PaleoResearch Institute
PaleoResearch Institute was formed to conduct archaeobotanic research in a contract setting, leading the industry in innovation, analysis, and interpretation of the past. Our goals are to maintain excellence in extraction, identification, and analysis of the materials we work with, to promote excellence in the interpretation of those materials and in reports, and to promote development and use of state-of-the-art techniques for the analysis and interpretation of archaeobotanic records. Work conducted in a contract setting is particularly subject to time and budget constraints, so the above must be accomplished in a timely manner.
Further, PaleoResearch Institute desires to promote a healthy and fulfilling work environment. We provide the opportunity for each employee to use his/her unique signature strengths to be productive and successful, and promote the concepts of both responsibility and accountability.
Site Name Keywords
Pinon Canyon Maneuver Site •
Thomas Jefferson's Poplar Forest •
35LK3400 •
Cape Krusenstern beach ridge archaeological site complex •
Piñon Canyon Maneuver Site •
34BV176 •
Pueblo Salado •
China Wall site •
Backhoe Village •
24JF4
Site Type Keywords
Archaeological Feature •
Domestic Structure or Architectural Complex •
Domestic Structures •
Hearth •
Funerary and Burial Structures or Features •
Rockshelter •
Water-Related •
Artifact Scatter •
Settlements •
Non-Domestic Structures
Other Keywords
Macrofloral Analysis •
Pollen Analysis •
Phytolith Analysis •
Protein Residue Analysis •
AMS Radiocarbon Dating •
AMS Radiocarbon Analysis •
Starch Analysis •
Pollen Analysis •
Charcoal Identification •
FTIR Analysis
Culture Keywords
Archaic •
Historic •
Ancestral Puebloan •
Late Archaic •
Woodland •
PaleoIndian •
Middle Archaic •
Fremont •
Early Archaic •
Late Prehistoric
Investigation Types
Data Recovery / Excavation •
Environment Research •
Archaeological Overview •
Bioarchaeological Research •
Site Evaluation / Testing •
Collections Research •
Methodology, Theory, or Synthesis •
Site Stabilization •
Reconnaissance / Survey •
Systematic Survey
Material Types
Pollen •
Macrobotanical •
Sediment •
Dating Sample •
Chipped Stone •
Ground Stone •
Wood •
Charcoal •
Ceramic •
Fire Cracked Rock
Temporal Keywords
Archaic •
Historic •
Holocene •
Late Prehistoric •
Late Archaic •
Prehistoric •
PaleoIndian •
Woodland •
Early Woodland •
Early Archaic
Geographic Keywords
North America (Continent) •
United States of America (Country) •
USA (Country) •
US (ISO Country Code) •
California (State / Territory) •
Wyoming (State / Territory) •
New Mexico (State / Territory) •
Colorado (State / Territory) •
Utah (State / Territory) •
Canada (Country)
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00-19: Letter Report (2000)
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01-57: No Report (2001)
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A formal report was not written for this project. See PRI Contract no. 2000-044.
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03-32: Letter Report (2003)
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07-109: Letter Report (2007)
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08-052: Letter Report (2008)
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09-116: Letter Report (2009)
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93-23: Letter Report (1993)
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93-78: Letter Report (1993)
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93-85: Letter Report (1993)
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94-89: Letter Report (1994)
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95-40: Letter Report (1995)
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95-64: Letter Report (1995)
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96-12: Letter Report (1996)
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96-15: Letter Report (1996)
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96-65: Letter Report (1996)
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97-25: Letter Report (1997)
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97-47: Letter Report (1997)
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99-05: Letter Report (1999)
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ACORN ANTISERUM TESTING OF BEDROCK MORTAR PROTEIN RESIDUE WASH SAMPLES FROM BLAIR VALLEY, MINE WASH, AND THE LOS CABALLOS SITE, SAN DIEGO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA (2011)
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Thirty-one protein residue washes recovered in the field from bedrock mortars were tested against acorn (oak, Quercus sp.) antiserum. These samples had been tested previously against various antisera at another lab, but were submitted to PaleoResearch specifically for testing against acorn antiserum.
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ACORN ANTISERUM TESTING OF THREE MILLING SURFACE PROTEIN RESIDUE WASH SAMPLES FROM SITE SDI-10697, CAMP PENDLETON, CALIFORNIA (2011)
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Three protein residue wash samples of milling groundstone tools were tested against acorn (oak, Quercus sp.) antiserum. These samples were previously tested against various antisera at another lab, but were submitted to PaleoResearch specifically for testing against acorn antiserum.
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AMS Analysis of Charcoal Samples From Semino Mountains, South Granite Mountain Fault System, Central Wyoming (2021)
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Eight bulk sediment samples were submitted for charcoal identification of radiocarbon datable materials and AMS radiocarbon dating from the south granite mountain fault system, Seminoe Mountains, central Wyoming.
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AMS DATING AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS OF SAMPLES FROM THE PUEBLO CHEMICAL DEPOT, COLORADO (2008)
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A total of five hearth fill samples were submitted for macrofloral analysis from sites 5PE2087, 5PE2092, and 5PE4339 located at the Pueblo Chemical Depot, Colorado. The macrofloral data from these samples will be used to interpret plant use by the prehistoric occupants of these sites. Charred remains from two of the samples were submitted for AMS radiocarbon dating.
