POLLEN AND STARCH ANALYSIS OF GROUNDSTONE FROM SWALLOW SHELTER (5JF321), COLORADO

Author(s): Linda Scott Cummings; Thomas E. Moutoux

Year: 2002

Summary

Twelve metate fragments and a single ceramic sherd from Swallow Shelter in central Colorado were examined to provide evidence of vegetal foods that might have been processed. These metates were recovered from levels 3 through 20, representing much of the stratigraphic sequence of occupation at this site. Radiocarbon ages associated with these levels range from 1100 to 3200 BP.

Cite this Record

POLLEN AND STARCH ANALYSIS OF GROUNDSTONE FROM SWALLOW SHELTER (5JF321), COLORADO. Linda Scott Cummings, Thomas E. Moutoux. PRI Technical Report ,2002-042. 2002 ( tDAR id: 378873) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8QC02WS

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Keywords

Material
Ceramic • Ground Stone • Pollen

Site Name
Swallow Shelter

Investigation Types
Data Recovery / Excavation

General
Ceramic Sherd • Metate Fragments • Pollen Analysis • Starch Analysis

Geographic Keywords
Central Colorado

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): PaleoResearch Institute; Pete Gleichman

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