POLLEN, PHYTOLlTH, AND STARCH ANALYSIS OF A CERAMIC SHERD AND THE FLOOR BENEATH THE SHERD AT THE IRVINE LOTT SITE (22SM723), MISSISSIPPI

Author(s): Linda Scott Cummings

Year: 2004

Summary

The Irvine Lott Site (22SM723) contains evidence of at least six distinct occupations.

Seven highly decorated Marksville sherds were noted during survey. Two ceramic pottery

sherds and the living floor beneath these sherds were examined for pollen, phytoliths, and/or

starch in an effort to both identify foods that might have been processed or stored in the vessel

and garner information concerning activities on this surface. This vessel is associated with the

Marksville (Hopewell) culture of the Middle Woodland Period, approximately 100 BC to 300 AD.

The site is situated on a terrace remnant in the floodplain of Caney Creek (McClung 2004) and

within 100 meters of the creek.

Cite this Record

POLLEN, PHYTOLlTH, AND STARCH ANALYSIS OF A CERAMIC SHERD AND THE FLOOR BENEATH THE SHERD AT THE IRVINE LOTT SITE (22SM723), MISSISSIPPI. Linda Scott Cummings. 2004 ( tDAR id: 379229) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8S75FSW

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Keywords

Culture
Marksville (Hopewell) • Middle Woodland

Material
Ceramic • Pollen

Site Name
Irvine Lott Site

Investigation Types
Data Recovery / Excavation

General
Ceramic Sherd • Phytolith Analysis • Pollen Analysis • Starch Analysis

Geographic Keywords
Caney Creek • Mississippi

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