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Archaeobotany of Ka'ūpūlehu (2023)
This is an abstract from the "SAA 2023: Individual Abstracts" session, at the 88th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. Thousands of charcoal specimens from 23 traditional Hawaiian sites throughout Ka’ūpūlehu Ahupua’a in north Kona were analyzed to see how kama’aina (“people of the land”) interacted with their environment. Fifty-one plant taxa, including 36 plants of Hawaiian origin and six Polynesian introductions, were identified. Combining charcoal identification and...
Burial Excavations in Plaza 1 of Los Pilarillos, Zacatecas, Mexico, 1997 Season (1998)
Fieldwork from the 1997 season at Los Pilarillos.
Domesticated Forests? Interpreting Agroforestry Practices from Diachronic Trends in Firewood Collection at the Classic Maya City of Naachtun (2018)
What can be drawn from anthracological data to infer long-term socio-environmental dynamics among ancient Mayas is a question that has received little attention. At Naachtun (Northern Peten, Guatemala), we studied charcoal remains from archaeological contexts in relation with pedological data to reconstruct forest resources and land management through time. Since the beginning of Naachtun's occupation at the end of the Preclassic period (≈ AD 150), domestic firewood economy seems to have been...
El Potrerito Midden 1 Coring Field Notes (1998)
Scanned copy of field notes recording the core sampling within Midden 1 at the site of El Potrerito.
EXAMINATION OF CHARCOAL FROM THE BLACK MOUNTAIN FOLSOM SITE (5MN55), COLORADO (2001)
Four charcoal samples were examined from the Black Mountain Folsom site (5MN55) near Creede, Colorado. These samples were recovered from features believed to be Folsom hearths. Charcoal was identified prior to submission for AMS radiocarbon analysis.
EXAMINATION OF DETRITAL CHARCOAL AND AMS RADIOCARBON ANALYSIS OF MATERIAL FROM PASTURE CANYON, ARIZONA (2010)
Five samples from Pasture Canyon, Arizona, were examined to recover charcoal or other organic fragments suitable for radiocarbon analysis. These samples were recovered from two soil pits excavated in the stream bank and on the hillslope at the base of an older stabilized dune. Botanic components and detrital charcoal were identified, and potentially radiocarbon datable material was separated. A total of three charcoal samples were selected for AMS radiocarbon dating.
Exploring the Role of Fire in Tarascan Ritual Contexts of the Zacapu Basin, Michoacan, Mexico (2019)
This is an abstract from the "Journeying to the South, from Mimbres (New Mexico) to Malpaso (Zacatecas) and Beyond: Papers in Honor of Ben A. Nelson" session, at the 84th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. Studies of ritual activities often focus on paraphernalia, architectural structures, and other aspects of performance. While these are all important features, other more subtle elements that are nevertheless crucial to these activities are often not considered in...
Final Report to National Park Service, Midwest Archeological Center, on Vegetation and Fire History at Voyageurs National Park (2000)
Management of the forest resources in areas such as Voyageurs National Park requires not only information regarding the present forests but also an assessment of forest composition immediately prior to European settlement, the frequency of forest disturbances prior to logging, and the changes or trends of the major forest species prior to logging. A vegetation and fire history of the pre-settlement forests and corresponding climatic interpretation should also aid the interpretation of...
IDENTIFICATION OF CHARCOAL FROM SITE 41LY52 ON THE SOUTHERN HIGH PLAINS, TEXAS (2002)
A total of 3 charcoal samples were submitted for wood identification from site 41LY52. This site is located on the Southern High Plains of west Texas. The charcoal samples were recovered from a pit believed to have been used for processing plant material within the last 1,000 years. Charcoal was examined to identify woods burned as fuel in the pit.
IDENTIFICATION OF CHARCOAL FROM THE AMPHITHEATER SITE, 41LU118, TEXAS (2001)
A total of 20 charcoal samples were submitted for wood identification from the Amphitheater Site (41LU118) in Yellowhouse Canyon, Lubbock, Texas. The site is geologically stratified, and samples were recovered from the uppermost two strata, which cover a time span from about 5,000 to 1,000 years ago. Charcoal samples were identified to determine types of wood burned as fuel at this site.
IDENTIFICATION OF CHARCOAL FROM THE NORTH CREEK SHELTER, SITE 42GA5863, IN THE ESCALANTE VALLEY, UTAH (2005)
Three charcoal samples were examined from the North Creek Shelter, site 42GA5863, in the Escalante Valley of south-central Utah. These samples were submitted for identification prior to radiocarbon analysis to select the best material to send for dating. The identification of specific material to be dated is particularly advantageous and allows the researcher to know precisely what material is submitted for radiocarbon dating. More accurate ages can be obtained by submitting only specific...
Importance of the Pretreatment of Wood and Charcoal Samples. In: Radiocarbon Dating (1979)
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Informe parcial del Proyecto Valle de Malpaso La Quemada Temporada 1992 (1993)
Field work from the 1992 season at La Quemada
Informe parcial del Proyecto Valley de Malpaso-La Quemada Temporada 1993 (1995)
Fieldwork from the 1993 season at La Quemada
La Quemada-Malpaso Valley Archaeological Project (LQ-MVAP)
For over 15 years, Mexican and American archaeologists and students have dug ancient ruins, walked the high desert landscape, and worked in laboratories to understand the rise and fall of La Quemada, Zacatecas. We want to know why societies become complex, developing social hierarchies with specialized economic, political, and religious roles for their members. Why do civilizations expand? Northern Mexico's ancient past is an ideal context for studying these questions. During the period A.D....
MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS AND CHARCOAL IDENTIFICATION OF SEDIMENT SAMPLES FROM THE WASATCH FAULT ZONE, JUAB AND SANPETE COUNTIES, UTAH (2018)
The Skinner Peaks South and Hells Kitchen South trench sites are situated across the Wasatch fault in Juab and Sanpete Counties, Utah. Both sites are located above the Lake Bonneville highstand elevation (Adam Hiscock, personal communication January 29, 2018). Two charcoal and 13 bulk soil samples were submitted for macrofloral analysis to recover and identify charcoal and charred botanic remains suitable for radiocarbon age determination.
MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS OF HEARTH FILL FROM 5MF4973, NORTHEAST COLORADO (2002)
The fill from a basin-shaped hearth in a jeep trail at site 5MF4973 was floated to recover charred macrofloral remains. This site is believed to represent a prehistoric camp-type site and is located north of Maybell, Colorado. Macrofloral analysis is used to provide information concerning plant resources that might have been processed in the hearth and woods burned as fuel. Charcoal recovered from the hearth fill was submitted for AMS radiocarbon analysis.
Malpaso Database (2008)
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ORGANIC RESIDUE (FTIR) ANALYSIS, MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS, CHARCOAL IDENTIFICATION, AND AMS RADIOCARBON AGE DETERMINATION OF SAMPLES FROM SITES 48YE304 AND 48YE380, TETON COUNTY, WYOMING (2016)
Sites 48YE304 and 48YE380 lie in a wetland near the outlet of Yellowstone Lake and beginning of Yellowstone River in Teton County, Wyoming. One sediment, one charcoal, and one FCR sample from each site were submitted for macrofloral, charcoal, and organic residue (FTIR) analysis, respectively. In addition, one AMS radiocarbon date was requested for the charcoal sample from Site 48YE304.
POLLEN AND CHARCOAL ANALYSIS OF STRATIGRAPHIC SAMPLES FROM TAPIA ARROYO AND RIO PUERCO, NEW MEXICO (2002)
Twenty four stratigraphic samples were examined for pollen and charcoal from two arroyos in northern New Mexico. This study was designed as a pilot study to examine the possibility of sampling these locations at closer intervals to refine any paleoenvironmental interpretations deemed possible through this analysis. Pollen analysis provides a look at vegetation, while charcoal counts provide a means of assessing fire history. In addition, an archaeoclimatic model was examined to provide...
POLLEN, MACROFLORAL, CHARCOAL, AND CORN COB ANALYSIS AT SITE 42GA3128, UTAH (2001)
Pollen, macrofloral, charcoal, and corn cob samples were examined from Deer Creek Rockshelter (42GA3128), located near Boulder, Utah. This shallow rockshelter contains Late Archaic/Formative materials. Proximity of this shelter to the Coombs site in Boulder indicates that upper levels of this rockshelter might contain Anasazi materials. Pollen, macrofloral, and charcoal analyses were undertaken to identify economic activities within the rockshelter and identify local woody plants and/or...
POLLEN, PHYTOLlTH, MACROFLORAL, AND CHARCOAL ANALYSIS OF FILL FROM A FIRE HEARTH AT FORT MANDAN, NORTH DAKOTA (2002)
Fill from a fire hearth at Fort Mandan in North Dakota was submitted for archaeobotanic examination. Pollen, phytolith, and macrofloral analyses were conducted to identify any foods that might have been processed in this fire hearth. In addition, charcoal was examined both from the macrofloral sample and from charcoal picked out of feature fill in the field.
POLLEN, STARCH, AND CHARCOAL ANALYSES AT SITES 48LN1301, 48LN3997, AND 48LN4114 FOR THE RUBY PIPELINE PROJECT, WYOMING (2012)
Archaeology along the Ruby Pipeline in Lincoln County, Wyoming, has recently examined sites 48LN1301, 48LN3997, and 48LN4114. Samples from these three sites were submitted for pollen and starch analysis or charcoal identification. The pollen and starch samples represent ground stone and paired soil control samples that provide valuable information when interpreting an elusive record of processing native or wild plants. Samples from each of these sites will be discussed separately, below.
POLLEN, STARCH, PHYTOLITH, AND CHARCOAL ANALYSIS OF SAMPLES FROM SITES 26CK5986, 26CK6001, 26CK5984, 26CK1285, 26CK1138, AND 26CK1120, NEVADA (2002)
Thirteen sediment samples were submitted for combined pollen, starch, phytolith, and calcium oxalate analysis in an effort to identify the presence of mesquite at any of the six archaeological sites examined (26CK5986, 26CK6001, 26CK5984, 26CK1285, 26CK1138, and 26CK1120). Although all sites share the common goal of finding evidence of mesquite, the features sampled vary by site. At 26CK1120, two cleared circles were of the type that knowledgeable Native Americans indicate might have been...