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PHYTOLITH, STARCH, AND ORGANIC RESIDUE (FTIR) ANALYSIS OF SAMPLES FROM THE RIVER ROAD SITE (36BU0379), BUCKS COUNTY, YARDLEY, PENNSYLVANIA (2011)

DOCUMENT Full-Text Melissa K. Logan. Chad Yost.

A ceramic sherd and a pipe bowl from the River Road Site (36BU0379) in Bucks County,Pennsylvania were submitted for analysis. The ceramic sherd was examined for phytolith and starch residues, and the pipe bowl was examined for organic residues. Organic residue analysis also was performed on a soil control sample for the pipe bowl. The samples were tested for organic residues using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR). Phytolith and starch analysis of the ceramic vessel were performed...