IDENTIFICATION OF CHARCOAL FROM SITE SRI-512, SANTA ROSA ISLAND, CALIFORNIA

Author(s): Kathryn Puseman

Year: 2010

Summary

Charcoal fragments from a possible burned tree feature on Santa Rosa Island, California, were submitted for identification. This charcoal yielded a radiocarbon date of 12,200 cal BP and is noted to contain the remains of extinct deer mice believed to represent an ancient owl roost. Charcoal was identified to determine the species of the tree.

Cite this Record

IDENTIFICATION OF CHARCOAL FROM SITE SRI-512, SANTA ROSA ISLAND, CALIFORNIA. Kathryn Puseman. PRI Technical Report ,2010-078. 2010 ( tDAR id: 379957) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8GF0T1N

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Keywords

Material
Charcoal • Dating Sample • Macrobotanical

Site Name
Santa Rosa Island • SRI-512

Investigation Types
Data Recovery / Excavation

General
10-078 • Charcoal Identification

Geographic Keywords
California (State / Territory) • Santa Barbara County (County) • Santa Rosa Island

Spatial Coverage

min long: -120.466; min lat: 33.854 ; max long: -119.404; max lat: 34.178 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): PaleoResearch Institute

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