AMS RADIOCARBON DATING OF CHARRED CORN FROM THE PIGG SITE, 5MT4802, COLORADO
Author(s): Linda Scott Cummings
Year: 2008
Summary
Four samples from the Pigg site, 5MT4802, in southwest Colorado were submitted for
AMS radiocarbon dating. Three of these samples represent charred Zea mays (corn) cob
fragments, while one sample was identified as a charred Zea mays kernel fragment. This site
contains 6-8 unit pueblos (room blocks). Ceramics recovered from the site place occupation
during the late Pueblo II/early Pueblo III period. The samples were collected from two
contiguous rooms in Room Block 1.
Cite this Record
AMS RADIOCARBON DATING OF CHARRED CORN FROM THE PIGG SITE, 5MT4802, COLORADO. Linda Scott Cummings. 2008 ( tDAR id: 379607) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8F47NNK
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