CHARCOAL IDENTIFICATION, AMS RADIOCARBON DATING, AND ORGANIC RESIDUE ANALYSIS (FTIR) OF SAMPLES FROM SITE CA-NEV-1482, NEVADA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

Author(s): Kathryn Puseman; Melissa K. Logan

Year: 2010

Summary

Charcoal and charred botanic remains recovered from unit fill at site CA-NEV-1482 in Nevada County, California, were submitted for identification and AMS radiocarbon dating. A steatite bowl fragment from another unit at the site was tested for organic residues using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR). This site is a Nisenan occupation situated on the shoreline of Lake Combie. Identification of charred botanic remains and charcoal will provide information concerning plant resources utilized by the site occupants and allows for selection of the shortest-lived taxa for radiocarbon dating. Organic residue (FTIR) analysis can determine types of foods that might have been contained in the bowl.

Cite this Record

CHARCOAL IDENTIFICATION, AMS RADIOCARBON DATING, AND ORGANIC RESIDUE ANALYSIS (FTIR) OF SAMPLES FROM SITE CA-NEV-1482, NEVADA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. Kathryn Puseman, Melissa K. Logan. PRI Technical Report ,2010-084. 2010 ( tDAR id: 379963) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8PV6JX5

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Keywords

Culture
Nisenan

Material
Ceramic • Charcoal • Macrobotanical

Site Name
CA-NEV-1482

Investigation Types
Data Recovery / Excavation

General
10-084 • AMS Radiocarbon Analysis • AMS Radiocarbon Dating • Charcoal Identification • FTIR Analysis • organic residue analysis

Geographic Keywords
California (State / Territory) • Lake Combie • Nevada County (County)

Spatial Coverage

min long: -121.468; min lat: 38.38 ; max long: -119.325; max lat: 39.266 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): PaleoResearch Institute

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