AMS Radiocarbon Analysis (Other Keyword)
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A single sediment sample from the upper fill of a heated rock feature at site PL-SCESEG6-08 in Los Angeles County, California, was examined for phytoliths, starch, macrofloral remains, and organic residues, the latter using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR), to look for evidence of foods that might have been processed in this feature. Charcoal from the feature also was identified and submitted for AMS radiocarbon dating to provide temporal information. This feature contained...
PHYTOLITH, STARCH, ORGANIC RESIDUE (FTIR), CHARCOAL IDENTIFICATION, AND AMS RADIOCARBON DATING OF SAMPLES FROM SITE 21OT191, GLENDALOUGH STATE PARK, MINNESOTA (2012)
A piece of fire-cracked rock (FCR) from a pit feature at site 21OT191 in central Minnesota was submitted for phytolith, starch, and organic residue (FTIR) analyses. One fragment of charcoal from the same feature was submitted for identification and AMS radiocarbon dating. These analyses are used to identify plant and animal resources that might have been utilized by the site occupants and to determine the age of the pit feature.
Pollen Analyses of Offshore Samples (2021)
Twenty pollen samples collected from seven cores were examined to provide a stratigraphic record of vegetation. In addition, charcoal from three of the pollen samples were radiocarbon dated to provide date context for Cores 4, 15, and 16.
POLLEN ANALYSIS AND EXAMINATION OF BULK SEDIMENT SAMPLES FROM WASHINGTON COUNTY, OREGON (2019)
Samples from the Scoggins/Gates Fault Study in Washington County, Oregon were submitted to PaleoResearch Institute for analysis and recovery of appropriate charred materials for radiocarbon age determination. Twenty bulk and fifteen detrital charcoal samples were submitted for identification. In addition, two sediment samples from sag pond deposits were submitted for pollen analysis. Due to budgetary constraints, none of the charcoal was processed for radiocarbon dating at PaleoResearch...
POLLEN ANALYSIS, CHARCOAL IDENTIFICATION, AND AMS RADIOCARBON ANALYSIS FOR SAMPLE EF-ECG-1-05, EGLINGTON FAULT, LAS VEGAS, NEVADA (2006)
A single sample from the Eglington Fault in Las Vegas, Nevada, was analyzed for pollen and charcoal identification. This sample was collected from a colluvial wedge in the last rupture at the EI Campo Grande site of the Eglington Fault. Pollen analysis was used to determine the local vegetation at the time of the rupture. Charcoal in the sample was identified and submitted for an AMS radiocarbon date.
POLLEN ANALYSIS, MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS, AND AMS RADIOCARBON DATING OF SAMPLES FROM SITES 42WS1803, 42WS1804, AND 42WS4458, WASHINGTON COUNTY, UTAH (2009)
Pollen and macrofloral samples were submitted from features at sites 42Ws1803, 42Ws1804, and 42Ws4458 in Washington County, Utah. All three sites exhibit evidence of Virgin Anasazi occupations, and site 42Ws4458 also contains evidence of a Basketmaker II-Pueblo I habitation. Pollen and macrofloral analyses will be used to provide information concerning plant resources that were processed by occupants of these sites. AMS radiocarbon dates provide information on the time of occupation of three...
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSES AND AMS RADIOCARBON DATING OF SAMPLES FROM SITE AZ B:16:0911, GRAND CANYON, ARIZONA (2012)
Site AZ B:16:0911 is located at the bottom of the Grand Canyon near the mouth of Monument Creek. Fill from a small masonry structure was examined for pollen and macrofloral remains. Macrofloral analysis also was conducted on fill from an ash lens in the masonry structure and from a small thermal feature. Mesquite charcoal in the macrofloral sample from the masonry structure was submitted for AMS radiocarbon dating. Pollen and macrofloral analyses provide information concerning plants utilized by...
