EXAMINATION OF BULK SOIL SAMPLES FROM ICY POINT, GLACIER BAY NATIONAL PARK, ALASKA FOR RADIOCARBON DATABLE MATERIAL

Author(s): Peter Kováčik; Linda Scott Cummings

Year: 2018

Summary

Marine terraces T6 and T8, located at Icy Point in Glacier National Park, Alaska, are associated with sea level changes and tectonic activity along the Fairweather fault. Bulk soil, collected from each site was submitted for macrofloral analysis to recover and identify organic materials suitable for radiocarbon age determination.

Cite this Record

EXAMINATION OF BULK SOIL SAMPLES FROM ICY POINT, GLACIER BAY NATIONAL PARK, ALASKA FOR RADIOCARBON DATABLE MATERIAL. Peter Kováčik, Linda Scott Cummings. PRi Technical Report ,2018-025. 2018 ( tDAR id: 442009) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8V127PC

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Keywords

Material
Macrobotanical

Site Name
Icy Point

Investigation Types
Data Recovery / Excavation

General
18-025 • Botanic Identification • Charcoal Identification • Macrofloral Analysis

Geographic Keywords
Alaska (State / Territory) • Fairweather Fault • Glacier Bay National Park

Spatial Coverage

min long: -140.636; min lat: 56.957 ; max long: -131.385; max lat: 60.207 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): PaleoResearch Institute

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