PROTEIN RESIDUE ANALYSIS OF GROUND STONE ARTIFACTS FROM SITE CA-SCLI-43, SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CALIFORNIA

Two groundstone artifacts from site CA-SCLI-43 on San Clemente Island, California were analyzed for possible protein residues. Protein residue analysis had been conducted previously in another laboratory on both groundstone artifacts; however, neither of these groundstone appeared to have been washed prior to being accepted at Paleo Research. In addition, neither artifact was accompanied with a formal soil control sample; therefore, small soil controls were generated from the small amount of sediment recovered in each artifact bag.