POLLEN AND PROTEIN RESIDUE ANALYSIS OF AN ANVIL STONE FROM SITE 48001712, EAST-CENTRAL WYOMING

Summary

A brick-sized anvil stone was recovered from an Archaic house floor at Site

48001712 in east-central Wyoming. This anvil was washed to recover any pollen

present that would indicate which plants were processed using this tool. The

anvil also was washed to recover possible animal protein residues. Immunological

studies have shown that protein residues from a tool's surface can be identified

using modified forensic procedures. Protein residue analysis is used to

supplement prehistoric subsistence by providing information concerning use of

fauna! remains.

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• PaleoResearch Institute

Record Identifiers

PRI Technical Report(s): 94-71

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