IDENTIFICATION OF CHARRED MATERIAL FROM THE TALUFOFO KINGFISHER GOLF LINKS PROJECT, SIAPAN

Summary

Six samples containing charcoal and other charred material were examined from sites

in the Talufofo Kingfisher Golf Links Project on east Siapan in the Mariana Islands. The sites

are believed to represent prehistoric occupations dating to the Transitional (AD 1 to 800) and

Latte Periods (AD 800 to 1650), based on ceramic typology. The project area was used for

pottery manufacture. Charred material was identified prior to submission for radiocarbon dating.

The native forests were cleared for sugar cane plantations during the Japanese administration

in the early to mid 1900s. Identification of charcoal and other charred material will provide

information concerning vegetation in the area at the time of occupation.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• PaleoResearch Institute

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