Riverside County, California (Geographic Keyword)
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MICROSCOPIC ANALYSIS OF CONTENTS OF A PREHISTORIC PIPE, RIV 399, CALIFORNIA (1997)
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A stone pipe recovered in western Riverside County, California was submitted for microscopic analysis that might identify plants that were smoked. Radiocarbon dates from the site suggest a time frame of about AD 1020 for use of the pipe. This shaped stone pipe was filled with sediment that was removed for study as a control sample. Following this, the interior surface of the pipe was washed to recover evidence of the material smoked. Pollen, phytolith, and macrofloral analyses were...