POLLEN, PARASITE, MACROFLORAL, AND ORGANIC RESIDUE (FTIR) ANALYSIS OF PRIVY FILL FROM THE SOLDIER PARK CAMP (AS-1941), UTAH

Summary

Fill from the bottom of a privy pit at Soldier Park camp, AS-1941, in northeast Utah was

examined for pollen, parasites, macrofloral remains, and organic residues using Fourier

Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR). A modern control pollen sample was collected from

multiple locations across the site surface for comparison. This site is a Historic military camp

associated with construction of the Carter Military Road, built from 1881 to 1884 across the

Uinta Mountains between Ft. Bridger, Wyoming, and Ft. Thornburgh, Utah. Pollen and

macrofloral analyses will provide information concerning possible foods eaten by the historic

camp occupants and plants growing in the area during the time period represented. Parasite

analysis can provide some insight into the intestinal health of the people using the privy. FTIR

analysis of the feature fill will examine the sediments for evidence of proteins, lipids, and/or

carbohydrates.

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