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PHYTOLITH ANALYSIS OF JEFFERSON-ERA SEDIMENT FROM THE ORNAMENTAL LANDSCAPE AND CHARCOAL IDENTIFICATION AND AMS RADIOCARBON DATING OF A PREHISTORIC FEATURE AT POPLAR FOREST PLANTATION, BEDFORD COUNTY, VIRGINIA (2012)
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Ten phytolith samples were examined from a Jefferson-era layer in an area believed to be associated with a clump of ornamental trees and bushes planted in 1812 at the northeast corner of the octagonal house located at Poplar Forest plantation in Forest, Virginia. An oval flower bed planted with dwarf roses was established nearby. Four additional phytolith samples were taken from features directly associated with the ornamental tree clump and flower bed. For this study, phytolith analysis was...