POLLEN AND ORGANIC RESIDUE (FTIR) ANALYSIS OF A PLASTERED-FLOOR PITHOUSE FROM RABID RUIN (AZ AA:12:46), TUCSON, ARIZONA

Author(s): Linda Scott Cummings

Year: 2008

Summary

Rabid Ruin (AZ AA:12:46(ASM), located on the geomorphic floodplain of the Santa Cruz

River in North Tucson, Arizona, represents an extensive Hohokam Classic period (A.D. 1150-

1350) village. Samples from a plastered-floor pithouse were examined for pollen and organic

residues, the latter using the FTIR. Pollen analyses will be used to provide subsistence

information concerning plant resources utilized by the various occupants of this site. FTIR

analyses will be used to provide information concerning foods processed in the structure or

thermal features within the structure.

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POLLEN AND ORGANIC RESIDUE (FTIR) ANALYSIS OF A PLASTERED-FLOOR PITHOUSE FROM RABID RUIN (AZ AA:12:46), TUCSON, ARIZONA. Linda Scott Cummings. 2008 ( tDAR id: 379667) ; doi:10.6067/XCV879445J

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