POLLEN, MACROFLORAL, AND PROTEIN RESIDUE ANALYSIS OF SAMPLES FROM SITE 32WE34 ON HAWKS NEST HILL, EAST CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA

Summary

Samples from a hearth in Block A at Site 32WE34 in east central North

Dakota were examined for pollen and macrofloral remains. Site 32WE34 contains

conical and linear mounds and areas of relatively rich cultural material scatter.

Pollen and macrofloral analyses of the hearth fill are used to provide

information concerning plant resources processed in the hearth. A pollen sample

from the lower 5cm of the Paleosol in Block C also was examined to identify

plants associated with the formation of the Paleosol. Eight lithic tools from

the site were analyzed for possible 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 provide

information concerning faunal resources.

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• PaleoResearch Institute

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PRI Technical Report(s): 94-87

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