PHYTOLITH AND PROTEIN RESIDUE ANALYSIS OF FORTY TABULAR STONE KNIVES FROM THE LOWER VERDE PROJECT IN CENTRAL ARIZONA

Author(s): Kathryn Puseman; Linda Scott Cummings

Year: 1994

Summary

Forty tabular stone knives from Sites AZ U:2:73, AZ U:2:80, and AZ U:2:93 in the Lower Verde project area in central Arizona were washed for phytoliths and possible plant proteins. These knives were recovered from floors or roofs in processing areas at village sites and are believed to have been used to process agave. The phytolith washes were examined for the presence of agave raphids, and the protein residue washes were tested against agave antisera to detect

prehistoric agave proteins.

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PHYTOLITH AND PROTEIN RESIDUE ANALYSIS OF FORTY TABULAR STONE KNIVES FROM THE LOWER VERDE PROJECT IN CENTRAL ARIZONA. Kathryn Puseman, Linda Scott Cummings. PRI Technical Report ,1994-054. 1994 ( tDAR id: 375584) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8KP81BT

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Keywords

Culture
Hohokam

Material
Chipped Stone

Site Name
AZ U:2:73(ASM) • AZ U:2:80(ASM) • AZ U:2:95(ASM)

Investigation Types
Data Recovery / Excavation

General
94-054 • Protein Residue Analysis

Geographic Keywords
Arizona (State / Territory)

Temporal Keywords
Preclassic

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): PaleoResearch Institute

Record Identifiers

PRI Technical Report(s): 94-54

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