PHYTOLITH AND STARCH ANALYSIS OF FEATURE FILL FROM SITE 5MF3012, MOFFAT COUNTY, COLORADO

Author(s): Chad Yost

Year: 2012

Summary

Three samples representing two controls and one hearth feature from a basin house (Structure 1) were submitted for phytolith and starch grain analysis from site 5MF3012. This site is located in northwestern Colorado along the Yampa River, and has yielded evidence for multiple Archaic Period occupations, as well as a Late Prehistoric component. This microbotanical analysis was undertaken to better understand some of the plant resources utilized by the Archaic Period site occupants.

Cite this Record

PHYTOLITH AND STARCH ANALYSIS OF FEATURE FILL FROM SITE 5MF3012, MOFFAT COUNTY, COLORADO. Chad Yost. PRI Technical Report ,2012-088. 2012 ( tDAR id: 380383) ; doi:10.6067/XCV837789J

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Keywords

Material
Sediment

Site Name
5MF3012

Investigation Types
Data Recovery / Excavation

General
12-088 • Phytolith Analysis • Starch Analysis

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

Spatial Coverage

min long: -109.039; min lat: 39.651 ; max long: -106.161; max lat: 41.008 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): PaleoResearch Institute

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