PROTEIN RESIDUE ANALYSIS OF A HASKETT PROJECTILE POINT FROM SITE 42TO5135, GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT, UTAH

A Haskett projectile point collected from the surface of the Great Salt Lake Desert in Tooele County, Utah was submitted for protein residue analysis. The artifact was associated with site 42TO5135, a large Paleoindian surface lithic scatter with 68 various stone tools such as projectile points, scrapers, bifaces, and utilized flakes (Daron Duke, Personal Communication, February 04, 2013). Most artifacts from the playa surface were heavily weathered, but the projectile point appeared to have been exposed recently. Vegetation present on the playa includes pickleweed (Allenrolfea occidental) and various saltbushes.