Blackfoot Cave Site (Site Name Keyword)

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STRATIGRAPHIC POLLEN ANALYSIS AND AMS RADIOCARBON DATING FOR A CORE, POLLEN AND STARCH ANALYSIS OF GROUNDSTONE AND A SOIL SAMPLE, AND AMS RADIOCARBON DATING OF CHARCOAL SAMPLES FROM THE BLACKFOOT CAVE (SITE 5DA2358), COLORADO (2014)

DOCUMENT Full-Text Linda Scott Cummings. Kathryn Puseman.

Sixteen pollen samples were examined from a core taken at the Blackfoot Cave site, 5DA2358, in southeast Douglas County, Colorado. This rock shelter is unusual in that it has a permanent spring flowing from it, making it a very desirable location for extensive prehistoric and historic use. In 1859, the first house was built at the site. Artifacts attest to Archaic through Historic occupations. The core was taken from a small wetland area in the catch basin of the spring below the cave and...