Charcoal (Material Keyword)
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This report provides documentation for archaeological data recovery within a 6.9 acre parcel located near the northeastern edge of the prehistoric Hohokam village Pueblo del Rio (AZ T:12:116[ASM]). The work was conducted by Northland Research, Inc., for McCall & Associates prior to commercial development of the property. The purpose of the project was to collect information and analyze materials from a sample of features at the site. Features identified include three pit houses, a...
Data Recovery Plan for U.S. West Communications Utility Right-of-Way near Pueblo Grande National Historic Landmark, Phoenix, Maricopa County (1993)
Archaeological Consulting Services, Ltd. (ACS) is serving as a consultant to U.S. West Communications (US West) for a proposed utility (fiber optic communication cable) right-of-way. The right-of-way is located within the southern access road for the Grand Canal, which passes through Pueblo Grande National Historic Landmark (Pueblo Grande), although the proposed right-of-way is not within the National Historic Landmark boundary. The site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places...
Data Recovery Report, North End of the Frank Luke Addition, Site AZ T:12:1 (ASM), La Ciudad, City of Phoenix (2012)
Archaeological data recovery was conducted in the north end of the Frank Luke Addition in the City of Phoenix within a portion of the Hohokam site of La Ciudad, also known as AZ T:12:1 (ASM). This is a report on data recovery conducted in the north end of the project area. The excavations documented a borrow pit reused as a reservoir (Feature 32), an irrigation lateral (Feature 27), a small field house (Feature 29), five extramural pits and thermal features, and two pits containing historic...
End of Fieldwork Report, Data Recovery of the North End of the Frank Luke Addition, City of Phoenix Housing Department (2012)
Archaeological data recovery was conducted in the north end of the Frank Luke Addition in the City of Phoenix within a portion of the Hohokam site of La Ciudad, also known as AZ T:12:1 (ASM). The City of Phoenix Housing Department plans to construct affordable housing on the site of the Frank Luke Addition housing project originally constructed in 1952 by the City. The project is divided into two construction phases, and this report pertains to the northern part of the Phase 2 area. The area of...
EXAMINATION AND AMS RADIOCARBON DATING OF SAMPLES FROM THE 7 LAGOS PROJECT, VALDIVIA, CHILE (2011)
A total of eight samples from geologic trenches at the 7 Lagos Project in Valdivia, Chile, were examined to recover organic fragments suitable for radiocarbon dating. Botanic components and detrital charcoal were identified, and potentially radiocarbon datable material was separated. Two samples appeared to contain charred material in sufficient quantities for dating; however, the charred material did not survive the chemical pre-treatment for dating. Half of the sediment retained during...
EXAMINATION OF BULK SOIL AND AMS RADIOCARBON AGE DETERMINATION OF MATERIAL FROM PALEOSEISMIC TRENCHES 2 AND 3 AT THE FILOLI SITE, WOODSIDE, SAN MATEO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA (2015)
The Filoli paleoseismic site is located on the San Andreas Fault in Woodside, San Mateo County, California. Bulk soil samples collected from the north wall of Trench 2 and from the south and north walls of Trench 3 were submitted for macrofloral analysis to recover charred remains suitable for AMS radiocarbon age determination. One to four different charred remains from every sample were selected, yielding a total of 30 AMS radiocarbon dates.
EXAMINATION OF BULK SOIL AND CHARCOAL, AND AMS RADIOCARBON AGE DETERMINATION OF MATERIAL FROM THE ROVNER SIMI PROJECT, SIMI VALLEY, CALIFORNIA (2014)
A selection of bulk soil samples collected from trenches and augers excavated as part of the Rovner Simi Project, Simi Valley, southern California, were floated to recover organic fragments suitable for radiocarbon age determination. In addition, two charcoal samples also were submitted for identification and microscopic charcoal was extracted from five sediment samples. Botanic components and charcoal fragments were identified, and optimal radiocarbon datable material, including microcharcoal,...
EXAMINATION OF BULK SOIL AND DETRITAL CHARCOAL FOR DATABLE MATERIAL FROM THE DUNGENESS RIVER GEOMORPHIC STUDY, WASHINGTON (2000)
Bulk soil and detrital charcoal samples were recovered from natural exposures or soil pits on stream terraces adjacent to the Dungeness River in the northeastern portion of the Olympic Peninsula, Washington. These samples are from terraces incised into the alluvial plain between the eastern Olympic Mountains and the Strait of Juan de Fuca at Dungeness Bay. Botanic components and detrital charcoal were identified in each of the samples, and potentially radiocarbon datable material was separated.
EXAMINATION OF BULK SOIL AND DETRITAL CHARCOAL FOR RADIOCARBON DATABLE MATERIAL AND EXTRACTION OF MICROCHARCOAL FROM THE PENROSE DRIVE TRENCH SITE, EAST BENCH FAULT, SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH (2010)
A total of eleven bulk soil samples, three charcoal samples, and two shell samples were examined for the presence of organic material suitable for radiocarbon analysis. These samples were recovered from two trenches at the Penrose Drive site in Salt Lake City, Utah. Botanic components and detrital charcoal were identified, and potentially radiocarbon datable material was separated. Dating of material from the trenches will be used to help develop detailed information on the timing and recurrence...
