MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS, CHARCOAL IDENTIFICATION, AMS RADIOCARBON DATING, AND PROTEIN RESIDUE ANALYSIS OF SAMPLES FROM SITES LA 117092 (FB 16244), LA 124002 (FB 8803), LA 124013 (FB 8814), AND LA 124024 (FB 8825) ON THE FORT BLISS MILITARY RESERVATION, OTERO COUNTY, NEW MEXICO (DELIVERY ORDER 9)

Fill from hearths at sites LA 117092 (FB 16244), LA 124002 (FB 8803), and LA 124024 (FB 8825) was examined to recover charcoal or other charred macrofloral material suitable for AMS radiocarbon dating, then date the features. A unifacial tool from site LA 124013 (FB 8814) was analyzed for possible protein residues to determine plant or animal resources that might have been processed using this tool. These sites are located on the Fort Bliss Military Reservation in Surveyors and El Paso Canyons, Otero County, New Mexico.