POLLEN, PROTEIN, AND ORGANIC (FTIR) RESIDUE ANALYSIS OF SAMPLES FROM THE SAN PEDRO RIVER VALLEY, ARIZONA

Author(s): Linda Scott Cummings; Chad Yost; Melissa K. Logan

Year: 2011

Summary

An archaeological site located in the San Pedro River Valley, near Fairbank, Arizona, yielded two projectile points that were submitted for protein residue analysis to identify animals that might have been killed using these points. In addition, one of these points also was tested for organic residues using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) in an effort to identify use of poisons. Finally, a single soil sample was submitted for pollen analysis. This sites lies in the Sonoran Desert at the edge of the Chihuauan Desert. These analyses are considered preliminary and are meant to assist in the selection of further samples for analysis.

Cite this Record

POLLEN, PROTEIN, AND ORGANIC (FTIR) RESIDUE ANALYSIS OF SAMPLES FROM THE SAN PEDRO RIVER VALLEY, ARIZONA. Linda Scott Cummings, Chad Yost, Melissa K. Logan. PRI Technical Report ,2011-109. 2011 ( tDAR id: 380254) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8TB16GP

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Keywords

Material
Ceramic • Chipped Stone • Pollen • Sediment

Investigation Types
Data Recovery / Excavation

General
11-109 • CIEP Analysis • FTIR Analysis • organic residue analysis • Pollen Analysis • Protein Analysis

Geographic Keywords
Arizona (State / Territory) • Cochise County (County) • Fairbank • San Pedro River Valley

Spatial Coverage

min long: -110.583; min lat: 31.335 ; max long: -108.243; max lat: 33.294 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): PaleoResearch Institute

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