Swallow Shelter (Site Name Keyword)
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Twelve metate fragments and a single ceramic sherd from Swallow Shelter in central Colorado were examined to provide evidence of vegetal foods that might have been processed. These metates were recovered from levels 3 through 20, representing much of the stratigraphic sequence of occupation at this site. Radiocarbon ages associated with these levels range from 1100 to 3200 BP.
RADIOCARBON AGE DETERMINATION OF A BONE SAMPLE FROM THE SWALLOW SHELTER, 5JF321, JEFFERSON COUNTY, COLORADO (2018)
Swallow Shelter (5JF331) is located in the foothills of the Colorado Front Range. Nestled in the hogback area, the surrounding vegetation includes Gambel's oak (Quercus gambelii), grasses, and forbs. Excavation over the period of years has yielded numerous artifacts, including a collection of decorated burned and calcined bone. A portion of one of the decorated, calcined bone fragments was selected for AMS radiocarbon dating.