EXAMINATION OF BULK SOIL AND DETRITAL CHARCOAL, AND AMS RADIOCARBON AGE DETERMINATION OF MATERIALS FROM THE MINTO, DENALI, AND CASTLE MOUNTAIN FAULTS AND THE NORTHERN FOOTHILLS THRUST, ALASKA (2015)
Six bulk soil samples from paleoseismic trenches across the Minto Fault, Denali Fault, and Castle Mountain Fault in Alaska were floated to recover and identify organic fragments suitable for radiocarbon age determination. In addition one macrofloral sample and eight detrital charcoal samples from a trench across the Northern Foothills Thrust (Alaska) also were submitted for identification. Botanic components and charcoal fragments were identified and potentially radiocarbon datable material was...
EXAMINATION OF BULK SOIL AND DETRITAL CHARCOAL/WOOD FROM FLOOD DEPOSITS ALONG THE BILL WILLIAMS RIVER OF WESTERN ARIZONA (1999)
Detrital charcoal/wood and bulk soil samples from flood deposits along the Bill Williams River of western Arizona were floated to recover organic fragments suitable for radiocarbon dating. The sampling location is immediately downstream from Alamo Dam. Botanic components and detrital charcoal were identified, and potentially radiocarbon datable material was separated.
EXAMINATION OF BULK SOIL SAMPLES FOR POTENTIAL RADIOCARBON DATABLE MATERIAL FROM THE ELIZABETH LAKE PALEOSEISMIC SITE, CALIFORNIA (2014)
The Elizabeth Lake site is located in the town of Elizabeth Lake, 18 miles northwest of Palmdale, California. Nine soil samples, collected from two paleoseismic trenches opened across the San Andreas Fault, were submitted to recover and identify material appropriate for AMS radiocarbon age determination. In addition, microcharcoal extraction was requested for three samples.
EXAMINATION OF BULK SOIL, IDENTIFICATION OF DETRITAL CHARCOAL, AND AMS RADIOCARBON AGE DETERMINATION OF MATERIAL COLLECTED ALONG THE MIDDLE FORK FEATHER RIVER, CALIFORNIA (2011)
One bulk soil sample and two detrital charcoal samples were examined to recover organic fragments suitable for radiocarbon age determination. These samples were recovered from fluvial terraces along the Middle Fork Feather River and from glacial till exposed above Jamison Creek in the Mohawk Valley, northeastern California. The botanic components and detrital charcoal were identified, and the potentially radiocarbon-datable material was separated. A total of four radiocarbon dates were obtained...
EXAMINATION OF BULK SOIL, IDENTIFICATION OF DETRITAL CHARCOAL, AND AMS RADIOCARBON AGE DETERMINATION OF SAMPLES FROM NORTH FORK RED RIVER, OKLAHOMA (2011)
A total of nine bulk soil samples and twenty detrital charcoal samples collected along the North Fork Red River in the Red River Basin near Altus Dam and Reservoir, Oklahoma, were examined to recover organic fragments suitable for radiocarbon age determination. These samples were recovered from stream deposits along the North Fork Red River. The botanic components and detrital charcoal were identified, and the material that was potentially radiocarbon-datable was separated. A total of eleven...
EXAMINATION OF BULK SOIL, PEAT, AND DETRITAL CHARCOAL FROM THE PILGRIM CREEK AREA OF GRAND TETON NATIONAL PARK, WYOMING (1997)
Bulk soil, peat, and detrital charcoal were recovered from natural exposures and soil pits on stream terraces adjacent to Pilgrim Creek in the same general site in Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming. Botanic components and detrital charcoal will be identified, and potentially radiocarbon datable material will be separated.
EXAMINATION OF BULK SOIL/DETRITAL CHARCOAL AND AMS RADIOCARBON AGE DETERMINATION OF MATERIAL FROM SITES ALONG THE NORTH FORK MALHEUR RIVER, AGENCY VALLEY, OREGON (2015)
Located below the Beulah Reservoir along the North Fork Malheur River, Agency Valley, Oregon, sites NFM1, NFM2, NFM3, and NFM4 represent pits excavated in gravely and fine-grained Holocene terraces (Tessa Harden, personal communication March, 2015). Excavations produced eight bulk soil and eight detrital charcoal samples for identification of charred floral remains suitable for AMS radiocarbon age determination (Tessa Harden, personal communication March, 2015). In addition, one bulk sample...
EXAMINATION OF BULK SOIL/DETRITAL CHARCOAL AND AMS RADIOCARBON AGE DETERMINATION OF MATERIAL FROM SITES ALONG THE WHITE RIVER ON THE WHITE MOUNTAIN APACHE RESERVATION, EAST-CENTRAL ARIZONA (2012)
One bulk soil sample and thirty-seven detrital charcoal samples were examined for the presence of organic material suitable for radiocarbon age determination. These samples were recovered from several Holocene terraces along the White River on the White River Apache Reservation, near the town of Pinetop in east-central Arizona. Botanic components and detrital charcoal were identified, and potentially radiocarbon datable material was separated. A total of nine radiocarbon dates were obtained from...