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AMS of Microcharcoal For Samples From The Cosinuina Volcano, Nicaragua (2021)
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Two soil samples were submitted for AMS radiocarbon dating from Cosigüina Volcano, Nicaragua. The client requested the samples be processed via the microcharcoal recovery and radiocarbon pretreatment technique that were developed by PaleoResearch Institute. The client estimated Sample COS–G–52 to be ca., 30,000 years old and Sample COS–H–68 to be ca., 20,000 years old.
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AMS RADIOCARBON AGE DETERMINATION OF A SHELL FROM PALAWAN ISLAND, BATANGAS, PHILIPPINES (2018)
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A shell fragment obtained from a larger shell from Palawan Island, Batangas was submitted for AMS radiocarbon age determination.
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AMS RADIOCARBON AGE DETERMINATION OF BISON BONE AND POLLEN, PHYTOLITH, STARCH, AND ORGANIC RESIDUE (FTIR) ANALYSES OF A SHERD FROM THE FRED BURR #1 SITE (24GN1095), MONTANA (2013)
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Two bison bone fragments were recovered from the Fred Burr #1 site (24GN1095), located on the bank of Fred Burr Creek east of Philipsburg in western Montana. These bison bone fragments were submitted for AMS radiocarbon age determination. A refit sherd also recovered from the site was submitted for pollen, phytolith, starch, and organic residue (FTIR) analyses.
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AMS RADIOCARBON AGE DETERMINATION OF BISON BONE FROM THE FRED BURR #1 SITE (24GN1095), MONTANA (2011)
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Two bison bone fragments were recovered from the Fred Burr #1 site (24GN1095), located on the bank of Fred Burr Creek east of Phillipsburg in western Montana. These bison bone fragments were submitted for AMS radiocarbon age determination.
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AMS RADIOCARBON AGE DETERMINATION OF BONE COLLAGEN FROM MONTE VERDE I, CHILE (2015)
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Monte Verde I, located in south-central Chile, has produced radiocarbon dates indicating pre-Clovis occupation. Dates concurrent with occupational surface artifacts and features at MVII, including lithic, non-lithic artifacts, architectural remains, and spatial patterning, indicate site occupation approximately 14,600 to 14,200 years Cal BP (Dillehay, et al. 2008:784). Excavations at MV-I have produced dates ranging from 16,000 ± 60 to 9320 ± 40 BP. Noncultural levels have been dated between...
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AMS RADIOCARBON AGE DETERMINATION OF CHARCOAL SAMPLES FROM THE CORCKRAN SITE (18QU1047), QUEEN ANNE’S COUNTY, MARYLAND (2017)
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Five samples of charcoal recovered from the Corckran Site (18QU1047) in Queen Anne’s County, Maryland were submitted for identification and radiocarbon dating.
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AMS RADIOCARBON ANALYSIS OF CHARCOAL FROM THE JEFFREY SITE-AREA B, BREWSTER COUNTY, TEXAS (2010)
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The Jeffrey Site-Area B is situated on a relatively narrow alluvial terrace, just north of Big Bend National Park in Brewster County, Texas. Feature 2 consists of a pavement type hearth/shallow basin from which charcoal was collected for AMS radiocarbon dating.
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AMS RADIOCARBON DATE AND FTIR ANALYSIS OF AN ANCIENT BOOK (2007)
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An ancient book in the possession of Mike Jamal and family was brought to Paleo Research Institute for analysis. The book had obviously been coated with a substance. Family stories indicate that it had been submerged in a liquid off and on for the last approximately 70 years.
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AMS RADIOCARBON DATE FOR 48PA551, PARK COUNTY, WYOMING (2023)
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Charcoal recovered from a feature fill at 48PA551 was identified as Pinus. It was submitted for AMS radiocarbon dating.
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AMS RADIOCARBON DATE FOR A BONE FRAGMENT FROM THE FOLSOM LAYER AT THE MACHAFFIE SITE, MONTANA (2012)
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A bone fragment from the Folsom layer at the MacHaffie site (24JF4) was submitted for collagen recovery and an AMS radiocarbon date. After this analysis an additional bison bone fragment was submitted for subsequent collagen recovery and an AMS radiocarbon date. The MacHaffie site is situated on the western slopes of the Elkhorn Mountains in west-central Montana. Paleoindian sequences contained within floodplain alluvium include a Folsom deposit with an estimated age of 10,425 radiocarbon years...
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AMS RADIOCARBON DATE OF LEATHER FRINGE AND BOTANIC IDENTIFICATION OF A FLORAL SAMPLE (2007)
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Leather fringe from a bag was submitted for AMS radiocarbon dating. In addition, a floral sample was submitted for botanic identification.
