Millingstone Period (Culture Keyword)

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House Pits and Middens A Methodological Study of Site Structure and Formation Processes at CA-ORA-116, Newport Bay, Orange County, California (1998)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Donn R. Grenda. Christopher J. Doolittle. Jeffrey Altschul.

This report documents data recovery excavations at CA-ORA-116 (ORA-116), a late Intermediate-period (1050 B.C.–A.D. 600) prehistoric site situated near the head of upper Newport Bay, overlooking San Joaquin Marsh, in Orange County, California. Statistical Research, Inc., conducted this project under contract with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Los Angeles District, which was under contract with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to ensure compliance with the National Historic Preservation...


POLLEN, STARCH, MACROFLORAL, PROTEIN RESIDUE, AND ORGANIC RESIDUE (FTIR) ANALYSES AT SITE CA-SDI-4281, CALIFORNIA (2008)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Linda Scott Cummings. Kathryn Puseman. Chad Yost.

Samples from the fill of fire-altered rock and shell features at Site CA-SDI-4281 in southern California near the Mexican border were examined for pollen, starches, and macrofloral remains. In addition, pollen/starch samples were recovered from a column through a single 120 cm deep unit. Three groundstone and three projectile points were analyzed for the presence of protein and organic residues, the latter using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR). Conventional radiocarbon dates...