POLLEN, STARCH, PHYTOLITH, MACROFLORAL, ORGANIC RESIDUE (FTIR) ANALYSES, AND AMS RADIOCARBON DATING OF SAMPLES FROM THE CORN CREEK SITE, 26CK2605, CLARK COUNTY, NEVADA.
Author(s): Kathryn Puseman; Linda Scott Cummings; Chad Yost
Year: 2010
Summary
Samples from features at Corn Creek, site 26CK2605, in the Corn Creek Field Station, Desert National Wildlife Refuge in Clark County, southern Nevada, were submitted for pollen, phytolith, macrofloral (including charcoal identification), and organic residue analyses. Organic residues were examined using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy. Charred remains recovered from the macrofloral samples were submitted for AMS radiocarbon dating. This site is very large and contains numerous loci and features. Analyses were conducted to address questions of subsistence, especially the question of farming at the site. Pollen, starch, phytolith, macrofloral, and organic residue (FTIR) analyses yield information concerning plant resources that were utilized and/or cultivated at the site. A total of eight AMS radiocarbon dates were obtained, providing evidence for multiple occupations of the area.
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POLLEN, STARCH, PHYTOLITH, MACROFLORAL, ORGANIC RESIDUE (FTIR) ANALYSES, AND AMS RADIOCARBON DATING OF SAMPLES FROM THE CORN CREEK SITE, 26CK2605, CLARK COUNTY, NEVADA.. Kathryn Puseman, Linda Scott Cummings, Chad Yost. PRI Technical Report ,2008-085 and 2010-022. 2010 ( tDAR id: 379693) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8PC31W8
Keywords
Material
Charcoal
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Dating Sample
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Macrobotanical
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Pollen
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Sediment
Site Name
26CK2605
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Corn Creek Site
Investigation Types
Data Recovery / Excavation
General
08-085
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10-022
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AMS Radiocarbon Dating
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FTIR Analysis
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Macrobotanical Analysis
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Phytolith Analysis
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Pollen Analysis
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Starch Analysis
Geographic Keywords
Clark (County)
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Nevada (County)
Spatial Coverage
min long: -115.928; min lat: 35.003 ; max long: -114.044; max lat: 36.915 ;
Individual & Institutional Roles
Contact(s): PaleoResearch Institute
Record Identifiers
PRI Technical Report(s): 10-022; 08-085
File Information
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