MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS AND AMS RADIOCARBON DATING OF SOIL SAMPLES FROM SITE 5WL6465, WELD COUNTY, COLORADO

Author(s): Kathryn Puseman

Year: 2011

Summary

Soil samples from between and below two stacked metates sitting atop a hearth at site 5WL6465 in northeastern Colorado were examined for macrofloral remains. Charcoal fragments recovered from the samples were submitted for AMS radiocarbon dating. This site is a multicomponent site containing diagnostic projectile points from the Middle Archaic (3000-1000 B.C.) and Late Prehistoric (A.D. 150-1540), as well as ceramics from the Middle Ceramic (A.D. 1150-1540). Macrofloral analysis is used to provide information concerning plant resources utilized by the occupants of the site, and AMS radiocarbon dating provides a temporal association for the feature.

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MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS AND AMS RADIOCARBON DATING OF SOIL SAMPLES FROM SITE 5WL6465, WELD COUNTY, COLORADO. Kathryn Puseman. PRI Technical Report ,2011-021. 2011 ( tDAR id: 380160) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8QJ7GV8

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Keywords

Culture
Archaic • Late Prehistoric • Middle Archaic • Middle Ceramic

Material
Dating Sample • Macrobotanical • Sediment

Site Name
5WL6465

Investigation Types
Data Recovery / Excavation

General
11-021 • AMS Radiocarbon Analysis • AMS Radiocarbon Dating • Macrofloral Analysis

Geographic Keywords
Colorado (State / Territory) • Weld County (County)

Temporal Keywords
Archaic • Prehistoric

Spatial Coverage

min long: -105.241; min lat: 39.893 ; max long: -102.049; max lat: 41.001 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): PaleoResearch Institute

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