STRATIGRAPHIC POLLEN ANALYSIS OF SEDIMENTS FROM BARTON GULCH (24MA171) , SOUTHWESTERN MONTANA

Author(s): Linda Scott Cummings

Year: 1993

Summary

Stratigraphic pollen samples recovered from a 5.85 m deep section located in a recent placer mine cut along the north margin of the Barton Gulch Valley were examined to identify elements of the local vegetation and to reconstruct paleoenvironmental conditions from 10,360 BP to 3,900 BP. The Barton Gulch area was occupied by Paleoindians by 9,400 BP, and occupational strata are noted through approximately 3,900 BP (Davis et al. 1988, 1989; Davis 1993). Chronostratigraphic markers include stratum 12, represented by Mazama ash (6,850 BP) near the center of the column, the radiocarbon age of 10,360 BP at the base, and an end date of approximately 4,000 BP 20-30 cm below modern fan surface.

Cite this Record

STRATIGRAPHIC POLLEN ANALYSIS OF SEDIMENTS FROM BARTON GULCH (24MA171) , SOUTHWESTERN MONTANA. Linda Scott Cummings. PRI Technical Report ,1993-053. 1993 ( tDAR id: 375477) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8H994CX

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Keywords

Culture
PaleoIndian

Material
Pollen • Sediment

Site Name
24MA171 • Barton Gulch

General
93-053 • Pollen Analysis

Geographic Keywords
Barton Gulch Valley • Greenhorn Range • Montana (State / Territory) • Northern Rocky Mountains

Temporal Keywords
PaleoIndian

Spatial Coverage

min long: -115.06; min lat: 44.528 ; max long: -108.732; max lat: 47.1 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): PaleoResearch Institute

Record Identifiers

PRI Technical Report(s): 93-053

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