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AMS RADIOCARBON DATE RESULTS ON BISON BONE FROM AYER POND, ORCAS ISLAND, WASHINGTON (2012)
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Two Bison antiquus bones, one small (female) and one large (male) metacarpal, from Deer Harbor, Orcas Island, Washington were submitted for radiocarbon dating. Both of these bones were permineralized and did not retain sufficient collagen for recovery and AMS radiocarbon dating. Therefore, a calf skull fragment (OP2B) recovered from a peat deposit at Ayer Pond was submitted (Table 1).
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AMS RADIOCARBON DATES FOR NEW CAVES PUEBLO AND BENCH PUEBLO, ARIZONA (2008)
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Four samples of Zea mays cupules were submitted from hearth contexts at New Caves Pueblo (NA486) and Bench Pueblo (NA16) for AMS radiocarbon dating. New Caves Pueblo and Bench Pueblo are located on O’Neill Crater, a cinder cone near Flagstaff, Arizona. Samples were submitted to determine if the sites were occupied contemporaneously. The samples submitted for AMS dating all came from macrofloral flotation samples and consisted of Zea mays cupule fragments. Zea mays was chosen for dating...
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AMS RADIOCARBON DATES FOR PEAT RECOVERED IN BOLIVIA (2010)
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Ten peat samples recovered from high elevation bogs in Bolivia were submitted for AMS radiocarbon dating.
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AMS RADIOCARBON DATES FOR SHANNON LAKE, ST. LOUIS COUNTY, MINNESOTA (2007)
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Four sediment samples from Shannon Lake in St. Louis County, Minnesota were submitted to obtain AMS radiocarbon dates.
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AMS RADIOCARBON DATES ON BONE SAMPLES FROM SHEEP ROCK SPRING (24JF292), JEFFERSON COUNTY, MONTANA (2013)
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Sheep Rock Spring (24JF292) is a deeply stratified Middle to Early Precontact occupation site located northeast of Whitehall in Jefferson County, Montana. This stratified alluvial/colluvial locality is situated on the southeast-facing slope of Bull Mountain near Sheep Rock Spring in the Sheep Creek Valley. The spring is currently used as a water source for cattle. The existing radiocarbon chronology on bone indicates that the zone of fluctuating water table has introduced contaminants (Wilson...
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AMS RADIOCARBON DATES ON PAPER FROM A MANUSCRIPT (2012)
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Fragments from two different pages from the middle and end of the scroll of an ancient manuscript were submitted for AMS radiocarbon dating to establish a date by which the paper was made, and therefore, the earliest date possible for this manuscript.
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AMS RADIOCARBON DATING AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS FOR 42WS2203, WASHINGTON COUNTY, UTAH (2009)
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Site 42WS2203, located along the western foothills of the Pine Valley Mountains, is a large, open artifact scatter containing several ash concentrations. Samples of sediment were collected from a mottled ash stain (FS 347) and a deflated hearth-like feature (FS 348). No diagnostic artifacts were recovered with either of these features, although Southern Paiute and ancestral Puebloan ceramics were noted on the surface, as were projectile points from Archaic, Formative, and Late Prehistoric...
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AMS RADIOCARBON DATING AND ORGANIC RESIDUE (FTIR) ANALYSIS OF SAMPLES FROM THE PIGG SITE (5MT4802), COLORADO (2010)
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Five charred Zea mays (corn) cob fragments and one charred Phaseolus vulgaris (bean) fragment recovered from two room blocks and a kiva at the Pigg Site (5MT4802) in Montezuma County, Colorado, were submitted for identification verification and AMS radiocarbon dating. Also submitted for organic residue analysis were several painted ceramic mug fragments that were used to line a sipapu in the same kiva from which the corn and bean samples were recovered. Organic residue analysis on select sherds...
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AMS RADIOCARBON DATING AND PHYTOLITH AND STARCH GRAIN ANALYSIS OF ORGANIC RESIDUE FROM A BESANT PHASE POTSHERD, MAINARD RANCH, 24LT505, MONTANA (2011)
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A Besant phase potsherd with visible residue from site 24LT505 was submitted for AMS radiocarbon dating and phytolith and starch grain analysis. Radiocarbon dating the charred residue provides information on when the vessel represented by this sherd was primarily in use. Phytolith and starch grain analysis provides information on some of the foods prepared or stored within the vessel.
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AMS RADIOCARBON DATING FOR DITCH CREEK SHELTER, WYOMING (2007)
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Two small samples from Ditch Creek were examined for datable carbon. Sample 40 yielded sufficient Alnus charcoal to date, but sample 35 exhibited no charcoal large enough to date. Therefore, an extraction of microscopic charcoal (micro-charcoal) was conducted to obtain a sample of sufficient size to date.
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AMS RADIOCARBON DATING FOR PEAT SAMPLES FROM BOLIVIA (2010)
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A total of fifteen peat samples from multiple sites near La Paz, Bolivia were submitted for AMS radiocarbon dating. Samples were collected from the Charquini (Glacier Charquini) site, as well as Escalerani 2 and Escalerani 1, HP 2 and HP 1, Punto 2 and Punto 1, Rio La Paz (La Paz River), TC 1, and Tuni-condoriri.
