POLLEN, STARCH, AND PHYTOLITH ANALYSIS FOR THE CALVER ISLAND SITE (36DA89), PENNSYLVANIA: STRATIGRAPHIC COLUMNS AND CERAMIC AND STEATITE SHERDS

Author(s): Linda Scott Cummings; R.A. Varney

Year: 2006

Summary

Site 36DA89, the Calver Island Site, is a stratified archaeological site with occupations in

the Late Archaic Period, Transitional Period, and Early Woodland Period located in

Pennsylvania. Originally identified in 1976, the site underwent Phase II and Phase III

excavations beginning in 2004 due to the need to replace the Susquehanna River Bridge. Nine

soil samples were examined, six of which represent a stratigraphic column, while the remaining

three represent sediments from specific soil horizons elsewhere on the site. Residue visible on

five pottery sherds from the Woodland occupation and eight steatite sherds from the

Transitional occupation were examined for pollen, starch, and phytoliths that might provide

information concerning plants processed in the vessels they represent.

Cite this Record

POLLEN, STARCH, AND PHYTOLITH ANALYSIS FOR THE CALVER ISLAND SITE (36DA89), PENNSYLVANIA: STRATIGRAPHIC COLUMNS AND CERAMIC AND STEATITE SHERDS. Linda Scott Cummings, R.A. Varney. 2006 ( tDAR id: 379351) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8XK8F1H

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Keywords

Culture
Early Woodland • Late Archaic • Transitional Period

Material
Ceramic • Pollen

Site Name
Calver Island Site

Investigation Types
Data Recovery / Excavation

General
Phytolith Analysis • Pollen Analysis • Pottery Sherds • Starch Analysis • Steatite Sherds • Stratigraphic Samples

Geographic Keywords
Pennsylvania

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