MACROFLORAL, AMS RADIOCARBON DATING, AND ORGANIC RESIDUE (FTIR) ANALYSES FOR SAMPLES FROM SITES CrNV-11-14170, CrNV-11-14197, AND CrNV-11-14923 FOR THE LONG CANYON DATA RECOVERY PROJECT, NEVADA

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

Year: 2012

Summary

Hearth/fire pit fill samples from sites CrNV-11-14170, CrNV-11-14197, and CrNV-11-14923 in Elko County, Nevada, were floated to recover charred macrofloral remains. Firecracked rock recovered from the macrofloral samples were tested for organic residues using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR). Charcoal or charred botanic material from each of the three macrofloral samples was submitted for AMS radiocarbon dating to provide temporal information about use of these features. Macrofloral and organic residue analyses provide information on culturally utilized materials, specifically those related to diet, including foods processed at these sites.

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MACROFLORAL, AMS RADIOCARBON DATING, AND ORGANIC RESIDUE (FTIR) ANALYSES FOR SAMPLES FROM SITES CrNV-11-14170, CrNV-11-14197, AND CrNV-11-14923 FOR THE LONG CANYON DATA RECOVERY PROJECT, NEVADA. Kathryn Puseman, Melissa K. Logan. PRI Technical Report ,2012-007. 2012 ( tDAR id: 380139) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8CN73F6

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Keywords

Material
Dating Sample • Macrobotanical • Sediment

Site Name
CrNV-11-14170 • CrNV-11-14197 • CrNV-11- 14923

Investigation Types
Data Recovery / Excavation

General
12-007 • AMS Radiocarbon Analysis • AMS Radiocarbon Dating • FTIR Analysis • Macrofloral Analysis • organic residue analysis

Geographic Keywords
Elko County (County) • Long Canyon • Nevada (State / Territory)

Spatial Coverage

min long: -117.032; min lat: 40.113 ; max long: -114.055; max lat: 41.994 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): PaleoResearch Institute

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