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AMS RADIOCARBON DATING FOR SAMPLES MELTING OUT FROM THE MARGIN OF A GLACIER IN PERU (2010)
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Three vegetation samples recovered during 2009 and 2010 field work in Peru were submitted for radiocarbon dating. The samples included two unidentified hardwood shrub twigs and a clump of grass associated with the margin of a receding glacier.
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AMS RADIOCARBON DATING FOR SITES 24PH2977 AND 24PH2973, MONTANA (2007)
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Four charcoal samples were submitted from sites 24PH2977 and 24PH2973 near Ft. Peck Lake, Montana. These sites represent Avonlea cultural material scatters. Charcoal samples were identified and processed for AMS radiocarbon analysis.
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AMS RADIOCARBON DATING OF A BISON PRE-MOLAR FROM SITE 24CH395, SQUARE BUTTE, MONTANA (2010)
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A bison pre-molar recovered from site 24CH395 near Square Butte in Chouteau County, Montana, was submitted for AMS radiocarbon dating. A single root from the pre-molar was dated, leaving the tooth enamel available for other possible analyses.
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AMS RADIOCARBON DATING OF A CANVAS SAMPLE FROM A PORTRAIT OF ST. HAROLD, ITALY/SWITZERLAND (2011)
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A portion of canvas containing a portrait of St. Harold was submitted for an AMS radiocarbon date. The painting is thought to have originated in either Switzerland or Italy.
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AMS RADIOCARBON DATING OF A CHARCOAL SAMPLE FROM A SHELL MIDDEN AT SITE DcRu-63, VANCOUVER ISLAND, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA (2013)
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Charcoal recovered from an intact midden deposit at site DcRu-63 on southern Vancouver Island, British Columbia, was submitted for identification and AMS radiocarbon dating. Site DcRu-63 is a large shell midden occupation site. AMS radiocarbon dating was undertaken because the age of the site is currently unknown.
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AMS RADIOCARBON DATING OF A DRILLED BONE FROM THE HAGEN SITE, 24DW2, MONTANA (2011)
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A drilled rib bone was submitted for radiocarbon dating. The bone, which has been curated for many years, had several severe cracks and had been shellacked. Treatment prior to radiocarbon dating included removing the shellac, then recovering collagen.
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AMS RADIOCARBON DATING OF A PAPER SAMPLE FROM AN ANTIQUE QURAN (2011)
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A paper sample from an antique Quran was submitted for AMS radiocarbon dating. The book was expected to be less than 1,000 years old (Mansur Sajady, personal communication, January 12th, 2011). A radiocarbon date for this Quran will help validate its age for the purpose of appraising its value.
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AMS RADIOCARBON DATING OF A PAPYRUS FRAGMENT FROM EGYPT (2014)
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Papyrus fragments from an artifactual document from Egypt were submitted for AMS radiocarbon dating. The age of the papyrus is expected to fall between 1,000 to 3,000 years ago. Ancient and modern modifications impacting the artifact prior to its time at the museum include insect holes and exposure to human skin oils due to handling. Dates from the sample will provide information on the time period when the document was produced.
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AMS RADIOCARBON DATING OF A PICEA (SPRUCE) NEEDLE FROM THE LOWER BOG, COLORADO (2007)
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One core sample from the core of the lower bog was submitted for AMS radiocarbon dating.
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AMS RADIOCARBON DATING OF AN ISOLATED HEARTH FROM TERLINGUA CREEK, BREWSTER COUNTY, TEXAS (2009)
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Charcoal that was hand picked from a hearth along Terlingua Creek was submitted for identification and AMS radiocarbon dating.
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AMS RADIOCARBON DATING OF BONE AND CHARCOAL FROM THE MACHAFFIE SITE (24JF4), WEST-CENTRAL, MONTANA (2009)
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Bone and carbon-enriched sediments from the MacHaffie Site (24JF4) in west-central Montana were submitted for AMS radiocarbon dating.
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AMS RADIOCARBON DATING OF BONE FRAGMENTS FROM THE SONGBIRD RING SITE (24BH1126), BIG HORN COUNTY, MONTANA (2014)
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The Songbird Ring site (24BH1126) is a stone ring camp located in a proposed mine permit area of Absaloka Mine in Big Horn County, Montana. The site was first recorded in 1975, when two stone rings, two bifacial lithic tools and three unifacial lithic tools and fragments were noted. Further investigations of the site in 2002 and 2005 identified additional stone rings along with lithic flakes and tools. Test excavations of a rock platform surface hearth (Feature B4-F2) revealed fire-cracked rock,...
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AMS RADIOCARBON DATING OF BONE FROM SITE 25FT376, HUGH BUTLER LAKE (RED WILLOW LAKE), FRONTIER COUNTY, NEBRASKA (2012)
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Two pieces of bone from site 25FT376 were submitted for AMS radiocarbon dating. This site reflects a remnant of a Holocene terrace on an island in Hugh Butler Lake (Red Willow Lake) in Frontier County, Nebraska. This island is usually under water in the reservoir, but has been exposed during draw-down of the reservoir for repairs to Red Willow Dam. The island surface contains a scatter of bison bone, chipped stone tools, and lithic debitage. Site 25FT376 is believed to reflect an Early Archaic,...
