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ORGANIC RESIDUE ANALYSIS (FTIR) OF FIRE AFFECTED ROCK FROM CA-SHA-3643/H, SHASTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA (2016)
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The Cassel-Fall River Road Bridge Replacement project along Pit River in Shasta County, California necessitated archaeological mitigation of site CA-SHA-3643-H located on the lower terrace on the east side of Pit River. Five basalt outcrops host seven mortar cups. Latestage obsidian and basalt debitage indicate tool production. A dense concentration of river mussel shells and calcined faunal remains were noted in the midden deposit. A radiocarbon date of 1720 cal. B.P. is reported on a...