POLLEN, PROTEIN, AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS AT 41BS611, BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK, TEXAS

Author(s): R.A. Varney; Kathryn Puseman; Linda Scott Cummings

Year: 2003

Summary

Fill from two features at Site 41BS611 in Big Bend National Park, Texas, were examined for pollen and macrofloral remains. Two ground stone samples also were washed to recover pollen/starches, while 20 flaked stone artifacts were analyzed for possible protein residues. This site is noted to be a large, open campsite containing stone-paved hearths and a lithic scatter. Diagnostic artifacts suggest Middle Archaic, Late Archaic, and Late Prehistoric occupations, while radiocarbon dates from three of the features suggest a possible Contact Period Apache component. Pollen/starch, macrofloral, and protein residue samples were analyzed from control samples, subsurface features and artifacts, and surface artifacts to determine potential economic uses of plants and animals at the site.

Cite this Record

POLLEN, PROTEIN, AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS AT 41BS611, BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK, TEXAS. R.A. Varney, Kathryn Puseman, Linda Scott Cummings. PRI Technical Report ,2003-072. 2003 ( tDAR id: 379050) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8NK3DGG

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Keywords

Culture
Contact Period Apache • Late Archaic • Late Prehistoric • Middle Archaic

Material
Chipped Stone • Ground Stone • Macrobotanical • Pollen

Site Name
41BS611

Investigation Types
Data Recovery / Excavation

General
03-072 • CIEP Analysis • Macrofloral Analysis • Pollen Analysis • Protein Residue Analysis

Geographic Keywords
Big Bend National Park • Brewster County (County) • Texas (State / Territory)

Temporal Keywords
Archaic • Prehistoric

Spatial Coverage

min long: -104.711; min lat: 28.902 ; max long: -101.766; max lat: 30.468 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): PaleoResearch Institute

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