MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS OF PRIVY FILL FROM TWO HISTORIC PLACER MINING CAMPS (SITES 24CL1716 AND 24CL1723) IN CAVE GULCH, MONTANA

Author(s): Kathryn Puseman

Year: 2003

Summary

Macrofloral analysis was conducted on the fill from single outhouse features at sites

24LC1716 and 24LC1723 in Cave Gulch, Helena National Forest, west-central Montana. These

sites represent placer mining camps. The deposit at 24LC1716 is believed to date to the 1860s

or 1870s, while the deposit at 24LC1723 might date to the 1870s to 1880s. Macrofloral analysis

is used to provide information concerning foods eaten by the occupants of these two camps.

Cite this Record

MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS OF PRIVY FILL FROM TWO HISTORIC PLACER MINING CAMPS (SITES 24CL1716 AND 24CL1723) IN CAVE GULCH, MONTANA. Kathryn Puseman. 2003 ( tDAR id: 378987) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8M044VB

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Keywords

Culture
Historic

Material
Macrobotanical

Investigation Types
Data Recovery / Excavation

General
Macrofloral Analysis • Privy Fill

Geographic Keywords
Cave Gulch, Helena National Forest, Montana

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