Wamsutter (Geographic Keyword)
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The Sourdough I Site (48SW19463) is located 20 miles north of Wamsutter, Wyoming, in the northern portion of the Great Divide Basin. The site is situated on a land peninsula, extending into a dry playa lake bed. Site 48SW19463 exhibits seven features, four of which were sampled for pollen, starch, and/or FTIR analysis. Features 1 and 2 date between 1680–1730 BP, indicating an early occupation phase of the Late Prehistoric Uinta Phase. Features 4 and 5 date between 1070–1120 BP, indicating a more...
STARCH ANALYSIS OF SAMPLES FROM SITE 48SW16962, WAMSUTTER, WYOMING (2010)
Site 48SW16962, situated south-southwest of Wamsutter, Wyoming, is an open lithic scatter comprised of three cultural features (Features 1, 2, and 3) representing an Uinta Phase occupation. Sediment samples from each feature were submitted for starch analysis to identify starchy foods cooked in these features.
STARCH, PROTEIN, AND ORGANIC RESIDUE (FTIR) ANALYSIS OF SAMPLES FROM SITE 48SW16971, SWEETWATER COUNTY, WYOMING (2010)
Thirty-six samples, consisting of feature fill, groundstone, fire-cracked rock, and soil controls, from 48SW16971, a multi-component site located southwest of Wamsutter, Wyoming were submitted for starch, protein, and organic residue analysis. Samples were tested for organic residues using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR). Site 48SW16971 is comprised of Transitional Archaic and Formative components that have been identified through radiocarbon dating of unspecified charred...