POLLEN, PHYTOLITH, ORGANIC RESIDUE (FTIR) AND AMS RADIOCARBON ANALYSIS OF FEATURE FILL, CERAMIC, LITHIC ARTIFACTS AND CHARCOAL FROM SITES LA 132116, LA 149259, LA 149260, LA 149266, LA 149268, LA 149274, LA 149279, AND LA 149284, EDDY COUNTY, NEW MEXICO

Feature fill, ceramic and lithic artifacts, and charcoal from eight sites (LA 132116, LA 149259, LA 149260, LA 149266, LA 149268, LA 149274, LA 149279, and LA 149284), in Eddy County, New Mexico were submitted for pollen, phytolith, and organic residue analysis, and AMS radiocarbon dating. Pollen and phytolith analysis was performed on feature fill and sediment samples, as well as fill recovered from a ceramic vessel. Feature fill associated with this vessel was examined for charcoal, which was submitted for AMS radiocarbon dating. Five ceramic sherds from the vessel were also tested for organic residue using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR). Protein analysis was performed on the lithic artifacts submitted, and soil control samples were also analyzed for pollen.