San Nicolas Island, CA (Geographic Keyword)
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POLLEN, PHYTOLITH, STARCH, AND ORGANIC RESIDUE (FTIR) ANALYSIS OF A MORTAR AND ORGANIC RESIDUE (FTIR) ANALYSIS OF A SOIL SAMPLE FROM THE TULE CREEK VILLAGE (CA-SNI-25), SAN NICOLAS ISLAND, CHANNEL ISLANDS, CALIFORNIA (2012)
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A sandstone mortar recovered from the Tule Creek Village (CA-SNI-25) on San Nicolas Island in the Channel Islands of California was submitted for pollen, phytolith, starch, and organic residue analysis. Phytolith and starch analysis provides microbotanical evidence of plant-parts that may have been ground. Organic residues were tested for using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR). This analysis provides information concerning the compounds that were extracted from the mortar....