Charcoal (Material Keyword)
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A total of nineteen bulk soil samples, fourteen detrital charcoal samples, and one wood sample from along the San Joaquin River near Fresno, California, were examined to recover organic fragments suitable for radiocarbon dating. These samples were recovered from Holocene alluvium in soil pits downstream of Friant Dam and from auger holes in slackwater deposits upstream of the dam. Botanic components and detrital charcoal were identified, and potentially radiocarbon-datable material was...
CHARCOAL IDENTIFICATION AND AMS RADIOCARBON AGE DETERMINATION FOR A SAMPLE FROM CHIQUIHUITE CAVE, ZACATECAS, MEXICO (2016)
Chiquihuite Cave, located in the high altitude desert (2740 m asl) in the State of Zacatecas, north-central Mexico, is an active cave with deep deposits. A small sediment sample mixed with visible charcoal flakes was submitted for charcoal identification and AMS radiocarbon age determination of the deepest cave deposits at a depth of 3.4 meters.
CHARCOAL IDENTIFICATION AND AMS RADIOCARBON AGE DETERMINATION OF A SAMPLE FROM FORT LIGONIER, 36WM71, WESTMORELAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA (2018)
Fort Ligonier (36WM71), an 18th Century fortified supply outpost, is tied to the British military’s Forbes Expedition. The fort is located in the Laurel Highlands section of the Allegheny Plateau on a hilltop in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. A wood sample suspected to be from part of the main gate’s artillery battery defense was submitted for identification and AMS radiocarbon dating.
CHARCOAL IDENTIFICATION AND AMS RADIOCARBON AGE DETERMINATION OF A SAMPLE FROM LA 54325, EDDY COUNTY, NEW MEXICO (2016)
Site LA 54325, a light diffuse scatter, lies approximately 3.28 miles northeast of the Pecos River in Eddy County, New Mexico. Charcoal from a stain (Feature 1) was submitted for identification and AMS radiocarbon analysis to identify fuel wood and ascertain the period of occupation.
CHARCOAL IDENTIFICATION AND AMS RADIOCARBON AGE DETERMINATION OF A SAMPLE FROM SITE 27-GR-236, GRAFTON COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE (2019)
A hearth feature excavated at Site 27-GR-236 is located along the Pemigewassat River near the town of Plymouth in Grafton County, New Hampshire. Artifacts observed in association with the hearth suggest affiliation with Early Woodland cultures (Mark Doperalski, personal communication, August 26, 2019). Charcoal collected from the feature was submitted for AMS radiocarbon age determination to assess whether the hearth is indeed prehistoric and what species were used in the hearth.
CHARCOAL IDENTIFICATION AND AMS RADIOCARBON AGE DETERMINATION OF CHARRED REMAINS FROM CAMP FULLER, SITE RI-1449, WASHINGTON COUNTY, RHODE ISLAND (2015)
The Camp Fuller site (RI-1449) is located on a small peninsula on the western shores of Point Judith Pond in Washington County, Rhode Island. Feature 1 lacked diagnostic artifacts. Sites in the vicinity of RI-1449 and in the broader Salt Ponds Region suggest occupation during the Late Archaic and through the Late Woodland Periods (Jennifer Ort, personal communication September 17, 2015) (Sportman 2014:3). Charred botanical remains were submitted for identification and AMS radiocarbon age...
CHARCOAL IDENTIFICATION AND AMS RADIOCARBON AGE DETERMINATION OF SAMPLES FROM SITE 37 AT THOMAS JEFFERSON’S POPLAR FOREST, BEDFORD COUNTY, VIRGINIA (2015)
Site 37 lies on the property of Thomas Jefferson’s Poplar Forest in the city of Forest, Bedford County, Virginia. Prior to construction of a new entrance road a site was detected on the western bank of Machine Branch, a small drainage that runs between the Upper and Middle Fields (Jack Gary, personal communication July 29, 2015). Three charcoal samples from two test pits were submitted for identification and subsequent AMS radiocarbon age determination.
CHARCOAL IDENTIFICATION AND AMS RADIOCARBON AGE DETERMINATION OF SAMPLES FROM SITES 59-73 AND 59-111, NEW LONDON COUNTY, CONNECTICUT (2018)
Sites 59-111 and 59-73 are situated in Groton, New London County, Connecticut and are 17th century Native American archaeological sites. Site 59-73 is situated atop a flat hilltop east of Site 59-111, and both sites are located in wooded areas that overlook the wetlands to the east. Two charcoal samples from each site were submitted for AMS radiocarbon age determination that are believed to date to the Pequot War (1636–1637), suggesting a possibility the two sites were related to the conflict.