EXAMINATION OF BULK SOIL/DETRITAL CHARCOAL AND AMS RADIOCARBON AGE DETERMINATION OF MATERIAL FROM SITES TRCR1, TRCR2, TRCR4, TRCR5, AND TRCR6 ALONG TAYLOR RIVER, COLORADO (2014)
Six bulk soil samples and seventeen detrital charcoal samples from sites TRCR1, TRCR2, TRCR4, TRCR5, and TRCR6 along Taylor River in Gunnison County, central Colorado, were analyzed to recover organic remains suitable for radiocarbon age determination. Samples were collected from Holocene terraces at a reach downstream of Taylor Park Reservoir. Botanic components and detrital charcoal were identified, and potentially radiocarbon datable material was separated. Five radiocarbon dates were...
EXAMINATION OF BULK SOIL/DETRITAL CHARCOAL AND AMS RADIOCARBON ANALYSIS OF MATERIAL FROM ALONG THE BLUE RIVER FOR THE GREEN MOUNTAIN DAM PALEOFLOOD STUDY, COLORADO (2010)
Two bulk soil samples and 61 detrital charcoal samples were examined to recover organic fragments suitable for radiocarbon analysis. These samples were collected from stream deposits along the Blue River in the Lower Blue River Basin near Green Mountain Dam and Reservoir in western Colorado. Botanic components and detrital charcoal were identified, and potentially radiocarbon datable material was separated. Six radiocarbon dates were obtained.
EXAMINATION OF BULK SOIL/DETRITAL CHARCOAL AND AMS RADIOCARBON ANALYSIS OF MATERIAL FROM ALONG THE HOKO RIVER, WASHINGTON (2010)
A single bulk soil sample and 21 detrital charcoal samples were examined to recover organic fragments suitable for radiocarbon analysis. These samples were collected from stream deposits along the Hoko River on the northern Olympic Peninsula, Washington. Botanic components and detrital charcoal were identified, and potentially radiocarbon datable material was separated. A total of three radiocarbon dates were obtained.
EXAMINATION OF BULK SOIL/DETRITAL CHARCOAL AND AMS RADIOCARBON ANALYSIS OF MATERIAL FROM SITES IN THE STRAWBERRY RIVER BASIN, UTAH (2005)
A total of 43 samples from sites in the Strawberry River Basin of eastern Utah were examined to recover organic fragments suitable for radiocarbon analysis. These samples were collected as part of the Regional Paleoflood Approach (REGPA) during the summer of 2005. Botanic components and detrital charcoal were identified, and potentially radiocarbon datable material was separated. A total of seven samples were AMS radiocarbon dated.
EXAMINATION OF BULK SOIL/DETRITAL CHARCOAL AND AMS RADIOCARBON DATING OF CHARCOAL FROM THE JOHNSON GULCH TRENCH, GRAND COUNTY, COLORADO (2012)
One bulk soil sample and four detrital charcoal samples from the Johnson Gulch Trench in Grand County, Colorado, were examined for the presence of organic fragments suitable for radiocarbon dating. These samples were recovered from faulted and unfaulted deposits for the Williams Fork Mountains Fault Paleoseismic Inventory. Botanic components and detrital charcoal were identified, and potentially radiocarbon datable material was separated. A total of five radiocarbon dates was obtained.
EXAMINATION OF BULK SOIL/DETRITAL CHARCOAL FROM ALONG LOS BANOS CREEK, CALIFORNIA (2007)
A total of 28 samples from alluvial deposits along Las Banos Creek, California, were floated to recover charcoal and other organic remains suitable for radiocarbon dating. Botanic components and detrital charcoal were identified, and potentially radiocarbon datable material was separated.
EXAMINATION OF BULK SOIL/DETRITAL CHARCOAL FROM LAHONTAN DAM, NEVADA (2015)
Six bulk soil samples and nine detrital charcoal samples from site locations CR4, CR5, CR6, and CR7 along the Carson River, in the lower Carson River Basin, Nevada were analyzed to recover organic fragments suitable for radiocarbon age determination. These samples were recovered from stream deposits near the Lahontan Dam and Reservoir (Jeanne Godaire, personal communication September 1, 2015). Botanic components and detrital charcoal were identified, and potentially radiocarbon datable material...
EXAMINATION OF DETRITAL CHARCOAL AND AMS RADIOCARBON AGE DETERMINATION OF MATERIAL FROM CACHE CREEK, CALIFORNIA (2011)
Two detrital charcoal samples from a test pit at Cache Creek in Yolo County, California, were submitted for identification and radiocarbon age determination. These samples were recovered from Test Pit LM4.2L on an alluvial fan. Two AMS radiocarbon dates were obtained.