10-078 (Other Keyword)

DOCUMENT Full-Text Kathryn Puseman.

Charcoal fragments from a possible burned tree feature on Santa Rosa Island, California, were submitted for identification. This charcoal yielded a radiocarbon date of 12,200 cal BP and is noted to contain the remains of extinct deer mice believed to represent an ancient owl roost. Charcoal was identified to determine the species of the tree.