PHYTOLITH ANALYSIS OF A METATE FROM THE SPRING CANYON PROJECT, SITE CA-SDI-16,397
Author(s): Linda Scott Cummings
Year: 2004
Summary
The Spring Canyon Site (CA-SDI-16,397) is located in southern San Diego County
adjacent to the United States/Mexico border. Radiocarbon ages ranging from 6030 +/- 40 BP to
2060 +/- 60 BP are returned on either charcoal or bulk sediments from the site. This Archaic
temporary camp appears to have been used for lithic production and marine and non-marine
resource processing. A single metate and its associated soil control sample were examined for
phytoliths and starches in an effort to identify plants that might have been ground.
Cite this Record
PHYTOLITH ANALYSIS OF A METATE FROM THE SPRING CANYON PROJECT, SITE CA-SDI-16,397. Linda Scott Cummings. 2004 ( tDAR id: 379186) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8NZ872N
Keywords
Investigation Types
Data Recovery / Excavation
General
Metate
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Phytolith Analysis
Geographic Keywords
San Diego County, California
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