Wood Identification (Other Keyword)
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A hollowed out log, possibly representing a canoe, was recovered from a brackish environment within Everglades National Park, Monroe County, Florida. The log was continuously exposed to a marine environment since deposition (Andreas Diaz, personal communication August 28, 2014). This isolated find measures approximately 9 meters by .5 meters and, though broken in one location, appears to represent a single artifact (Andreas Diaz, personal communication September 2, 2014). A portion of the log...
Wood Identification of Trees and Shrubs in the Great Basin and Snake River Plain (2015)
Charcoal identification is a crucial part of proper AMS dating archaeological sites, particularly in the Great Basin and Snake River Plain, where issues of old wood and root contamination can yield inaccurate dates. In addition to fuel, humans in the Great Basin and Snake River Plain have used wood from trees and large shrubs to construct spear and arrow shafts, bows, digging sticks, cradleboards, baskets, promontory pegs, and a variety of other artifacts. Wood identification is also...
ZEA MAYS COB AND A TWIG RECOVERED FROM 5RB705, WESTERN COLORADO (2003)
A twig that formed part of the framework for the granary at 5RB705 and single zea mays cob, representing maize stored in the granary, were submitted for analysis. Phytoliths were extracted from the cob and measured to obtain a signature of the type of maize represented and also to assess growing conditions under which this corn was grown.