MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS OF HEARTH FILL AT SITE 24YE355, MONTANA

Summary

Fill from three hearth features in Area A (Yellowstone Bank Cache Site) at site 24YE355

in southern Montana were examined for macrofloral remains. These three features were

located on the edge of the Yellowstone River and in danger of eroding into the river. Charcoal

from two of the hearths yielded radiocarbon dates of 1600 ± 70 BP and 1670 ± 50 BP, reflecting

a contemporaneous Late Prehistoric occupation. Macrofloral analysis is used to provide

information concerning plant resources utilized by the site occupants.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• PaleoResearch Institute

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