CHARCOAL AND WOOD IDENTIFICATION; MACROFLORAL, POLLEN, PHYTOLITH, AND DIATOM ANALYSES; AND AMS RADIOCARBON DATING FOR SAMPLES FROM B. F. SISK DAM, CALIFORNIA

Author(s): Kathryn Puseman; Linda Scott Cummings; Chad Yost

Year: 2009

Summary

Thirteen samples from the B. F. Sisk Dam in Merced County, California, were examined to recover charcoal, wood, or other organic remains suitable for AMS radiocarbon analysis. Botanic components and detrital charcoal were identified, and potentially radiocarbon datable material was separated. In addition, pollen, phytolith, and diatom analyses were conducted on one sample of charcoal in clay matrix (Station 129). Samples were collected from a trench at the downstream toe of the dam near the former junction of San Luis and Cottonwood Creeks. Ten radiocarbon dates were obtained.

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CHARCOAL AND WOOD IDENTIFICATION; MACROFLORAL, POLLEN, PHYTOLITH, AND DIATOM ANALYSES; AND AMS RADIOCARBON DATING FOR SAMPLES FROM B. F. SISK DAM, CALIFORNIA. Kathryn Puseman, Linda Scott Cummings, Chad Yost. PRI Technical Report ,2009-161. 2009 ( tDAR id: 380101) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8BR8RQT

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Keywords

Material
Dating Sample • Macrobotanical • Pollen

Site Name
B. F. Sisk Dam

Investigation Types
Data Recovery / Excavation

General
09-161 • AMS Radiocarbon Analysis • AMS Radiocarbon Dating • Charcoal Identification • Macrofloral Analysis • Phytolith Analysis • Pollen Analysis • Wood Identification

Geographic Keywords
B. F. Sisk Dam • California (State / Territory) • Merced County (County) • Sisk Dam

Spatial Coverage

min long: -121.701; min lat: 36.455 ; max long: -118.01; max lat: 38.624 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): PaleoResearch Institute

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