PROTEIN RESIDUE ANALYSIS OF ARTIFACTS FROM THE NESHAMINY CREEK SITE, 36BU402, BUCKS COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA

Ten artifacts and four soil control samples were submitted for analysis from the
Neshimany Creek Site, 36BU402, Bucks County, southeastern Pennsylvania. This site
represents a possible single-component Middle Woodland period occupation (500-1000 AD).
Two diagnostic points (Jack’s Reef) were recovered at the site and were part of this analysis.
Protein residue analysis was used to determine possible animal resources hunted and/or
processed using these ten artifacts.

来自宾夕法尼亚州东南部巴克斯县36BU402号内希马尼溪遗址（Neshimany Creek Site）的10件人工制品与4份土壤对照样本已提交分析。该遗址被推测为仅留存中期林地文化期（Middle Woodland period，公元500-1000年）单一阶段的定居遗存。遗址中出土的2件杰克礁型（Jack’s Reef）诊断性尖状器均纳入本次分析范围。本次研究采用蛋白质残留物分析技术，以推断这10件人工制品所涉及的狩猎或加工的动物资源种类。