ANALYSIS OF RESIDUE ADHERING TO A CASAS GRANDES BASKET

Summary

Residue from a Casas Grandes basket recovered from a cave in the

Sierra Madre Occidental in Chihuahua, Mexico was examined to determine its

content. The residue was carefully picked from between coils of the basket

for microscopic identification. This residue was examined with the aid of a

stereoscope and microscope prior to chemical processing, then processed to

recover any pollen and/or phytoliths that were contained within the residue.

The object of this examination was to determine the botanical contents of

the residue using specific techniques of pollen and phytolith analysis.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• PaleoResearch Institute

Record Identifiers

PRI Technical Report(s): 90-052

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