POLLEN, STARCH, MACROFLORAL, AND PROTEIN RESIDUE ANALYSIS AT SITE 5LA5840, SOUTHEAST COLORADO
Author(s): Kathryn Puseman; Linda Scott Cummings
Year: 2001
Summary
In 2001, a bulk sediment sample from a burned rock (hearth) midden at site 5LA5840 in
southeast Colorado was examined for pollen, starches, and macrofloral remains. This midden
is located adjacent to Rockshelter 1 and contains lithic debitage, a few burned bone fragments,
ceramic sherds, and a large amount of fire-cracked rock. A knife from the burned rock midden
also was analyzed for possible protein residues to determine animal resources that might have
been processed with the knife. In 2007, an additional pollen and two macrofloral samples were
submitted for analysis. These samples were collected within Layer 2 of the midden during the
summer of 2006. Pollen, starch, and macrofloral analyses are used to provide information
concerning plant resources available to and utilized by the site occupants.
Cite this Record
POLLEN, STARCH, MACROFLORAL, AND PROTEIN RESIDUE ANALYSIS AT SITE 5LA5840, SOUTHEAST COLORADO. Kathryn Puseman, Linda Scott Cummings. 2001 ( tDAR id: 378660) ; doi:10.6067/XCV84B30QQ
Keywords
Material
Ceramic
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Fauna
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Fire Cracked Rock
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Macrobotanical
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Pollen
Investigation Types
Data Recovery / Excavation
General
Burned Bone Fragments
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Ceramic Sherds
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Fire-Cracked Rocks
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Lithic Debitage
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Macrofloral Analysis
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Pollen Analysis
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Protein Residue Analysis
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Southeast Colorado
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Starch Analysis
Geographic Keywords
Southeast Colorado
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