PHYTOLITH AND STARCH ANALYSIS OF FEATURE FILL FROM SITE 5MF3582, MOFFAT COUNTY, COLORADO

Author(s): Chad Yost

Year: 2012

Summary

Seven feature fill samples and one soil control sample were submitted from site 5MF3582 for phytolith and starch grain analysis. This site is an Archaic buried prehistoric campsite discovered in 1991 during pipeline survey work. The site is located in northwestern Colorado on a sandy ridge west of Deception Creek in Moffat County, Colorado. Microbotanical analysis was undertaken to better understand some of the plant resources utilized by the site occupants.

Cite this Record

PHYTOLITH AND STARCH ANALYSIS OF FEATURE FILL FROM SITE 5MF3582, MOFFAT COUNTY, COLORADO. Chad Yost. PRI Technical Report ,2012-087. 2012 ( tDAR id: 380382) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8057FH3

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Keywords

Material
Sediment

Site Name
5MF3582

Investigation Types
Data Recovery / Excavation

General
12-087 • Phytolith Analysis • Starch Analysis

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

Spatial Coverage

min long: -108.995; min lat: 40.022 ; max long: -106.666; max lat: 41.008 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): PaleoResearch Institute

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