POLLEN, MACROFLORAL, ORGANIC RESIDUE (FTIR), AND AMS RADIOCARBON ANALYSIS OF SAMPLES FROM FEATURES AT SITE 42WS4832, UTAH

Author(s): Kathryn Puseman; Linda Scott Cummings; Mona Lambert

Year: 2009

Summary

Site 42Ws4832, located in Washington County, southwest Utah, contains slab-lined thermal features, a spiral alignment of upright slabs, a surface rock cairn, rock scatters, lithic flakes, and ceramic sherds. Samples from the fill of six slab-lined thermal features were examined for pollen, macrofloral remains, and/or for organic residues using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR). Charcoal fragments from five of the features also were AMS radiocarbon dated. Pollen and macrofloral analyses will be used to provide subsistence information concerning plant resources utilized by the site occupants, specifically if cholla cactus was processed at the site. FTIR analysis will be used to address use of both plants and animal resources. AMS radiocarbon dates will provide temporal information about site occupation.

Cite this Record

POLLEN, MACROFLORAL, ORGANIC RESIDUE (FTIR), AND AMS RADIOCARBON ANALYSIS OF SAMPLES FROM FEATURES AT SITE 42WS4832, UTAH. Kathryn Puseman, Linda Scott Cummings, Mona Lambert. PRI Technical Report ,2009-125. 2009 ( tDAR id: 380040) ; doi:10.6067/XCV82N51V4

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Keywords

Material
Charcoal • Macrobotanical • Pollen • Sediment

Site Name
42Ws4832

Investigation Types
Data Recovery / Excavation

General
08-034 • 09-125 • AMS Radiocarbon Analysis • AMS Radiocarbon Dating • FTIR Analysis • Macrofloral Analysis • organic residue analysis • Pollen Analysis

Geographic Keywords
Southwest Utah • Utah (State / Territory) • Washington County (County)

Spatial Coverage

min long: -114.033; min lat: 36.997 ; max long: -111.517; max lat: 38.362 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): PaleoResearch Institute

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