POLLEN AND PROTEIN RESIDUE ANALYSIS OF SAMPLES FROM LITTLE SPRING CREEK, SITE 5RB3691, NORTHWESTERN COLORADO

Summary

Site 5RB3691 is located between the towns of Rangely and Meeker in western

Colorado and is believed to represent the late Archaic Period . Five pollen

samples were collected and analyzed from three pit features and a defined

cultural stratum (Stratum 6) at this site. Two of the five pollen samples

contained an insufficient concentration of pollen for interpretation. The

remaining three samples provide information concerning possible plant resources

processed at the site. Three artifacts from the site were analyzed for possible

protein residues. Inmmological studies have shown that protein residues from

a tooIs surface can be identified using modified forensic procedures. Protein

residue analysis is used to provide information concerning animal resources that

may have been utilized by the occupants of 5RB3691.

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• PaleoResearch Institute

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