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POLLEN AND PHYTOLITH ANALYSIS AT 48PA2405, A MCKEAN-AGE SITE NEAR CODY, WYOMING (2003)
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Stratigraphic samples were collected at 6 cm intervals through deposits of an ancient playa associated with archaeological site 48PA2405. Four strata were recorded, the lowest representing an organic mat that probably represents Pleistocene deposits, an organic silty-sand-clay level that yielded a radiocarbon age of 18,570 ± 170 BP based on organics collected between pollen samples 38 and 42, followed by fine silty sand deposits, and finally soil as the uppermost stratum. Given the early...