POLLEN, PHYTOLITH, MACROFLORAL, AND ORGANIC RESIDUE (FTIR) ANALYSES OF PRIVY FILL FROM THE FAUSEL HOUSE, PLACERVILLE, CALIFORNIA
Author(s): Kathryn Puseman; Linda Scott Cummings; Chad Yost
Year: 2008
Summary
A single sample recovered from a privy at the Fausel House in Placerville, California,
was examined for pollen, parasites, phytoliths, and macrofloral remains, as well as for organic
residues using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR). This privy was discovered
beneath an addition to the house. It appears to have been filled in a single episode. Pollen,
phytolith, and macrofloral remains will be used to provide information concerning foods eaten
by the privy users, while the presence or absence of parasites will provide information regarding
their general health.
Cite this Record
POLLEN, PHYTOLITH, MACROFLORAL, AND ORGANIC RESIDUE (FTIR) ANALYSES OF PRIVY FILL FROM THE FAUSEL HOUSE, PLACERVILLE, CALIFORNIA. Kathryn Puseman, Linda Scott Cummings, Chad Yost. 2008 ( tDAR id: 379600) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8X63MFB
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