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Chapter 12 From Anthropological Investigations Near Crest of the Continent, 1975-1978; Vol. III, Charcoal Making: a Shady Industry (1978)
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Chapters in the Archeology of Cape Cod, I: Results fo the Cape Cod National Seashore Archeological Survey, 1979-1981, volume 1 (1984)
The Cape Cod National Seashore Archeological Survey was one of the most thorough and intensive archeological surveys yet conducted in northeastern North America. Over 425 hectares (428 ha. or 1048.6 acres) were field tested by 214 sample units using a systematic shovel test pit discovery procedure. Roughly 200 historic and prehistoric sites were discovered and had additional initial examination tests done to determine their sizes, structure, and contents. Roughly 20 sites, mainly at Nauset and...
Chapters in the Archeology of Cape Cod, I: Results fo the Cape Cod National Seashore Archeological Survey, 1979-1981, volume 2 (1984)
The report, which is volume 2, deals with various kinds of prehistoric remains in a series of chapters. Each chapter uses a common set and sequence of units of analysis to minimize confusion about the identity and locations of concentrations. A series of foldout maps will help with the geographic orientation as well. Eight chapters are included in Volume 2. One of these is a description and analysis of the kinds of archeological deposits and lithic assemblages found by the survey. Another...
CHARCOAL AND BOTANIC IDENTIFICATION AND AMS RADIOCARBON AGE DETERMINATION OF A SAMPLE FROM THE FRONT ENTRANCE/BATEMAN BRIDGE ROAD AT THOMAS JEFFERSON’S POPLAR FOREST, BEDFORD COUNTY, VIRGINIA (2016)
The Front Entrance Survey, conducted in 2009 on Thomas Jefferson’s Poplar Forest property in Forest, Bedford County, Virginia, detected an area with high concentrations of prehistoric artifacts. Charred nutshell and charcoal fragments collected from Feature E, exposed in Unit ER5700/1, were submitted for identification and subsequent AMS radiocarbon age determination.
CHARCOAL AND BOTANIC IDENTIFICATION, AMS RADIOCARBON AGE DETERMINATION, AND CERAMIC RESIDUE ANALYSIS OF SAMPLES FROM SITE RI 935, PROVIDENCE COUNTY, RHODE ISLAND (2017)
Site RI 935 lies at the confluence of the Woonasquatucket and Moshassuck Rivers in Providence, Rhode Island. Two excavation areas, Carpenter’s Point and North Shore, revealed pre-contact deposits indicating occupation within the Middle Archaic Period and especially during the Late and Transitional Archaic Periods. Intensive use of this area also is noted around and after ~ AD 1000 (Late Woodland). Charcoal and charred botanic samples from 11 features were submitted for identification and AMS...
CHARCOAL AND WOOD IDENTIFICATION; MACROFLORAL, POLLEN, PHYTOLITH, AND DIATOM ANALYSES; AND AMS RADIOCARBON DATING FOR SAMPLES FROM B. F. SISK DAM, CALIFORNIA (2009)
Thirteen samples from the B. F. Sisk Dam in Merced County, California, were examined to recover charcoal, wood, or other organic remains suitable for AMS radiocarbon analysis. Botanic components and detrital charcoal were identified, and potentially radiocarbon datable material was separated. In addition, pollen, phytolith, and diatom analyses were conducted on one sample of charcoal in clay matrix (Station 129). Samples were collected from a trench at the downstream toe of the dam near the...
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 A SAMPLE FROM SITE LA 183591, EDDY COUNTY, NEW MEXICO (2016)
Site LA 183591, an artifact scatter with a burned caliche concentration, lies along the east facing slope of Nimenim Ridge in Eddy County, New Mexico. Fill from the burned caliche feature with charcoal staining was submitted for macrofloral analysis to recover and identify charred floral remains suitable for AMS radiocarbon analysis.
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 FIRST LIGHT 2 SITE, BRISTOL COUNTY, MASSACHUSETTS (2014)
The First Light 2 Site is one of four sites examined as part of the First Light Casino project, situated within the Cotley River drainage in Taunton, Bristol County, southeastern Massachusetts. None of these sites contained any diagnostic material to define the period of occupation. Fragments of fire-cracked rock, calcined bone, and charcoal were recovered from Feature 1. A charcoal sample collected from this feature was submitted for identification and subsequent AMS radiocarbon age...
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 A SAMPLE FROM THE CARRIAGE TURNAROUND AT THOMAS JEFFERSON’S POPLAR FOREST, BEDFORD COUNTY, VIRGINIA (2014)
Thomas Jefferson’s Poplar Forest is located near the city of Lynchburg in Bedford County, Virginia. Jefferson began construction of his private retreat house in 1806, finishing the octagonal portion of the house in 1809. The house is situated on the top of the hill and is surrounded by an ornamental landscape that was designed and planted by Jefferson. The current archaeological investigation within a carriage turnaround on the north side of the house is part of the landscape restoration (Jack...
CHARCOAL IDENTIFICATION AND AMS RADIOCARBON DATING OF SAMPLES FROM ALONG THE YAKIMA RIVER, YAKIMA, WASHINGTON (2009)
A total of eighteen charcoal samples and four bulk soil samples from soil pits or trenches on stream terraces adjacent to the Yakima River in eastern Washington were floated to recover organic fragments suitable for radiocarbon analysis. These samples were collected for a study of Holocene terrace chronology along the Yakima River. Botanic components and detrital charcoal were identified, and potentially radiocarbon datable material was separated. Six radiocarbon dates were obtained.
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 SITE SAR 1, BEXAR COUNTY, TEXAS (2011)
Three samples of sediment containing charcoal flecks were submitted for extraction of charcoal, charcoal identification, and AMS radiocarbon dating. These samples were recovered from Late Holocene alluvial deposits of the San Antonio River, Texas. Two of the samples yielded charcoal in sufficient quantities for AMS radiocarbon dating.
CHARCOAL IDENTIFICATION AND AMS RADIOCARBON DATING OF SAMPLES FROM SITES 27-MR-450 AND 27-SU-69, MERRIMACK AND SULLIVAN COUNTIES, NEW HAMPSHIRE (2022)
Charcoal samples recovered during excavations of feature contexts at sites 27-MR-450 and 27-SU-69 were submitted to PaleoResearch Institute for identification and AMS radiocarbon dating. Site 27-MR-450 is located in Merrimack County, New Hampshire, and presented as a geomorphologically active site with evidence of lithic reduction activities. Site 27-SU-69 is located in Sullivan County, New Hampshire, and represents an indigenous occupational site with a well-preserved pit feature and...
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 PAIRED-FEATURES SITE (41PC735), TEXAS (2011)
Charcoal samples were recovered from the fill from two features at the Paired-Features Site, 41PS735, in west Texas. These charcoal samples were submitted for identification and AMS radiocarbon dating. The site consists of a multi-component open campsite containing a large ring midden, roasting facilities, a possible tipi ring, and scatters of prehistoric and historic artifacts. Recovery of a single corner-notched dart point suggests a Late Archaic component. Charcoal identification determined...
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 AMS RADIOCARBON DATING OF SAMPLES FROM THE TAKO KAO FURNACES, LAOS (2013)
Furnaces were exposed during excavations at the Tako Kao Furnaces site in Bokeo province, northwestern Laos. Two charcoal samples collected from the fill of the southern furnace and a single charcoal sample from the fill of the southern trench extension encompassing a pit feature were submitted to PaleoResearch Institute for AMS radiocarbon dating.
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.