PROTEIN RESIDUE ANALYSIS OF THREE STONE TOOLS FROM AN ISOLATED CACHE, SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO

Author(s): Chad Yost; Linda Scott Cummings

Year: 2009

Summary

Three lithic artifacts recovered from an isolated cache were submitted for protein residue analysis. The cache was discovered during site boundary delineation for Site LA 21136 in southeastern New Mexico. These types of artifacts are commonly called agave knives, but may not have functioned as such. The purpose of protein residue analysis is to better understand the function of these tools.

Cite this Record

PROTEIN RESIDUE ANALYSIS OF THREE STONE TOOLS FROM AN ISOLATED CACHE, SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO. Chad Yost, Linda Scott Cummings. PRI Technical Report ,2009-090. 2009 ( tDAR id: 379914) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8542N4J

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Keywords

Material
Chipped Stone

Site Name
LA 21136

General
09-090 • CIEP Analysis • Protein Residue Analysis

Geographic Keywords
New Mexico (State / Territory) • Southeast New Mexico

Spatial Coverage

min long: -105.216; min lat: 31.945 ; max long: -103.063; max lat: 34.427 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): PaleoResearch Institute

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