POLLEN ANALYSIS OF 48SW2302, A LATE PREHISTORIC CAMPSITE IN SOUTHWESTERN WYOMING

Author(s): Linda J. Scott; PaleoResearch Institute

Year: 1981

Summary

A late prehistoric campsite (48SW2302) in western Sweetwater County,

Wyoming, was sampled for pollen during 1980 and 1981 archaeological

investigations. Radiocarbon dates from this site indicate that it was

occupied near 1345 BP. The site is located in a stabilized sand dune at

an elevation of 1935 meters (6350 feet) near an intermittent unnamed drainage.

Black's Fork River flows approximately 4 km north, northeast of the site.

Cite this Record

POLLEN ANALYSIS OF 48SW2302, A LATE PREHISTORIC CAMPSITE IN SOUTHWESTERN WYOMING. Linda J. Scott, PaleoResearch Institute. 1981 ( tDAR id: 376611) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8Z31XX5

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Keywords

Material
Pollen

Site Type
Archaeological Feature

Investigation Types
Data Recovery / Excavation

General
81-15b • Sweetwater County, Late Prehistoric campsite, pollen

Geographic Keywords
Sweetwater County, Wyoming

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