PHYTOLITH AND ORGANIC RESIDUE (FTIR) ANALYSIS OF SAMPLES FROM TONTOZONA TARANTULA (AZ 0:12:119), TONTO NATIONAL FOREST, GILA COUNTY, ARIZONA

Author(s): Chad Yost; Melissa K. Logan

Year: 2010

Summary

Feature fill and fire-crack rock recovered from a historic roasting pit at the Tontozona Tarantula site (AZ 0:12:119) in the Tonto National Forest in Gila County, Arizona were submitted for phytolith and organic residue analysis, respectively. The fire-cracked rock was tested for organic residues using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR). Phytolith and organic residue analysis will be used to gain information regarding function of the pit feature.

Cite this Record

PHYTOLITH AND ORGANIC RESIDUE (FTIR) ANALYSIS OF SAMPLES FROM TONTOZONA TARANTULA (AZ 0:12:119), TONTO NATIONAL FOREST, GILA COUNTY, ARIZONA. Chad Yost, Melissa K. Logan. PRI Technical Report ,2010-070. 2010 ( tDAR id: 379949) ; doi:10.6067/XCV82B8XK5

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Keywords

Material
Fire Cracked Rock • Sediment

Site Name
AZ 0:12:119 • Tontozona Tarantula

Investigation Types
Data Recovery / Excavation

General
10-070 • FTIR Analysis • organic residue analysis • Phytolith Analysis

Geographic Keywords
Arizona (State / Territory) • Gila County (County) • Tonto National Forest

Spatial Coverage

min long: -111.866; min lat: 33.312 ; max long: -110.783; max lat: 34.235 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): PaleoResearch Institute

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