PHYTOLITH AND STARCH ANALYSIS FOR SAMPLES FROM SITES FB 19357, FB 19326, AND FB 19022, FORT BLISS, TEXAS

Five soil samples were submitted for phytolith and starch grain analysis from three sites located within the Fort Bliss Military Reservation. All of these samples are associated with possible thermal features that may have been utilized for subsistence related activities. The goal of these analyses was to identify any plant phytolith and starch remains that may have been derived from foods prepared using these features. Phytolith analysis was performed to provide some paleoenvironmental information, as well.

针对布利斯堡军事保留地（Fort Bliss Military Reservation）内三处遗址的5份土壤样本，开展了植硅体（phytolith）与淀粉粒（starch grain）分析。所有样本均与可能被用于生计相关活动的热遗迹存在关联。本次分析的目标为识别可能源自利用上述遗迹烹制食物的植物植硅体与淀粉残留。此外，植硅体分析还可用于获取古环境相关信息。