POLLEN, STARCH, PHYTOLITH, PROTEIN RESIDUE, AND FTIR ANALYSIS OF GROUND STONE AND IDENTIFICATION OF CHARCOAL FROM SITE 23SH23, AKERS FERRY, OZARK NATIONAL SCENIC RIVERWAYS, MISSOURI

Three ground stone artifacts collected at the Akers Ferry site (23SH23), located in the
Ozark National Scenic Riverways, Missouri, were examined to obtain information concerning
plants and/or animals that might have been processed using these tools. This multi-component
site contains features, a midden, and lithic and ceramic artifacts reflecting occupations from the
early Archaic through Missippian Traditions. Each ground stone was large enough to dedicate
a portion of the surface to pollen, starch, phytolith, protein residue, and Fourier Transform
Infrared Spectrometry (FTIR) analyses. In addition, two charcoal samples were submitted for
identification.

对采集自密苏里州欧扎克国家风景河道区（Ozark National Scenic Riverways）的阿克尔斯费里遗址（23SH23）的三件磨制石器制品开展了检测，以获取有关这些工具曾加工处理的动植物相关信息。该多期堆积遗址包含各类遗迹、生活废弃物堆积，以及石质与陶质制品，反映了从早古风时期直至密西西比文化传统时期的人类活动踪迹。每件磨制石器尺寸均足够大，可预留出其表面的部分区域用于孢粉、淀粉粒、植硅体、蛋白质残留物及傅里叶变换红外光谱（Fourier Transform Infrared Spectrometry，FTIR）分析。此外，还提交了两份炭样以供物种鉴定。