PROTEIN RESIDUE, POLLEN, PHYTOLITH, STARCH, AND ORGANIC RESIDUE (FTIR) ANALYSIS, AND AMS RADIOCARBON DATING OF SAMPLES FROM ASPEN PICNIC SITE (89K/EeMa-2), RIDING MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK, MANITOBA, CANADA

Summary

The Aspen Picnic Site (89K/EeMa-2) is a multi-component Woodland site with three to four stratified occupations. It is situated along the north shore of Clear Lake in Riding Mountain National Park, Manitoba, Canada where it was identified in 1971 and tested in 1972. Artifacts and features were exposed during additional testing as part of an impact assessment along with mitigation based excavations in 2013 (Donalee Deck, personal communication February 4, 2014). Five lithic samples were selected for protein residue analysis and one ceramic sherd with a visible residue coating was chosen for optical and organic residue examination including pollen, phytolith, and starch analysis, and identification of organic compounds using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR). Residue from the ceramic sherd also underwent AMS radiocarbon dating with results expected to fall between 300–1700 AD based on artifact typologies present at the site.

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