Traces of the past: microscopic residue analysis on the Canadian plateau, British Columbia

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2011
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This study examines microscopic plant and animal residues from 106 stone tools dating to the Late Period (4500 to 200 BP) obtained from the Canadian Plateau site White Rock Springs (EeRj-226), in the Hat Creek valley, interior British Columbia, Canada. Microscopic residues gleaned from artifacts are used as direct archaeological evidence to assess the diet and technologies of prehistoric peoples. Root food use was a particular focus of the study and was targeted by characterizing starch grains found on the stone tools. In addition to starch, microscopic trace residues of coniferous wood, herbaceous and/or woody tissues, phytoliths, feathers, pollen, fungal hyphae and lichen were extracted from the stone tools.
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Croft, S. (2011). Traces of the past: microscopic residue analysis on the Canadian plateau, British Columbia (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/4599
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