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AMS RADIOCARBON DATING OF BONE FROM SITE 26EK9840, NEVADA (2011)
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Two bone fragments recovered from 26EK9840, a site exhibiting evidence of Archaic occupation, were submitted for radiocarbon dating. These bone fragments represent Levels 20-30 cm and 40-50 cm.
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AMS RADIOCARBON DATING OF BONE FROM SITE CA-SDI-1313/14791 ON THE MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, CALIFORNIA (2012)
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Three bone fragments from Site CA-SDI-1313/14791 were submitted for AMS radiocarbon dating. This site is located on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton in northern San Diego County, southern California. These bone fragments are expected to date between 6800-3000 BP. Sufficient collagen was recovered from only one of the bone fragments; therefore, an additional three bone samples were submitted. A total of four dates were obtained.
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AMS RADIOCARBON DATING OF BONE FROM SPOKANE CREEK, MONTANA (2010)
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A single bone fragment from Spokane Creek, Montana was submitted for AMS radiocarbon dating.
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AMS RADIOCARBON DATING OF BONE SAMPLES FROM SITES HdSd-70 AND HdSd-370, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA (2013)
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Bone fragments collected from sites HdSd-70 and HdSd-370 were recovered during the Williston Reservoir Archaeology Project - 1301, British Columbia, Canada. Sites HdSd-70 and HdSd-370 are in close proximity to one another along an old river channel in the semi-eroded reservoir drawdown zone. The bone at these sites consisted of isolated and restricted surface and subsurface scatters at the edge of the channel. Dates from these samples are expected to fall in the mid- to late-Holocene.
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AMS RADIOCARBON DATING OF BONE SAMPLES FROM SITES HdSd-70 AND HdSd-370, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA (2013)
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Bone fragments collected from sites HdSd-70 and HdSd-370 were recovered during the Williston Reservoir Archaeology Project - 1301, British Columbia, Canada. Sites HdSd-70 and HdSd-370 are in close proximity to one another along an old river channel in the semi-eroded reservoir drawdown zone. The bone at these sites consisted of isolated and restricted surface and subsurface scatters at the edge of the channel. Dates from these samples are expected to fall in the mid- to late-Holocene.
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AMS RADIOCARBON DATING OF CANVAS FROM A SUSPECTED 18TH CENTURY PAINTING (2012)
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A portion of canvas from a suspected 18th century painting was submitted for AMS radiocarbon dating to verify its age. As part of the testing and verification process a piece of fiber was removed from the canvas for identification and a chemical signature was obtained for an area that was sized and an untreated areas of the canvas. The radiocarbon date was obtained on the canvas prior to obtaining information on the painter and the painting itself.
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AMS RADIOCARBON DATING OF CHARCOAL AND BONE FROM THE WAHKPA CHU’GN BISON KILL SITE (24HL0101), MONTANA (2011)
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Three bison bone samples and two pieces of charcoal were submitted from the Wahkpa Chu’gn bison kill site (24HL0101) in north-central Montana. One bone sample was recovered from a large fire-cracked rock feature found in Area E. Two charcoal samples and two bison bone samples were recovered from Display House #5, the westernmost display area, in Area D. The earliest occupation appears to have been the Besant Complex around 2000-1500 BP. There was a short occupation by the Avonlea Complex,...
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AMS RADIOCARBON DATING OF CHARCOAL FROM FEATURE 1A, 19NF584 (2008)
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One mixed charcoal sample from Feature 1A at 19NF584 was submitted for charcoal identification and AMS radiocarbon dating.
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AMS RADIOCARBON DATING OF CHARRED CORN COB FRAGMENTS FROM SITES 42IN40 AND 42IN100, UTAH (2007)
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Four corn cob fragments from site 42IN40 and five corn cob fragments from 42IN100 were submitted for AMS radiocarbon dating. These Fremont Period sites are located in Iron County, southwest Utah. The cobs were all charred, and all were measured prior to processing for dating.
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AMS RADIOCARBON DATING OF CHARRED CORN FROM THE PIGG SITE, 5MT4802, COLORADO (2008)
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Four samples from the Pigg site, 5MT4802, in southwest Colorado were submitted for AMS radiocarbon dating. Three of these samples represent charred Zea mays (corn) cob fragments, while one sample was identified as a charred Zea mays kernel fragment. This site contains 6-8 unit pueblos (room blocks). Ceramics recovered from the site place occupation during the late Pueblo II/early Pueblo III period. The samples were collected from two contiguous rooms in Room Block 1.
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AMS RADIOCARBON DATING OF HUMAN BONE FROM ROUGH CUT ROCKSHELTER (41BS1507), TEXAS (2009)
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A human fibula fragment from Feature F1a at Rough Cut Rockshelter (41BS1507) was submitted for AMS radiocarbon dating. Collagen extraction methods and results are discussed in the following sections.
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AMS RADIOCARBON DATING OF HUMAN BONE SAMPLE FROM JEFFREY CREVICE BURIAL, TEXAS (2009)
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A single, incompletely burned human left femur from the Jeffrey Crevice burial was submitted for radiocarbon dating. Processing methods and results are discussed in the following sections.