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS, AND AMS RADIOCARBON RESULTS, OF SAMPLES FROM SLEEPING RAINBOW RANCH, SITE 42WN1885, UTAH (2005)
Pollen and macrofloral samples were recovered from the Sleeping Rainbow Ranch, site 42WN1885, in Capitol Reef National Park, Utah. This site contains both prehistoric and historic components. Pollen samples were collected from a historic stone masonry structure, possibly a fruit cellar, and from an unknown prehistoric trench-like feature. In addition, a control sample was collected from the modern ground surface. Macrofloral samples were taken from the prehistoric trench-like feature and...
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS, CHARCOAL IDENTIFICATION, AND AMS RADIOCARBON AGE DETERMINATION OF SAMPLES FROM SITE LA 72048, BERNALILLO COUNTY, NEW MEXICO (2016)
Site LA 72048 comprises a U-shaped mound that partially surrounds a depression, stains, a rock alignment, and an extensive midden deposit. It lies on a bench southeast of Tijeras Arroyo in Bernalillo County, New Mexico (Douglas H. M. Boggess, personal communication August 11, 2016). Pollen samples from a stain (Feature 4) in the midden and fill from a bowl sherd collected from the backhoe trench were compared to a modern control sample to interpret economic activity. Two macrofloral samples were...
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS, CHARCOAL IDENTIFICATION, MICROCHARCOAL EXTRACTION, AND AMS RADIOCARBON AGE DETERMINATION OF SAMPLES FROM SITE 42WS1220, WASHINGTON COUNTY, UTAH (2018)
Site 42WS1220 is an open campsite located in the Saint George Basin, Washington County, Utah. The site is situated on three active dunes along the eastern side of Cottonwood Wash with Interstate 15 north-bound lanes running through it. The site produced multiple features, lithics, ground stones, and ceramics dating between the Archaic period and the Puebloan and South Pauite periods (Aaron Woods, personal communication, November 14, 2018). Two thermal feature fill sediments were submitted for...
POLLEN AND PHYTOLITH ANALYSES AND AMS RADIOCARBON DATING OF STRATIGRAPHIC SEDIMENT SAMPLES FROM THE BADGER HOLE SITE, 34HP193, HARPER COUNTY, OKLAHOMA (2012)
Five additional samples from the Middle Trench at the Badger Hole site (34HP193) in the panhandle of Oklahoma were submitted to further evaluate the pollen and phytolith records from this site. Previously, one sample from the Badger Hole site and three from the Military Trail site were examined for pollen and phytoliths to determine the extent of preservation. The Badger Hole site is located approximately 300 m from Jake Bluff. Preliminary results from the first sample from the Badger Hole site...
POLLEN AND PHYTOLITH ANALYSIS OF SEDIMENT ASSOCIATED WITH A BURIAL AND AMS RADIOCARBON DATING OF HUMAN BONE FROM SITES 41HY161 AND 41HY163, SAN MARCOS, TEXAS (2009)
Previous pollen analysis of a sample associated with a burial from site 41HY163 in south-central Texas yielded possible evidence of Zea mays pollen. Because the identification was tentative, an additional soil sample was submitted to PaleoResearch Institute for testing. Pollen and phytolith analyses were conducted for the specific purpose of finding any evidence for the presence of Zea mays or to find pollen types that might be confused with Zea mays. After completion of the pollen and phytolith...
POLLEN AND PHYTOLITH ANALYSIS OF SEDIMENT SAMPLES AND AMS RADIOCARBON DATING OF THE FOLSOM BLOCK AT THE BLACKWATER DRAW LOCALITY AND FROST ARROYO, NEW MEXICO (2012)
The Blackwater Draw Locality on the llano estacado in northeastern New Mexico has been the focus of archaeological study intermittently over the past several decades. Analysis including both pollen and phytolith proxy records was undertaken to provide paleoenvironmental information for time periods it spanning from the Folsom occupation into post-occupational sediments. Four localities within this area were selected for the initial testing. In part, this testing was exploratory in nature to...
