POLLEN, STARCH, PHYTOLITH, AND PROTEIN RESIDUE ANALYSIS OF STONE TOOLS FROM SITES 5BL121 AND 5BL184, ROLLINS PASS, COLORADO

Stone tools from two sites within the Rollins Pass study area were submitted for pollen, starch, phytolith, and protein residue analyses. The study area lies along the Continental Divide west of the city of Nederland, Colorado. This area is known for its extensive complex of game drive systems. Two ground stone tools, a mano and metate from site 5BL121, were submitted for pollen, starch, and protein residue analyses. An edge-ground mano recovered from site 5BL184 was submitted for protein residue analysis. The goal of these analyses was to better understand what plant and animal resources were processed with these tools.滚林斯山口（Rollins Pass）研究区域内两处遗址出土的石制工具被送检，以开展孢粉（pollen）、淀粉（starch）、植硅体（phytolith）与蛋白质残留物（protein residue）分析。该研究区域位于科罗拉多州内德兰市以西的大陆分水岭（Continental Divide）沿线，以其规模宏大的狩猎驱赶系统复合体而闻名。来自5BL121遗址的两件研磨类石制工具——手磨石（mano）与磨盘（metate）——被送检，以开展孢粉、淀粉与蛋白质残留物分析。从5BL184遗址出土的一件刃磨手磨石（edge-ground mano）被送检，以开展蛋白质残留物分析。本次分析的核心目标为更深入地厘清这些工具曾被用于加工哪些动植物资源。