CHARCOAL IDENTIFICATION AND AMS RADIOCARBON AGE DETERMINATION OF SAMPLES FROM SPOON LAKE 3 (YAK-076) AND KNIGHT ISLAND NORTH POINT (YAK-205), YAKUTAT COUNTY, ALASKA (2016)
Sites YAK-076 (Spoon Lake 3) and YAK-205 (Knight Island North Point) lie in Yakutat Bay, southeastern Alaska. Both sites consist of house pits with hearths and associated storage caches. Recovered artifacts indicate fishing, hunting, meat and hide processing. The Spoon Lake 3 site probably was occupied as soon as AD 1275, while the settlement at the Knight Island North Point site followed shortly after glacier retreat (AD 1500) from the island (Aron Crowell, personal communication November 21,...
CHARCOAL IDENTIFICATION AND AMS RADIOCARBON DATING OF A SAMPLE FROM OUTSIDE OF THE NORTHWEST CURTILAGE AT THOMAS JEFFERSON’S POPLAR FOREST, BEDFORD COUNTY, VIRGINIA (2015)
Thomas Jefferson’s Poplar Forest is located in Forest, near the city of Lynchburg in Bedford County, Virginia. The current archaeological investigation of an area adjacent to the northwester quadrant of the curtilage (a 61-acre fenced space Jefferson built around his retreat house) was conducted prior to the construction of a new entrance road into the grounds. A single charcoal sample, collected from Layer C in the shovel test pit (ER7323) outside the curtilage, was submitted for identification...
CHARCOAL IDENTIFICATION AND AMS RADIOCARBON DATING OF SAMPLES FROM ALONG VANCE CREEK, WASHINGTON (2009)
Nineteen samples were examined to recover organic fragments suitable for AMS radiocarbon dating. These samples were recovered from stream deposits along Vance Creek in the Skokomish River Basin, Washington. Charcoal was identified, and potentially datable material was separated. Radiocarbon dates were obtained from five charcoal samples.
CHARCOAL IDENTIFICATION AND AMS RADIOCARBON DATING OF SAMPLES FROM SITES 42CB2316 AND 42EM15, UTAH, AND AMS RADIOCARBON DATING OF JUNIPER BARK FROM THE MIKKELSON SITE (ML 4764), UTAH (2010)
Four charcoal samples from sites 42Cb2316 and 42Em15 were submitted for identification and AMS radiocarbon dating. These sites are located in Range Creek Canyon, eastern Utah, and represent Fremont habitation sites. In addition, a portion of juniper bark from a mat with a whole black-on-white jar sitting on it from the Mikkelson Site (ML 4764) was submitted for AMS radiocarbon dating. The mat with the jar was partially buried beneath the surface in a small rockshelter with a...
CHARCOAL IDENTIFICATION AND AMS RADIOCARBON DATING OF SAMPLES FROM TEXAS CREEK, UPPER TAYLOR RIVER BASIN, COLORADO (2009)
A total of five charcoal samples from along Texas Creek were submitted for identification and AMS radiocarbon dating. These samples were recovered as part of a paleoflood study for Taylor Park Dam in central Colorado. Botanic components and detrital charcoal were identified, and potentially radiocarbon datable material was separated. Charcoal fragments in four samples were AMS radiocarbon dated.
CHARCOAL IDENTIFICATION AND AMS RADIOCARBON DATING OF SAMPLES FROM THE RINCON SPRINGS SITE, CALIFORNIA (2009)
Twelve charcoal samples were submitted for identification and AMS radiocarbon dating from the Rincon Springs Site in California. These samples were recovered from three separate trenches excavated in fan deposits. A total of eight radiocarbon dates were obtained.
CHARCOAL IDENTIFICATION AND EXAMINATION OF BULK SOIL SAMPLES FOR POTENTIAL RADIOCARBON DATABLE MATERIAL FROM ALPINE, UTAH COUNTY, UTAH (2014)
The Alpine project site is located near the city of Alpine in Utah County, Utah. This site represents an undisturbed fault scarp. Eighteen soil samples and nine charcoal samples, collected from a paleoseismic trench opened across the Wasatch Fault, were submitted to recover and identify material appropriate for AMS radiocarbon age determination.
CHARCOAL IDENTIFICATION FOR FIVE FIRE BURN SAMPLES, CALIFORNIA (2022)
Charcoal from five samples were submitted for the purpose of being able to AMS radiocarbon date as many different taxa as possible from each sample.
CHARCOAL IDENTIFICATION OF SAMPLES FROM SITE CA-LAN-857, CALIFORNIA (2009)
Charcoal from two stone-lined earth ovens at site CA-LAN-857 in southern California were submitted for identification. The earth ovens are part of a series of cooking features recently exposed at the site, believed to be associated with the Tataviam cultural group. Identification of charcoal will provide information concerning woods burned as fuel in these features.