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AMS RADIOCARBON DATING OF MAMMAL BONE FROM FOSSIL LAKE, OREGON (2009)
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A small collection of mammal long bone fragments and a few salmonid vertebrae were submitted for AMS radiocarbon dating. Although two salmonid vertebrae and several long bone fragments were processed to recover gelatin, only one sample was submitted for an AMS radiocarbon date.
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AMS RADIOCARBON DATING OF MATERIAL FROM SITE 5MN8269, MONTROSE COUNTY, COLORADO (2008)
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One soil sample was submitted from a hearth at Site 5MN8269 in Montrose County, Colorado for microcharcoal extraction and AMS dating. Microcharcoal extraction was chosen for charcoal extraction because the sample contained an insufficient amount of visible charcoal. Dating microscopic charcoal also produces a more accurate date than dating humates, which are more mobile within sediments.
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AMS RADIOCARBON DATING OF MATTING FROM A POSSIBLE DANCE HOUSE FLOOR AND EXAMINATION OF CORDAGE FROM A PREHISTORIC NISENAN SITE, 6 AND H TH STREET, SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA (2008)
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Matting from a possible dance house floor was submitted for identification and AMS radiocarbon dating. Two fragments of burned cordage also were examined. These samples were recovered from a Late Prehistoric Nisenan ceremonial site located on the east side of historic Suffer Lake in Sacramento, California. This site contained cremation burials.
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AMS RADIOCARBON DATING OF SAMPLES FOR THE PANTANELLO SITE, PROVINCE OF MATERA, ITALY (2010)
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Two daub samples collected from a bowl-shaped pit feature at the Pantanello site in the Matera Province of Italy were submitted for AMS radiocarbon dating.
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AMS RADIOCARBON DATING OF SAMPLES FROM NAHAL AMRAM, ISRAEL (2012)
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A fabric fragment, charcoal, and wood from Nahal Amram, Israel, were submitted for identification and AMS radiocarbon dating. Nahal Amram is an area of ancient copper mining, and all three samples are associated with mines.
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AMS RADIOCARBON DATING OF SAMPLES FROM SITES 21-BK-99, 21-OT-152, 21-CA-188, AND 21-HB-26, MINNESOTA (2011)
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Charred organic residue from four ceramic sherds from multiple sites in Minnesota were submitted for AMS radiocarbon dating.
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AMS RADIOCARBON DATING OF SHELL FROM A BURIAL PIT AT SITE DcRu-4, VICTORIA, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA (2013)
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A horse clam shell fragment recovered from a burial pit at site DcRu-4, British Columbia, was submitted for AMS radiocarbon dating. The shell fragment was originally part of two large shell halves that were nested and placed next to the interred individual of the burial feature. It is believed that the shell date will fall approximately withing the last 1500 years.
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AMS RADIOCARBON DATING OF SHELL FROM A FIRE PIT AT SITE 0918a-1, HAGAN CREEK, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA (2012)
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Shell fragments were recovered from a fire pit at Site 0918a-1 and submitted for AMS radiocarbon dating. This site is a small inland shell midden Hagan Creek, British Columbia, Canada.
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AMS RADIOCARBON DATING OF SHELL FROM A SHELL MIDDEN AT SITE DuRu-1, VICTORIA, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA. (2013)
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A shell sample was submitted for AMS radiocarbon dating from site DcRu-1,a resource processing area, in southern Vancouver Island, British Columbia. The sample was recovered from an intact shell midden or processing pit located underneath a built up disturbance zone. AMS radiocarbon dating will provide temporal information for use of this feature, which is believed to have been during the last 2500 years.
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AMS RADIOCARBON DATING OF SHELL SAMPLES FROM SITE DfRw-13, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA (2013)
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Site DfRw-13 consists of intact and disturbed shell midden deposits extending across the upper terrace of the Ladysmith town sewage treatment plant, British Columbia. Deposits at the site have been reported of low archaeological significance (Park 2004), and plans to construct a secondary sewage treatment system will clear and level the only remaining terrace with the site. AMS radiocarbon dates on three shell samples collected from DfRw-13 will provide temporal data for the site.
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AMS RADIOCARBON DATING OF THE CARBON AND CLAY CORES FROM A BRONZE BRAHMANIC SCULPTURE OF VISHNU, THAILAND, AND FROM A BRONZE SITTING BUDDHA STATUE, BHUTAN (2010)
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The carbon and clay cores of two sculptures were submitted for AMS radiocarbon dating. A bronze Brahmanic sculpture of Vishnu was purportedly made during the Sukhothai era in Thailand. These pieces are noted to have been produced from the 1300s until the first quarter of the 1500s. A bronze sitting Buddha from Bhutan was supposedly cast during the 1400s. Radiocarbon dating of samples from both statues was completed to verify the dates.
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AMS RADIOCARBON DATING OF THUJA PLICATA (WESTERN RED CEDAR) BARK FROM THE HIGH BAR CACHE, SITE 10IH3488, IDAHO (2010)
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Fragments of Thuja plicata (western red cedar) bark from the High Bar Cache, site 10IH3488, in Hells Canyon, Idaho, were submitted for AMS radiocarbon dating. This cache consists of a greenstone pestle, a wooden tool, and textiles stored under a cairn in a boulder overhang, which is believed to represent a cache of a woman’s equipment and possessions. AMS radiocarbon dates were obtained on fragments of inner cedar bark from a woven mat and from a large bundle of bark.
