POLLEN, STARCH, PHYTOLITH, AND ORGANIC RESIDUE ANALYSIS (FTIR) OF ARTIFACTS AND FEATURE FILL FROM SITE 42SL186, SALT LAKE VALLEY, UTAH

Summary

Artifacts and feature fill sediment samples were submitted for pollen, starch, phytolith

and organic residue (FTIR) analysis from the Prison Site (42SL186), located in the southern

end of the Salt Lake Valley. Previous analysis of a buried hearth feature yielded a radiocarbon

date of 3,040 years BP, making it one of the earliest dated sites in the Salt Lake Valley. The

samples submitted for analysis originate from a variety of depths and locations across the site.

During the course of the data recovery project, no botanical remains were identified. The goal

of this analysis is to provide subsistence and plant resource utilization data, and to better

understand feature and tool use associated with this site.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• PaleoResearch Institute

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