STARCH, PHYTOLITH, AND PROTEIN ANALYSIS OF LITHIC SAMPLES FROM SITE 36MG0443, MONTGOMERY COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA

Site 36MG0443, situated on an upland hilltop in a plowed field in central Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, is comprised of a shallow basin containing approximately 300 jasper flakes. Of the features present at the site, Feature 3 yielded radiocarbon dates of approximately 600 and 700 BC and was occupied during the Early Woodland period. Three lithic samples from Feature 3 were submitted for starch, phytolith, and protein analysis. The goal of the analysis was to identify use of these lithic flakes.

遗址36MG0443坐落于宾夕法尼亚州蒙哥马利县中部一处耕地的高地山顶，其主体为一处浅盆地，盆内共存有约300件碧玉（jasper）石片。在该遗址的各类考古遗迹中，3号遗迹（Feature 3）的碳十四测年结果约为公元前700年至公元前600年，其使用年代属于伍德兰早期（Early Woodland period）。研究人员从3号遗迹中选取3件石质样品，开展淀粉粒、植硅体与蛋白质分析，本次分析的核心目标为判定这批石片的使用痕迹与用途。