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AMS RADIOCARBON DATING OF VARIOUS BONES FROM PLEISTOCENE FAUNA (2012)
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Six bone fragments and/or bone cores were submitted to PaleoResearch Institute for AMS radiocarbon dating.
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AMS RADIOCARBON DATING ON A BONE SAMPLE FROM THE MILLER MOUND SITE, 21BS4, MINNESOTA (2013)
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A probable bison rib bone fragment from the Miller Mound site, 21BS4, in Big Stone County, Minnesota, was submitted for AMS radiocarbon dating. This bone was recovered from mound fill during excavations by Lloyd Wilford prior to the 1960's and is expected to date around 800 years.
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AMS RADIOCARBON DATING ON TWO SAMPLES FROM THE STATELINE SITE (RI 2802), CUMBERLAND, RHODE ISLAND (2022)
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The Stateline Site (RI 2802) is situated on an elevated rise overlooking Millers River in Cumberland, Rhode Island. The site is a precontact hunting, food processing, and stone tool manufacturing camp. Two radiocarbon dates produced by Beta Analytic (Beta-565363 and Beta-565364) as well as excavated material culture suggest the site was periodically occupied during the Late Archaic, Transitional Archaic, and possibly Late Woodland periods (ca. 5000–500 BP). Two isolated charcoal samples...
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AMS RADIOCARBON DATING, AND FTIR AND XRF ANALYSIS FOR PROJECT 560-026, FORT BLISS, NEW MEXICO (2007)
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Six samples from Project 560-026 were submitted for AMS radiocarbon dating, as well as FTIR AND XRF analysis. These samples represent five features and one test unit. All features from this project are thought to represent Formative Period Jornada Mogollon (AD 200 to 1450) occupations.
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AMS RADIOCARBON DATING, FTIR, AND XRF ANALYSIS FOR PROJECT 560-025, FORT BLISS, NEW MEXICO (2007)
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Project 560-025 is represented by two features, a roaster and feature described as either a roaster, hearth, or ceramic firing pit. This site is believed to be affiliated with the Formative Period Jornada Mogollon (AD 20-1450). Both samples were radiocarbon dated and the fill also subjected to FTIR and XRF analysis.
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AMS RADIOCARBON DATING, FTIR, AND XRF ANALYSIS OF SAMPLES FROM PROJECT 560-023, FB 1579, FB 1769, AND FB 1778, FORT BLISS, NEW MEXICO (2007)
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Project 560-023 is located within the Tularosa Basin and includes samples from three areas (FB 1579, FB 1769, and FB 1778). Samples from a roaster, a possible roaster, and a pithouse were AMS radiocarbon dated and examined for the FTIR and XRF signatures. Two of the features yielded sufficient visible charcoal to date, while the third required recovery of microscopic charcoal fragments.
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AMS RADIOCARBON DATING, MACROFLORAL, FTIR, AND XRF ANALYSIS OF SAMPLES FROM PROJECT 560-007 (SITE FB 4488 (LA 95444)), FORT BLISS, NEW MEXICO (2007)
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Site FB 4488 (LA 95444) is a processing site located in the Tularosa Basin on Fort Bliss in southeast New Mexico. Fill from a roaster (Feature 14) was floated to recover charred macrofloral remains to provide subsistence information concerning plant resources that might have been processed. A portion of the charcoal from the macrofloral sample was submitted for Accelerator Mass Spectrometry (AMS) radiocarbon dating. The roaster fill also was examined using Fourier Transform infrared...
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AMS RADIOCARBON DATING, POLLEN, PROTEIN RESIDUE, FTIR, AND XRF ANALYSIS OF SAMPLES FROM PROJECT 560-024 (SITES FB 1581, FB 5820, AND FB 5843), FORT BLISS, NEW MEXICO (2007)
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Project 560-024 includes three sites on Fort Bliss, New Mexico. Samples from the fill of a roaster and two pithouses were submitted for Accelerator Mass Spectrometry (AMS) radiocarbon dating, Fourier Transform infrared spectrometry (FTIR), and X-Ray Fluorescence (XRF) analysis. The sites are expected to represent Early Formative (AD 200-1100) Jornada Mogollon occupations, based on artifact assemblages. In addition, samples from the two pithouses (sites FB 5820 and FB 5843) were examined for...
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ANALYSIS OF A CERAMIC VESSEL RECOVERED FROM CA-SDI-11,198, CALIFORNIA (2007)
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A ceramic vessel was found cached in a rock pile in Cuyamaca Rancho State Park during the post-Cedar Fire Trail Survey. The vessel survived the intense wildfire and, undoubtedly, was effected by it. Full analysis of the vessel was undertaken as vessel washes to recover any pollen, starch, and/or phytolith evidence of the vessels’s contents. In addition, identification of botanic items in the fill was undertaken to aid in identifying what might represent original vessel contents and what...
