BLOOD RESIDUE ANALYSIS OF ARTIFACTS FROM SITE 423-124, MCKINLEY COUNTY, NEW MEXICO

Author(s): Kathryn Puseman

Year: 1992

Summary

Artifacts from various strata within Site 423-124, McKinley County, New

Mexico, were analyzed for possible blood residues. These artifacts were

recovered from the bench, floor, and interior features of a McElmo Phase Kiva and

were mixed with the dismembered remains of approximately fifteen individuals

(Richard Sullivan, personal communication, February 26, 1992). Blood residue

analysis of these artifacts is used to determine if these tools were used in the

dismemberment process, as well as to identify possible other animal proteins on

the artifact surfaces.

Cite this Record

BLOOD RESIDUE ANALYSIS OF ARTIFACTS FROM SITE 423-124, MCKINLEY COUNTY, NEW MEXICO. Kathryn Puseman. PRI Technical Report ,1992-024. 1992 ( tDAR id: 375379) ; doi:10.6067/XCV84T6HJH

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