CHARCOAL IDENTIFICATION, AMS RADIOCARBON DATING, AND ORGANIC RESIDUE (FTIR) ANALYSIS OF SAMPLES FROM SITE 10EL1199, ELMORE COUNTY, IDAHO (2011)
Four charcoal samples from site 10EL1199 in Elmore County, Idaho, were submitted for identification and AMS radiocarbon dating. Ceramic sherds from this site also were submitted for organic residue analysis. Samples were tested for organic residues using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR). Organic residue analysis provides information regarding diet, in this case specifically foods processed in ceramic vessels.
CHARCOAL IDENTIFICATION, AMS RADIOCARBON DATING, AND ORGANIC RESIDUE ANALYSIS (FTIR) OF SAMPLES FROM SITE CA-NEV-1482, NEVADA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA (2010)
Charcoal and charred botanic remains recovered from unit fill at site CA-NEV-1482 in Nevada County, California, were submitted for identification and AMS radiocarbon dating. A steatite bowl fragment from another unit at the site was tested for organic residues using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR). This site is a Nisenan occupation situated on the shoreline of Lake Combie. Identification of charred botanic remains and charcoal will provide information concerning plant resources...
CHARCOAL IDENTIFICATION, MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS AND AMS RADIOCARBON DATING OF SAMPLES FROM SITE 48SU2242, SUBLETTE COUNTY, WYOMING (2014)
Site 48SU2242 is a prehistoric open camp situated in the northeastern extent of the Alkali Creek drainage system within the Green River Basin, Sublette County, Wyoming. Several basin-shaped hearths were exposed during the construction of a well pad. Charcoal was collected for identification and AMS radiocarbon dating. Dates for the hearths are expected to range between 2500 and 3200 years BP (Jan Erickson, personal communication December 2, 2014).
CHARCOAL/BOTANIC IDENTIFICATION AND AMS RADIOCARBON DATES FOR SITES 48BH3457 (ALM SHELTER), 48BH719, 48WA1938 (SOLSTICE SHELTER), 48WA1939 (6 AMIGOS SHELTER), AND THE FERTIG SHELTER, WYOMING (2009)
A total of 12 samples from sites 48BH3457 (Alm Shelter), 48BH719, 48WA1938 (Solstice Shelter), 48WA1939 (6 Amigos Shelter), and the Fertig Shelter were submitted for identification and AMS radiocarbon dating. A total of 11 dates were obtained from charcoal. A date also was obtained from uncharred grass matting, originally submitted as a bark sample.
A Class III Cultural Resource Survey and Archaeological Monitoring of 12.3 Acres for the City of Phoenix Neighborhood Services Department Property Clean-up Project, Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona (2010)
The City of Phoenix Neighborhood Services Department plans to begin property protection and safety measures at a 12.3-acre parcel in Phoenix. Before ground-disturbing activities could begin, the City of Phoenix Archaeology Office requested that a cultural resource survey be conducted to identify and evaluate any cultural resources that might be present within the project area. Based on the results of this survey, archaeological monitoring was recommended. ACS conducted that monitoring, as well...
A Compendium of Radiocarbon Dates for Maryland (1981)
This compendium consists of uncorrected radiocarbon dates from archaeological sites and geologic localities in Maryland. Information in the compendium is presented in tabular form and includes the following: (1) site or local name and number; (2) the radiocarbon date in BP; (3) the laboratory sample number; (4) the type of sample; (5) cultural affiliation or geologic formation; and (6) published and unpublished reference concerning the date and site or locality.
A Cultural Resource Survey for the Realignment of County Road 191 for the Salt River Project Fence Lake Coal Mine Transportation Corridor in Catron County, New Mexico (Final) (1995)
Salt River Project (SRP) proposes to realign County Road 191 in Catron County, New Mexico, in order to build a coal haul railroad within the SRP Fence Lake Coal Mine Transportation Corridor. The proposed railroad will intersect the existing alignment of the road, therefore, the road must be realigned. SRP contracted with SWCA Inc., Environmental Consultants (SWCA), to conduct a cultural resource survey for two proposed realignment segments. The lead agency for the cultural resources is the U.S....
Cultural Resources Extent Testing for 6.9 Acres Within the Prehistoric Site of Pueblo Del Rio (AZ T:12:116[ASM]), Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona (2006)
Northland Research, Inc. conducted archaeological testing within a 6.9-acre parcel of private land that contains a portion of Pueblo del Rio (AZ T:12:116[ASM]), a large Hohokam habitation site that has been determined eligible for the National Register of Historic Places under Criterion D (information potential). The purpose of the testing was to determine the nature, extent, and integrity of subsurface cultural remains within the project area. The testing consisted of limited surface collection...