POLLEN, PROTEIN RESIDUE, ORGANIC RESIDUE (FTIR), AND AMS RADIOCARBON DATING OF ARTIFACTS AND CHARCOAL FROM SITES LA 30023, LA 91050, LA 91057, LA 91067, LA 91136, LA 91143, LA 91153, AND LA 92546, DOÑA ANA COUNTY, NEW MEXICO

Eight sites located on Ft. Bliss, including one open-air campsite and seven sites located in interdunal areas interspersed with blowouts are the subject of this study. All sites are located in Doña County, New Mexico and include LA 30023, LA 91050, LA 91057, LA 91067, LA 91136, LA 91143, LA 91153, and LA 92546. Samples from these sites were examined for pollen and organic residues, the latter using FTIR. Pollen analyses will be used to provide subsistence information concerning plant resources utilized by the various occupants of this site. Organic and protein residue analysis will be used to investigate possible plant and animal resources
utilized by the site occupants.

本研究的研究对象为分布于布利斯堡（Fort Bliss）的8处考古遗址，其中包含1处露天营地遗址，以及7处坐落于发育有风蚀凹地的丘间地带的遗址。所有遗址均位于新墨西哥州多尼亚县，具体编号为LA 30023、LA 91050、LA 91057、LA 91067、LA 91136、LA 91143、LA 91153与LA 92546。研究人员对上述遗址出土的样品开展了孢粉与有机残留物检测分析，其中有机残留物分析采用傅里叶变换红外光谱（Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy，FTIR）技术。孢粉分析将用于揭示各遗址不同使用者所利用的植物资源相关的生计信息，有机与蛋白质残留物分析则将用于探究遗址使用者曾利用的潜在动植物资源。