PROTEIN AND ORGANIC (FTIR) RESIDUE ANALYSIS SAMPLES FROM THE YEARLING SPRING OBSIDIAN CACHE, PARK COUNTY, MONTANA
Author(s): Chad Yost; Melissa K. Logan; Linda Scott Cummings
Year: 2010
Summary
Originally, two obsidian bifacial scrapers were submitted for protein residue analysis using CIEP from the Yearling Spring Obsidian Biface Cache, located in Park County, Montana. An obsidian biface reduction flake coated with ochre residue was submitted in March 2012. A portion of the ochre residue was removed from the obsidian biface and tested for protein residues. In addition, a piece of ochre/soil matrix recovered from close proximity to the ochre coated tool was tested for protein residues using CIEP and organic residues using FTIR. The goal of these analyses is to detect animal protein residue that may be present on the surfaces of these tools, and to see if animal remains were used as a binder for the red ochre/soil material.
Cite this Record
PROTEIN AND ORGANIC (FTIR) RESIDUE ANALYSIS SAMPLES FROM THE YEARLING SPRING OBSIDIAN CACHE, PARK COUNTY, MONTANA. Chad Yost, Melissa K. Logan, Linda Scott Cummings. PRI Technical Report ,2010-168. 2010 ( tDAR id: 380100) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8XD1184
Keywords
Material
Chipped Stone
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Ochre
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Sediment
Site Name
Yearling Spring Obsidian Biface Cache
General
10-168
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CIEP Analysis
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FTIR Analysis
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organic residue analysis
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Protein Analysis
Geographic Keywords
Montana (State / Territory)
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Park County (County)
Spatial Coverage
min long: -110.723; min lat: 45.019 ; max long: -109.641; max lat: 46.161 ;
Individual & Institutional Roles
Contact(s): PaleoResearch Institute
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