PHYTOLITH, STARCH, AND BLOOD RESIDUE ANALYSIS OF ARTIFACTS FROM SITE 41MU55, TEXAS

Author(s): Kathryn Puseman; Linda Scott Cummings

Year: 1993

Summary

Fifteen artifacts from Site 41MJ55 in northern Texas were analyzed for

phytoliths, starches, and possible blood residues. This site is a Middle Archaic

site with a mantle of historic materials covering the prehistoric deposits.

Eight cobble tools and five fire-cracked rocks were washed for phytoliths and

starches to identify any plant residue adhering to these tools as a result of

their use. Blood residue analysis is used to help provide prehistoric

subsistence information and possible artifact specificity. The two biface

fragments tested for possible animal proteins yielded positive results to animals

that most likely represent historic barnyard animals.

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PHYTOLITH, STARCH, AND BLOOD RESIDUE ANALYSIS OF ARTIFACTS FROM SITE 41MU55, TEXAS. Kathryn Puseman, Linda Scott Cummings. 1993 ( tDAR id: 375517) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8WD3ZQD

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