB 495, FB 1640, and FB 1665 on the Fort Bliss Army Base in Dona Ana County, New Mexico were submitted for pollen, phytolith, starch, protein, and organic residue analysis, the latter examined using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR). These analyses were undertaken to provide both an interpretation of the paleoenvironment and also of subsistence.
POLLEN, PHYTOLITH, STARCH, PROTEIN, AND ORGANIC RESIDUE (FTIR) ANALYSIS OF SAMPLES FROM THE RIVER ROAD SITE (36BU0379), PENNSYLVANIA (2011)
The River Road Site (36BU0379) in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, was occupied by Late Woodland people. Sediment samples from a midden, a living surface, and stratigraphic stratum were submitted for pollen analysis to provide information concerning the past environment. In addition, artifacts and soil control samples were submitted for pollen, phytolith, starch, protein residue, or organic residue analyses specifically to provide subsistence information. Organic residues samples were examined using...
POLLEN, PHYTOLlTH, STARCH, PROTEIN RESIDUE AND FTIR ANALYSIS OF A MANO FROM THE PEPPERTREE HEIGHTS PROJECT, CITY OF HELMET, RIVERSIDE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA (2007)
A mano was recovered during excavation of the Peppertree Heights Project in the city of Hemet, southern California. The site consists of a lithic scatter and bedrock milling features with multiple grinding slicks. This mano was washed to recover pollen, starch, phytoliths, and protein residues, and was examined using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectrometry (FTIR). These analyses are used to determine plant and animal resources processed using this tool.
POLLEN, PROTEIN RESIDUE (CIEP), AND ORGANIC RESIDUE (FTIR) ANALYSIS OF SAMPLES FROM SITE B-1, 36WH1729, WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA (2018)
Site B1, 36WH1729 is an Early and Middle Woodland site located on a first order terrace bench overlooking an unnamed tributary of Chartiers Creek, Washington County, Pennsylvania. This portion of the Ohio River drainage occupies the Appalachian Plateau physiographic province and includes narrow hilltops and steep-sloped, narrow valleys. Elevations within the APE have a range of 291–436 m (955–1430 ft) above mean sea level (amsl). The project area falls within the deciduous broadleaf forest...
POLLEN, PROTEIN RESIDUE, AND ORGANIC RESIDUE (FTIR) ANALYSIS OF STONE ARTIFACTS FROM THE CA-SDI-5190 SITE COMPLEX, HIDDEN MEADOWS, SAN DIEGO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA (2008)
Stone artifacts that include projectile points, metates, and a mano were submitted for pollen, protein residue, and organic residue (FTIR) analysis. These tools were recovered from the CA-SDI-5190 site complex at the Hidden Meadows community of northern San Diego County, California. The site is in an area of granitic bedrock, with drainages nearby. Native vegetation was likely a mix of chaparral and some arboreal species such as oak. Occupation of the site appears to be Late Prehistoric, and of...
POLLEN, PROTEIN RESIDUE, CHARCOAL IDENTIFICATION, AND AMS RADIOCARBON DATING OF SAMPLES FROM SITES CA-LAN-1777, CA-LAN-1780, CA-LAN-1781, AND CA-LAN-3873 FOR THE ANTELOPE VALLEY SOLAR RANCH ONE PROJECT, CALIFORNIA (2012)
Sediment samples adjacent to eight fire-altered rock features at Sites CA-LAN-1777, CA-LAN-1780, and CA-LAN-3873 in southern California were examined for pollen to determine plants that might have been processed using these features. Charcoal samples collected within the features were submitted for identification to identify woods burned as fuel. AMS radiocarbon dates were obtained from the charcoal to provide temporal information concerning use of these features. Charcoal also was identified...
POLLEN, PROTEIN RESIDUE, ORGANIC RESIDUE (FTIR), AND AMS RADIOCARBON DATING OF ARTIFACTS AND CHARCOAL FROM SITES LA 30023, LA 91050, LA 91057, LA 91067, LA 91136, LA 91143, LA 91153, AND LA 92546, DOÑA ANA COUNTY, NEW MEXICO (2008)
Eight sites located on Ft. Bliss, including one open-air campsite and seven sites located in interdunal areas interspersed with blowouts are the subject of this study. All sites are located in Doña County, New Mexico and include LA 30023, LA 91050, LA 91057, LA 91067, LA 91136, LA 91143, LA 91153, and LA 92546. Samples from these sites were examined for pollen and organic residues, the latter using FTIR. Pollen analyses will be used to provide subsistence information concerning plant resources...
POLLEN, PROTEIN, AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS AT 41BS611, BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK, TEXAS (2003)
Fill from two features at Site 41BS611 in Big Bend National Park, Texas, were examined for pollen and macrofloral remains. Two ground stone samples also were washed to recover pollen/starches, while 20 flaked stone artifacts were analyzed for possible protein residues. This site is noted to be a large, open campsite containing stone-paved hearths and a lithic scatter. Diagnostic artifacts suggest Middle Archaic, Late Archaic, and Late Prehistoric occupations, while radiocarbon dates from three...
