EXPLORATORY POLLEN AND PHYTOLITH ANALYSIS ON EASTER ISLAND

Author(s): Linda Scott Cummings

Year: 1996

Summary

Two sediment samples were examined for pollen and phytoliths from separate sites on Easter Island. This analysis was exploratory in nature with its primary goal to identify the quality of preservation of pollen and phytoliths and assess the value of further analysis. One pollen and phytolith sample was collected at site 26-50, a surface cave or overhang site that had been walled up. The other sample was collected at site 26-1, an ahu.

Cite this Record

EXPLORATORY POLLEN AND PHYTOLITH ANALYSIS ON EASTER ISLAND. Linda Scott Cummings. PRI Technical Report ,1996-053. 1996 ( tDAR id: 377849) ; doi:10.6067/XCV80V8C3N

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Keywords

Material
Pollen

Investigation Types
Data Recovery / Excavation

General
96-053 • Phytolith Analysis

Geographic Keywords
Easter Island

Spatial Coverage

min long: -109.455; min lat: -27.202 ; max long: -109.224; max lat: -27.052 ;

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