Firepit Fill (Other Keyword)
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The fill from a lithic heat treating area, a hearth in the center of a stone circle and an exterior firepit at site 5PA1764 in central Colorado were examined for macrofloral remains. This site was examined as part of a proposed land exchange at Eleven Mile Canyon Reservoir in Park County. The site represents a small, short-term campsite believed to have been used for lithic reduction and heat treating of lithics. Three ceramic sherds and a conventional radiocarbon age of 470 ± 40 BP suggest...
MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS OF FIREPIT FILL AT SITE CA-KER-5955, CALIFORNIA (2002)
Samples from the fill of a firepit at site CA-KER-5955 in southwest California were examined for charred macrofloral remains. Recovery of a class G Olivella bead suggests late prehistoric use of the site. The site yielded a variety of artifacts, including a probable mortar, flaked stone tools, mussel shell, fire-affected rock, and Olivella shell artifacts, suggesting that the site might have served as a base camp. Macrofloral analysis is used to contribute to paleoenvironment...