PROTEIN RESIDUE ANALYSIS FOR ARTIFACTS FROM SITES HHOV-304, HHOV-305, AND HHOV-323 FOR THE BIRCH MOUNTAIN MUSKEG VALLEY QUARRY PROJECT ALBERTA, CANADA

Author(s): Kathryn Puseman; Jaime Dexter

Year: 2006

Summary

A total of nine lithic artifacts from sites HhOv-304, HhOv-305, and HhOv-323 were

tested for possible protein residues. These sites were identified in the development area for the

Birch Mountain Resources Muskeg Valley Quarry (MVQ), approximately 60 km north of Fort

McMurray in northeastern Alberta, Canada. Due to minimal preservation of organic remains,

archaeological sites in this area are noted to be of uncertain age. Most sites are believed to

pedate the period of increasing local muskeg development after 6000 BP. Protein residue

analysis was undertaken to determine if proteins were present on the artifact surfaces that

would provide information concerning processing/hunting of animals with these tools.

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PROTEIN RESIDUE ANALYSIS FOR ARTIFACTS FROM SITES HHOV-304, HHOV-305, AND HHOV-323 FOR THE BIRCH MOUNTAIN MUSKEG VALLEY QUARRY PROJECT ALBERTA, CANADA. Kathryn Puseman, Jaime Dexter. 2006 ( tDAR id: 379390) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8SJ1K3D

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Keywords

Material
Chipped Stone

Investigation Types
Data Recovery / Excavation

General
Lithic Artifacts • Protein Residue Analysis

Geographic Keywords
Alberta, Canada

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