PHYTOLITH, STARCH, AND PROTEIN ANALYSIS OF SAMPLES AND AMS RADIOCARBON ANALYSIS OF ZEA MAYS FROM PTC NE EXTENSION ROW, SITE 36BU0445, BUCKS COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA

Author(s): Linda Scott Cummings

Year: 2020

Summary

The Unami Creek Open Site, 36BU0445, is situated along Unami Creek in Bucks County, southeastern Pennsylvania. Originally, the site was thought to exhibit evidence of Late Archaic to Early Woodland (3700–2600 BP), Middle Woodland (2000–1700 BP), and Late woodland (1300–465 BP) occupation. Over 5,000 lithic artifacts were recovered, including Fox Creek and Late Woodland triangular projectile points. In addition, a late Woodland radiocarbon date (510–400 BP) was obtained. Fifteen flaked lithics and several soil control samples were submitted for protein residue analysis. In addition, phytolith and starch analyses were performed on residue recovered from an Owasco pottery sherd, a possible Owasco/Kelso or Oak Hill pottery sherd, another unidentified pottery sherd, a sandstone pestle, and a clay smoking pipe, as well as three of the control sediment samples. Finally, 15 macrobotanic remains were submitted for identification verification and one radiocarbon date if Zea mays was identified.

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PHYTOLITH, STARCH, AND PROTEIN ANALYSIS OF SAMPLES AND AMS RADIOCARBON ANALYSIS OF ZEA MAYS FROM PTC NE EXTENSION ROW, SITE 36BU0445, BUCKS COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA. Linda Scott Cummings. PRI Technical Report ,2020-011. 2020 ( tDAR id: 457635) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8457635

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Keywords

Culture
Early Woodland • Late Archaic • Late Woodland • Middle Woodland

Material
Chipped Stone

Site Name
36BU0445 • PTC NE Extension Row

Investigation Types
Data Recovery / Excavation

General
AMS Radiocarbon Analysis • Phytolith Analysis • Protein Analysis • Starch Analysis

Geographic Keywords
Bucks County (County) • Pennsylvania (State / Territory)

Temporal Keywords
Early Woodland • Late Archaic • Late Woodland • Middle Woodland

Spatial Coverage

min long: -75.582; min lat: 40.212 ; max long: -74.821; max lat: 40.547 ;

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