POLLEN, PHYTOLITH, STARCH, PARASITE, MACROFLORAL, AND ORGANIC RESIDUE (FTIR) ANALYSIS OF COPROLITIC MATERIAL FROM THE EAGLE POINT SHELTER (5RB4662), RIO BLANCO COUNTY, COLORADO

Author(s): Linda Scott Cummings; Chad Yost; Kathryn Puseman; Melissa K. Logan

Year: 2010

Summary

Two separate and distinctly different samples of coprolitic material from a midden pit at the Eagle Point Shelter (5RB4662) in Rio Blanco County, Colorado were submitted for pollen, phytolith, starch, parasite, macrofloral, and organic residue analysis, the latter using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR). One coprolite fragment appears to be human, while a smaller fragment appears to be canid. The combination of multiple analyses is used to gain information regarding diet and local vegetation.

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POLLEN, PHYTOLITH, STARCH, PARASITE, MACROFLORAL, AND ORGANIC RESIDUE (FTIR) ANALYSIS OF COPROLITIC MATERIAL FROM THE EAGLE POINT SHELTER (5RB4662), RIO BLANCO COUNTY, COLORADO. Linda Scott Cummings, Chad Yost, Kathryn Puseman, Melissa K. Logan. PRI Technical Report ,2010-066. 2010 ( tDAR id: 379945) ; doi:10.6067/XCV88S4PG3

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Keywords

Material
Coprolite

Site Name
5RB4662 • Eagle Point Shelter

Investigation Types
Data Recovery / Excavation

General
10-066 • FTIR Analysis • Macrofloral Analysis • organic residue analysis • Parasite Analysis • Phytolith Analysis • Pollen Analysis • Starch Analysis

Geographic Keywords
Colorado (State / Territory) • Rio Blanco County (County)

Spatial Coverage

min long: -109.049; min lat: 39.438 ; max long: -107.494; max lat: 39.908 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): PaleoResearch Institute

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