POLLEN, MACROFLORAL, AMS RADICOARBON DATING, AND PROTEIN RESIDUE ANALYSES AT SITE 24RL0371 FOR THE BAKKEN PIPELINE PROJECT, EASTERN MONTANA (2012)
Fill from a hearth at site 24RL0371 in eastern Montana, near the North Dakota border, was examined for pollen and macrofloral remains. Charcoal and charred botanics recovered from the hearth fill were submitted for identification and AMS radiocarbon dating. A projectile point also was examined for possible protein residues. This site is a pre-contact (Middle Archaic) lithic scatter and historic trash dump. The prehistoric component might have been used as a long-term or multi-seasonal campsite....
POLLEN, MACROFLORAL, AMS RADIOCARBON DATING, AND ORGANIC RESIDUE (FTIR) ANALYSIS OF SAMPLES FROM SITE LA 32882, EDDY COUNTY, NEW MEXICO (2012)
Fill samples from a hearth and three midden features at site LA 32882 in southeastern New Mexico were examined for pollen and macrofloral remains. An El Paso brownware sherd from one of the midden features also was examined for organic residues using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR). This site is a long-term seasonal camp, and recovery of two brownware ceramic sherds indicate that the area was utilized by the Jornada Mogollon (AD 200-1400). The various analyses are used to gain...
POLLEN, MACROFLORAL, ORGANIC RESIDUE (FTIR) ANALYSIS, CHARCOAL IDENTIFICATION, AND AMS RADIOCARBON DATING OF SAMPLES FROM SITES 45SN28 AND 45SN303, WASHINGTON (2009)
Sediment, charcoal, feature fill, and fire-cracked rock samples from sites 45SN28 and 45SN303 in Snohomish County, northwestern Washington, were submitted for pollen, macrofloral, and organic residue analyses to provide subsistence information. These samples were also submitted for charcoal identification and AMS radiocarbon dating to establish chronology. Organic residues were recovered for identification using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR). Pollen, macrofloral, and FTIR...
POLLEN, MACROFLORAL, ORGANIC RESIDUE (FTIR), AND AMS RADIOCARBON ANALYSIS OF SAMPLES FROM FEATURES AT SITE 42WS4832, UTAH (2009)
Site 42Ws4832, located in Washington County, southwest Utah, contains slab-lined thermal features, a spiral alignment of upright slabs, a surface rock cairn, rock scatters, lithic flakes, and ceramic sherds. Samples from the fill of six slab-lined thermal features were examined for pollen, macrofloral remains, and/or for organic residues using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR). Charcoal fragments from five of the features also were AMS radiocarbon dated. Pollen and macrofloral...
POLLEN, MACROFLORAL, PROTEIN AND AMS RADIOCARBON ANALYSIS OF ARTIFACTS AND BOTANICAL REMAINS FROM THE SAND HOLLOW 2 PROJECT SITES: 42WS3544, 42WS3552, 42WS3554, 42WS3557, 42WS3559, 42WS4197, 42WS4198, 42WS4242, 42WS4247, 42WS4251, AND 42WS4682, WASHINGTON COUNTY, UTAH (2008)
Samples from sites 42WS3544, 42WS3552, 42WS3554, 42WS3557, 42WS3559, 42WS4197, 42WS4198, 42WS4242, 42WS4251, 42WS4682, and 42WS4247 in the Sand Hollow 2 Project area of Washington, County, southwest Utah, were examined for pollen, macrofloral, protein, and organic residues, the latter using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR). Pollen, protein and macrofloral analyses will be used to provide subsistence information concerning plant resources utilized by the various occupants of these...
POLLEN, PHYTOLITH, AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSES AND AMS RADIOCARBON DATING OF SAMPLES FROM FRANK’S PUEBLO, SITE LA 9032, NEW MEXICO (2010)
Samples from rooms and midden areas at Frank’s Pueblo, site LA 9032, were examined for pollen and/or macrofloral remains. This site is part of the Salinas Pueblo District in central New Mexico and is one of several small, plaza-oriented, aggregated masonry pueblos on the Chupadera Mesa that formed in the late AD 1200s. These early pueblos date to the Glaze A period, which refers both to the time period of occupation (AD 1200–1350) and the presence of Rio Grande Glaze A pottery sherds (Rautman...
