Table 2 Microwear results for a sample of artifacts (n = 7) positive for blood residue.

From: Paleoamerican exploitation of extinct megafauna revealed through immunological blood residue and microwear analysis, North and South Carolina, USA

Analysis ID

Artifact ID

County/State

Type

Cultural affiliation

1Raw material

CIEP results

Projection?

Hafted?

Function(s)

27

38LX531a

Lexington/SC

Clovis

Early Paleoindian

BMC

Bovidae

Projection impact

Yes

Fresh hide cutting/butchery

28

38LX531b

Lexington/SC

Clovis Side Scraper

Early Paleoindian

Ch

Bovidae

Probable

Meat cutting

29

38LX531c

Lexington/SC

Clovis End Scraper

Early Paleoindian

Ch

Proboscidea

yes

Dry- hide scraping

54

SC444

Edgefield/SC

Clovis

Early Paleoindian

Ch

Bovidae

Projection impact (2)

Yes

Butchery

74

NC266

Northhampton/NC

Redstone

Middle Paleoindian

Jas

Bovidae

distal end broken

Yes

Butchery

101

VS8

Lancaster/SC

Clovis

Early Paleoindian

CQ

Horse

Distal end broken

Yes

Cutting/sawing, hide scraping

120

BZ1

Williamsburg/SC

Clovis Knife

Early Paleoindian

Ch

Proboscidea

Micro-impact fractures (2)

Yes

Butchery

  1. 1Raw Materials types include Chert (Ch), Crystal Quartz, (CQ), Jasper (Jas), and Black Mingo Chert (BMC).