PROTEIN RESIDUE ANALYSIS OF LITHICS FROM PALEOINDIAN SITE 27-CO-74, COOS COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE

Site 27-CO-74 is a large Paleoindian site consisting of multiple artifact concentrations and a general low density artifact distribution. The site is currently overlain by farmland and is situated on a rise of land on the northeastern side of the Israel River Valley in Coos County, New Hampshire. To the north is a small brook with riparian vegetation including cattails. Two lithics recovered from the north end of the defined site area were submitted for protein residue analysis to determine how the artifacts were utilized and provide information on prehistoric subsistence practices.