CHARCOAL IDENTIFICATION AND AMS RADIOCARBON AGE DETERMINATION OF A SAMPLE FROM FORT LIGONIER, 36WM71, WESTMORELAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA

Author(s): Linda Scott Cummings

Year: 2018

Summary

Fort Ligonier (36WM71), an 18th Century fortified supply outpost, is tied to the British military’s Forbes Expedition. The fort is located in the Laurel Highlands section of the Allegheny Plateau on a hilltop in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. A wood sample suspected to be from part of the main gate’s artillery battery defense was submitted for identification and AMS radiocarbon dating.

Cite this Record

CHARCOAL IDENTIFICATION AND AMS RADIOCARBON AGE DETERMINATION OF A SAMPLE FROM FORT LIGONIER, 36WM71, WESTMORELAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA. Linda Scott Cummings. PRI Technical Report ,2018-084. 2018 ( tDAR id: 447940) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8447940

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Keywords

Culture
Euroamerican • Historic

Material
Charcoal • Dating Sample • Macrobotanical

Site Name
36WM71 • Fort Ligonier

Investigation Types
Data Recovery / Excavation

General
18-084 • AMS Radiocarbon Analysis • AMS Radiocarbon Dating • Charcoal Identification • Forbes Expedition

Geographic Keywords
Alleghany • Alleghany Plateau • Fort Ligonier • Laurel Highlands • Pennsylvania (State / Territory) • Westmoreland County (County)

Temporal Keywords
Colonial

Spatial Coverage

min long: -79.96; min lat: 40.116 ; max long: -79.427; max lat: 40.52 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): PaleoResearch Institute

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