POLLEN, PROTEIN, AND ORGANIC (FTIR) RESIDUE ANALYSIS OF SAMPLES FROM THE SAN PEDRO RIVER VALLEY, ARIZONA (2011)
An archaeological site located in the San Pedro River Valley, near Fairbank, Arizona, yielded two projectile points that were submitted for protein residue analysis to identify animals that might have been killed using these points. In addition, one of these points also was tested for organic residues using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) in an effort to identify use of poisons. Finally, a single soil sample was submitted for pollen analysis. This sites lies in the Sonoran Desert...
POLLEN, PROTEIN, AND ORGANIC RESIDUE (FTIR) ANALYSIS OF SAMPLES FROM SITES FB 1610, FB 1636, FB 1643, FB 5814, AND FB 8978, FORT BLISS ARMY BASE, DONA ANA COUNTY, NEW MEXICO (2010)
Samples collected from sites FB 1610, FB 1636, FB 1643, FB 5814, and FB 8978, located on the Fort Bliss Army Base in Dona Ana County, New Mexico, were submitted for pollen, starch, protein, and/or organic residue analysis. These samples were examined, using a variety of techniques, to recover information about local subsistence strategies. Samples were tested for organic residues using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR).
POLLEN, STARCH, AND PROTEIN ANALYSIS OF GROUND STONES FROM SITES 10AA005, 10OE030, AND 10OE262, IN ADA AND OWYHEE COUNTIES, IDAHO (2017)
Sites 10AA0005, 10OE030, and 10OE262 are located on a terrace adjacent to the Snake River. Ground stone were submitted from sites 10AA005 and 10OOE030 for protein residue analysis to identify animals that might have been processed. Ground stone from sites 10AAA005 and 10OE262 were examined for their pollen and starch record of plants processed.
POLLEN, STARCH, AND PROTEIN ANALYSIS OF SAMPLES FROM SITE 35BA1495, BAKER COUNTY, OREGON (2017)
Site 35BA1495 is located in the Powder Basin of the Blue Mountain province at 2640–2715 feet above sea level. This pre-contact lithic scatter contains projectile points that indicate use from 2650–650 BP. Five samples of ground stone and fire-cracked rock were submitted for pollen and starch analysis, and three projectile points were submitted for protein analysis.
POLLEN, STARCH, AND PROTEIN RESIDUE ANALYSES OF GROUNDSTONES FROM SITES CA-MNT-1504 AND CA-MNT-1487, MONTEREY COUNTY, CALIFORNIA (2017)
A pestle from CA-MNT-1504 and a handstone from CA-MNT-1487 were selected for study using pollen, starch, and/or protein residue analysis to identify foods processed. Both sites are described as unstratified middens with Ohlone/Costanoan affiliations in Monterey County.
POLLEN, STARCH, AND PROTEIN RESIDUE ANALYSIS OF GROUND STONE TOOLS FROM THE BEATTY CURVE SITE, 35KL95, OREGON (2011)
Several ground stone samples from the Beatty Curve site (35KL95) in south central Oregon were submitted for pollen, starch, and protein residue analyses. This site is located on Oregon Highway 140 in Klamath County. Pollen, starch, and protein residue analyses were used to gain subsistence information concerning plant and animal utilization, as well as provide an understanding of seasonal site occupation
POLLEN, STARCH, AND PROTEIN RESIDUE ANALYSIS OF SAMPLES FROM THE WATER AUTHORITY SITE (36WH1619), WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA (2016)
The Water Authority Site (36WH1619) reflects a series of small prehistoric camps situated on the T1 terrace of the North Branch of Pigeon Creek south of I-70 in the Waynesburg Hills Section of the Appalachian Plateaus physiographic province, Washington County, Pennsylvania. Rock cluster features and artifacts, including bifacial and cobble/pebble tools, and debitage, likely reflect occupations dating between the Late Archaic through Late Woodland/Late Prehistoric periods. Activities at the site...
POLLEN, STARCH, MACROFLORAL, PROTEIN RESIDUE, AND ORGANIC RESIDUE (FTIR) ANALYSES AT SITE CA-SDI-4281, CALIFORNIA (2008)
Samples from the fill of fire-altered rock and shell features at Site CA-SDI-4281 in southern California near the Mexican border were examined for pollen, starches, and macrofloral remains. In addition, pollen/starch samples were recovered from a column through a single 120 cm deep unit. Three groundstone and three projectile points were analyzed for the presence of protein and organic residues, the latter using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR). Conventional radiocarbon dates...
POLLEN, STARCH, ORGANIC RESIDUE, AND PROTEIN RESIDUE ANALYSIS OF GROUNDSTONE AND FLAKED LITHICS FROM TWO ARCHAIC SITES (42SA24414 AND 42SA21484) IN SAN JUAN COUNTY, UTAH (2008)
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, 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...