POLLEN AND PHYTOLITH ANALYSIS FOR THE BLACKLOG NARROWS MITIGATION, PENNSYLVANIA

Author(s): R.A. Varney; Chad Yost; Linda Scott Cummings

Year: 2009

Summary

Five stratigraphic sediment samples from two locations at the Blacklog Narrows, Aughwick Watershed, Cromwell Township, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania were submitted for pollen and phytolith analysis to help determine vegetation and climate change. The older deposits represent Pleistocene deposits more than 29,000 radiocarbon years old, while the younger set represents Holocene deposits.

Cite this Record

POLLEN AND PHYTOLITH ANALYSIS FOR THE BLACKLOG NARROWS MITIGATION, PENNSYLVANIA. R.A. Varney, Chad Yost, Linda Scott Cummings. PRI Technical Report ,2009-108. 2009 ( tDAR id: 380017) ; doi:10.6067/XCV86D5SJQ

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Keywords

Material
Pollen • Sediment

Site Name
Blacklog Narrows

Investigation Types
Data Recovery / Excavation

General
09-108 • Phytolith Analysis • Pollen Analysis

Geographic Keywords
Aughwick Watershed • Cromwell Township • Huntington County (County) • Pennsylvania (State / Territory)

Temporal Keywords
Holocene • Pleistocene

Spatial Coverage

min long: -77.934; min lat: 40.12 ; max long: -77.209; max lat: 40.685 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): PaleoResearch Institute

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