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ANALYSIS OF A FIBER FROM A SHALLOW PITSTRUCTURE, 5MN4253A, SOUTHWEST COLORADO (2000)
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A fiber recovered from a sealed floor context at site 5MN4253A was submitted for analysis. The pitstructure burned upon abandonment. A maize cob sent for radiocarbon dating yielded dates ranging from 112 BC to AD 79. Analysis of the fibers embedded in small quantities of probable floor matrix might assist archaeological interpretations regarding prehistoric use of textiles and the plants used in the creation of woven fabrics.
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ANALYSIS OF A FIBER SAMPLE FROM PALAU (1998)
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Material collected as matted concentrations of "fibers" at a site in Palau were submitted for analysis.
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ANALYSIS OF A FIRE-CRACKED ROCK FEATURE USING POLLEN ANALYSIS, AS WELL AS FTIR, AND XRF TECHNOLOGY (2007)
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A single fire-cracked rock feature (a ring midden) from LA 91458/FB 470 was examined using multiple techniques to obtain information concerning whether or not any residue from processing either plants or animals remained. Because the feature was burned, protein residue analysis was determined not to be appropriate in assessing this feature.
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ANALYSIS OF A POLLEN SAMPLE FROM TMK (2) 4-6-007:013, PAKALA AHUPUA’A, LAHAINA DISTRICT, MAUI, HAWAII (2007)
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A single pollen sample was submitted from TMK (2) 4-6-007:013, Pakala Ahupua’a, Lahaina District, Maui, Hawaii for analysis. The pollen sample was derived from a core probe excavated into a previous shovel test to a depth of between 75 and 105 centimeters. The purpose of the project was to identify the possible location of a freshwater fish pond. The fish pond was a component of a pre-contact and early contact period occupation consisting of the fish pond, a moat and ceremonial island...
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ANALYSIS OF A PREHISTORIC FISH HOOK FROM 42UN199, DINOSAUR NATIONAL PARK (1991)
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A prehistoric fishhook, recovered from a storage facility at 42UN199, was examined to determine construction materials. The wattle and daub storage structure yielded a radiocarbon age of 1290 + 50 BP (AD 754). The fishhook was constructed of a wood shaft, a bone barb, and was hafted with fiber secured by resin. Analysis focused on identification of the wood and fiber and description of the fiber twist.
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ANALYSIS OF BISON TOOTH CALCULUS AND IMPACTA, TRINOMIAL SITE (41CR30), TEXAS (2007)
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A bison mandible containing teeth from the Trinomial 41CR30 site in West Texas was submitted for analysis of calculus and tooth impacta (Table 1) to identify the environment in which this bison had been grazing. The site is a late prehistoric bison kill site located in the Monahans Sand Dunes, Crane County, TX. This area is currently classified as a transitional zone between the Southern High Plains and the Chihuahuan Biotic Provenience. Phytolith analysis should provide some information as...
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ANALYSIS OF BULK SAMPLES FROM THE ORCHARD MESA WILDLIFE AREA, COLORADO, AND THE LAS VEGAS WASH, NEVADA (2000)
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Bulk soil samples from natural exposures or soil pits on stream terraces were floated to recover organic fragments suitable for radiocarbon dating. Nine samples were obtained from the Orchard Mesa Wildlife Area near Grand Junction, Colorado, and one sample was collected from Las Vegas Wash near Las Vegas, Nevada. Botanic components and detrital charcoal were identified, and potentially radiocarbon datable material was separated.
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ANALYSIS OF BULK SOIL SAMPLES FROM ALONG THE CROOKED RIVER, CROOK COUNTY, OREGON (1995)
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Six bulk soil samples were collected from stratigraphic horizons in Holocene fluvial terraces along the Crooked River in Crook County, central Oregon. These samples were processed in order to identify potentially radiocarbon datable material in the samples. Charcoal, mollusk shell, and other organic constituents were identified and separated from the modern rootlet and sand matrix of the samples.
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ANALYSIS OF C-14 CHARCOAL AND MACROBOTANICAL REMAINS FROM THE DIXIE VALLEY AREA, NEVADA (2000)
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Bulk soil samples were recovered from fluvial stream terrace deposits and an alluvial fan near Dixie Valley, Nevada. The area is located approximately 50 to 75 miles east of the Carson Sink. The fluvial stream is perennial and drains nearby mountain ranges. Mountain ranges in vicinity of the study area include the Stillwater Range and the Clan Alpine Range. Botanic materials and detrital charcoal were identified in very limited quantities from the stream terrace deposits, and potentially...
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ANALYSIS OF FREMONT PALEOBOTANIC MATERIALS AT 42UN1724, DINOSAUR NATIONAL MONUMENT (1990)
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Individual remains of corn and squash were submitted for analysis from an Archaic/Fremont site (42UN1724) at Dinosaur National Monument. In addition, two pollen and two macrofloral samples were also examined. This analysis focused on identification and description of the cultigens, and relation of the corn to previously reported Fremont corn populations in Utah. Examination of the pollen and macrofloral samples was aimed at identifying any other subsistence items from Features 1 and 4.