PROTEIN RESIDUE ANALYSIS OF LITHIC TOOLS FROM ROUTE 44 EAST, LOCUS 1 AND ROUTE 169 EAST, LOCUS 1 IN WINDHAM COUNTY, CONNECTICUT

Two sites, Route 44 East and Route 169 East, were investigated as part of the
Northeast Utilities’ New England East-West Solutions Interstate Reliability Project. The Route 44 East Locus 1 site is located in the town of Putnam, and the Route 169 East Locus 1 site is in the town of Brooklyn; both are within the upland physiographic zone of northeastern Connecticut. Findings at the Route 44 East Locus 1 site indicate the area represents a lithic workshop or campsite with a possible Late Archaic and a known Late Woodland occupation. The Route 169 East Locus 1 site represents a multicomponent habitation utilized during the Archaic (Early and Late) and Woodland periods (Olson, personal communication August 1, 2014). One lithic tool and an associated soil control from each site were submitted for protein residue analysis to identify resources processed by the site occupants.