Pitch (Material Keyword)

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ORGANIC RESIDUE ANALYSIS (FTIR) OF A SAMPLE FROM SHUMLA CAVES, 41VV112, VAL VERDE COUNTY, TEXAS (2018)

DOCUMENT Full-Text Linda Scott Cummings.

Site 41VV112 (Cave 1) is located downstream of the Pecos River in Val Verde County, Texas. Cave 1 is part of the Shumla Caves excavation in 1933 by George Martin. A twined basket that dates to 3,700 BP was recovered from the excavation and sent for FTIR analysis to identify pitch that lined the basket.

Paleoenvironments and Archaeology of the Trigo Mountains: Data Recovery in the Hart Mine and Cibola Quarry Areas, Yuma County, Arizona (1989)

DOCUMENT Full-Text Steven D. Shelley. Jeffrey Altschul.

The results of data recovery conducted for the Bureau of Reclamation, Lower Colorado Region at six prehistoric sites in the Hart Mine and Cibola Quarry areas are presented in this report. The Bureau of Reclamation plans to use the Hart Mine and Cibola Quarry areas to mine rip-rap for use along the Colorado River. The project area is located at the base of the Trigo mountains about 20 miles south of Ehrenberg, Arizona. Three of the sites are composed primarily of lithic debitage and cores. These...