POLLEN, PHYTOLITH, STARCH, PARASITE, AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSES ON A COPROLITE FROM LUSTER CAVE, UTAH

Summary

A coprolite from Luster Cave in southeastern Utah was examined for pollen,

starch, phytoliths, parasites, and macrofloral remains. Luster Cave was

originally excavated in the 1950s by Robert Lister, and is believed to contain

two or three occupations in the Archaic, Formative (most likely Fremont), and

possibly the Protohistoric periods, based on artifact types recovered. A MASCA

corrected radiocarbon age of 1850 + 210 B.C. was obtained from a cist in the same

level that the coprolite was recovered. Pollen, phytolith, starch, and

macrofloral analyses of this coprolite will provide direct evidence of diet.

Parasite analysis may provide health information.

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• PaleoResearch Institute

Record Identifiers

PRI Technical Institute(s): 91-069

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