IDENTIFICATION OF QUID FIBER FROM THE DIVERSION DAM CAVE NEAR BOISE, IDAHO

Author(s): Kathryn Puseman; Linda Scott Cummings

Year: 2003

Summary

A quid from a lava tube (Diversion Dam Cave) just outside Boise, Idaho, was examined to

determine that material was being chewed by the ancient inhabitants of the cave. A portion of the

quid was digested with bleach to release phytoliths that would aid in identification of the type of

plant material represented.

Cite this Record

IDENTIFICATION OF QUID FIBER FROM THE DIVERSION DAM CAVE NEAR BOISE, IDAHO. Kathryn Puseman, Linda Scott Cummings. 2003 ( tDAR id: 379066) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8BZ65GK

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Keywords

Material
Macrobotanical

Site Name
Diversion Dam Cave

Investigation Types
Data Recovery / Excavation

General
Phytolith Analysis • Quid

Geographic Keywords
Boise, Idaho

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