EXAMINATION OF BULK SOIL FOR RADIOCARBON DATABLE MATERIAL FROM THE WILLOW CREEK TRENCHES, WASATCH FAULT, UTAH

Summary

A total of six bulk soil samples from stratigraphic horizons in trenches excavated across

the Nephi segment of the Wasatch fault, Utah, were floated to recover organic fragments

suitable for radiocarbon analysis. These samples were recovered from two trenches: Willow

Creek North (WCN) and Willow Creek South (WCS). Botanic components and detrital charcoal

were identified, and potentially radiocarbon datable material was separated. After initial

examination of the samples was complete, charred material was selected and submitted for

AMS radiocarbon dating to the Graphite Laboratory at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory,

Livermore, California.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• PaleoResearch Institute

Keywords

File Information