PROTEIN (BLOOD) RESIDUE ANALYSIS OF LEAD BULLETS FROM CAMP LETTERMAN, GETTYSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA
Author(s): Chad Yost; Kathryn Puseman
Year: 2008
Summary
Protein (blood) residue analysis was conducted on five lead musket shot projectiles (bullets) from Camp Letterman, a Union field hospital associated with the Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, to determine if human proteins were present on these artifacts.
Cite this Record
PROTEIN (BLOOD) RESIDUE ANALYSIS OF LEAD BULLETS FROM CAMP LETTERMAN, GETTYSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA. Chad Yost, Kathryn Puseman. PRI Technical Report ,2008-122. 2008 ( tDAR id: 379734) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8805245
Keywords
Culture
Historic
Material
Metal
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Musket shot
Site Name
Camp Letterman
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Gettysburg
Investigation Types
Data Recovery / Excavation
General
08-122
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Protein Analysis
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Protein Residue Analysis
Geographic Keywords
Battle of Gettysburg
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Camp Letterman
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Gettysburg
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Pennsylvania (State / Territory)
Temporal Keywords
Revolutionary War
Spatial Coverage
min long: -77.423; min lat: 39.741 ; max long: -77; max lat: 39.92 ;
Individual & Institutional Roles
Contact(s): PaleoResearch Institute
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