IDENTIFICATION OF CHARCOAL FROM SITES IN MIDDLE PARK, COLORADO

Summary

Samples from two sites in Middle Park, Colorado, were submitted for identification.

Sediment from Site 5GA1955 was recovered from a charcoal layer in a hearth. Charcoal from this

sample was submitted to Beta Analytic, Inc., for radiocarbon dating. Charcoal from Site 5GA1217

occurred as scattered grains across the site surface and probably derives from a natural burn.

Identification to the genus level for this charcoal is noted to have paleoclimatic significance.

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