POLLEN, PHYTOLITH, AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSES AND AMS RADIOCARBON DATING OF SAMPLES FROM SITE 41DL436, DALLAS COUNTY, TEXAS (2011)
Site 41DL436 lies in a floodplain of Fish Creek in Dallas County, Texas. Pollen and phytolith samples were collected stratigraphically from a column at this site as a feasibility study to examine preservation of these proxy data records. Four samples were examined for macrofloral remains to recover charred material for AMS radiocarbon dating. Charcoal from features in other areas of the site yielded radiocarbon dates from 110 BP to 1090 BP. Four AMS radiocarbon dates were obtained from various...
POLLEN, PHYTOLITH, AND ORGANIC RESIDUE (FTIR) ANALYSIS OF CERAMIC SHERDS AND AMS RADIOCARBON DATING OF MAMMAL BONE FROM THE LOWER FORT GARY NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE, MANITOBA, CANADA (2009)
Ceramic sherds from a single vessel were submitted for pollen, phytolith and organic residue analysis, along with mammal bone fragments for AMS radiocarbon dating. The ceramic sherds were tested for organic reside using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) to determine materials the vessel contained.
POLLEN, PHYTOLITH, AND PROTEIN RESIDUE ANALYSIS OF GROUNDSTONE AND IDENTIFICATION AND AMS RADIOCARBON ANALYSIS OF CHARCOAL FROM SITE 48AB18, WYOMING (2007)
Site 48AB18 represents a buried prehistoric occupation on the top and north side of north-trending Strouss Hill in southeast Wyoming. First identified in 1980, this site has a long history of archaeological investigation. The upper component was radiocarbon dated to 1555 ± 75 BP during a previous investigation, while the lower component is anchored by recovery of a McKean-type point suggesting occupation during the Middle Archaic. Three pieces of groundstone were washed to recover pollen,...
POLLEN, PHYTOLITH, MACROFLORAL ANALYSES, AND AMS RADIOCARBON DATING OF SAMPLES FROM A THERMAL FEATURE AT SITE LA 172823, EDDY COUNTY, NEW MEXICO (2012)
Seven samples from two levels of fill in a thermal feature at site LA 172823 in Eddy County, New Mexico, were analyzed for pollen, phytoliths, and macrofloral remains. Charcoal and charred botanic remains recovered from the macrofloral samples were submitted for AMS radiocarbon dating. A total of seven dates were obtained. This site consists of a single thermal feature and small scatter of prehistoric lithic artifacts. Pollen, phytolith, and macrofloral analyses will provide information...
POLLEN, PHYTOLITH, MACROFLORAL, AND ORGANIC RESIDUE (FTIR) ANALYSES, AND AMS RADIOCARBON DATING OF SAMPLES FROM THE CHARLES TOWNE LANDING STATE HISTORICAL SITE, (38CH1-PSTS), SOUTH CAROLINA (2007)
Ten samples from the historic Charles Towne Landing site (38CH1-PSTS) were analyzed for archaeobotanical remains. Samples from three possible planting features, a possible agricultural trench, a floor or processing area, and four possible postholes were examined for pollen, phytoliths, macrofloral remains, and/or using Fourier Transform infrared spectrometry (FTIR). The results of these analyses should provide information useful to interpreting the origin and function of these features...
POLLEN, PHYTOLITH, MACROFLORAL, PROTEIN RESIDUE, FTIR ANALYSIS, AND AMS DATING FOR 24GA416 (REAS PASS SITE) AND POLLEN, PROTEIN RESIDUE ANALYSIS, AND AMS RADIOCARBON DATING FOR 24GA493 (HORSE BUTTE PENINSULA SITE), MONTANA (2008)
Sites 24GA416 (Reas Pass Site) and 24GA493 (Horse Butte Peninsula) and are located in Gallatin County, southwestern Montana. Excavations of these sites is part of an on-going effort to re-license the Hebgen Reservoir development along the Madison River near West Yellowstone. Pollen analysis was conducted on samples collected stratigraphically from both sites to provide paleoenvironmental information. Naturally occurring charcoal from columns at both sites also were AMS radiocarbon dated. In...