POLLEN, STARCH, MACROFLORAL, AND PROTEIN RESIDUE ANALYSIS AT THE BON SITE, 35DS608, OREGON

Samples from the Bon Site, 35DS608, in central Oregon were examined for
pollen, starch granules, macrofloral remains, and/or possible protein residues.
This site is a multicomponent prehistoric camp, and the majority of the artifacts
sent for analysis are of a type dating to the Middle Holocene. Eleven pieces of
groundstone and one soil sample were submitted for pollen analysis to determine
plants processed at this site. Soil from the modern surface and from a column
in the main excavation block away from all groundstone concentrations also were
examined for pollen to provide a control for the archaeological samples.
Macrofloral analysis of five flotation samples from four features also is used
to provide subsistence information. Thirty-eight flaked stone artifacts were
analyzed for possible animal protein residues. Immunological studies have shown
that protein residues from a tool's surface can be identified using modified
forensic procedures. This analysis is used to provide additional prehistoric
subsistence information, as well as possible artifact specificity.