MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS OF HEARTH FILL FROM 5MF4973, NORTHEAST COLORADO

Author(s): Kathryn Puseman

Year: 2002

Summary

The fill from a basin-shaped hearth in a jeep trail at site 5MF4973 was floated to recover

charred macrofloral remains. This site is believed to represent a prehistoric camp-type site and is

located north of Maybell, Colorado. Macrofloral analysis is used to provide information concerning

plant resources that might have been processed in the hearth and woods burned as fuel. Charcoal

recovered from the hearth fill was submitted for AMS radiocarbon analysis.

Cite this Record

MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS OF HEARTH FILL FROM 5MF4973, NORTHEAST COLORADO. Kathryn Puseman. 2002 ( tDAR id: 378809) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8C24VVN

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Keywords

Material
Macrobotanical • Pollen • Wood

Investigation Types
Data Recovery / Excavation

General
Charcoal Analysis • Hearth Fill • Macrofloral Analysis • Maybell, Colorado • Northeast Colorado • Pollen Analysis • Radiocarbon Dating Sample

Geographic Keywords
Maybell, Colorado • Northeast Colorado

Temporal Keywords
Prehistoric

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