BLOOD RESIDUE, PHYTOLITH, AND POLLEN ANALYSIS AT SITE 41CS151, CASS COUNTY, TEXAS

Author(s): Kathryn Puseman; Linda Scott Cummings

Year: 1994

Summary

Twenty-eight artifacts from Site 41CS151 in northeastern Texas were analyzed for possible blood residues. Immunological studies have shown that protein residues from a tool's surface can be identified using modified forensic procedures. In addition, a soil sample from a culturally darkened area (an apparent anthrosol) and a control sample from the modern A horizon of a column were examined for the presence of phytoliths. A groundstone fragment was washed to recover pollen from the grinding surface. The phytolith and pollen samples were also examined for the presence of starch granules. Pollen analysis was undertaken to identify possible plants processed using the groundstone. Phytolith analysis examined culturally darkened soil from Feature 2 to assist in identifying the origin of the fill. Blood residue analysis is used to supplement prehistoric subsistence information and provide possible artifact specificity.

Cite this Record

BLOOD RESIDUE, PHYTOLITH, AND POLLEN ANALYSIS AT SITE 41CS151, CASS COUNTY, TEXAS. Kathryn Puseman, Linda Scott Cummings. PRI Technical Report ,1994-014. 1994 ( tDAR id: 375533) ; doi:10.6067/XCV85Q4V8F

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Keywords

Culture
Late Archaic • Middle Archaic

Material
Chipped Stone • Pollen • Sediment

Site Name
41CS151

Investigation Types
Data Recovery / Excavation

General
Phytolith Analysis • Pollen Analysis • Protein Residue Analysis

Geographic Keywords
Cass (County) • Texas (State / Territory)

Spatial Coverage

min long: -94.653; min lat: 32.88 ; max long: -94.044; max lat: 33.316 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): PaleoResearch Institute

Record Identifiers

PRI Technical Report(s): 94-014

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