POLLEN, STARCH, PHYTOLITH, AND ORGANIC RESIDUE (FTIR) ANALYSIS OF PIPE CONTENTS FROM A BURIAL AT THE DARKMOLD SITE, DURANGO, COLORADO

Author(s): Melissa K. Logan; Linda Scott Cummings; Chad Yost

Year: 2011

Summary

Residue from a stone pipe associated with a human burial at the Darkmold Site near Durango, Colorado was examined for pollen, starch, and phytolith remains, as well as organic residues using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectrometry (FTIR). Organic residue analysis is used to detect molecular remains from plant and animal resources that might have been smoked and/or packed in the pipe for burial.

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POLLEN, STARCH, PHYTOLITH, AND ORGANIC RESIDUE (FTIR) ANALYSIS OF PIPE CONTENTS FROM A BURIAL AT THE DARKMOLD SITE, DURANGO, COLORADO. Melissa K. Logan, Linda Scott Cummings, Chad Yost. PRI Technical Report ,2011-026. 2011 ( tDAR id: 380164) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8NS0TFW

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Keywords

Material
Ground Stone • Pollen • Residue

Site Name
5LP4991 • Darkmold Site

Site Type
Rockshelter

Investigation Types
Data Recovery / Excavation

General
11-026 • FTIR Analysis • organic residue analysis • Phytolith Analysis • Pipe • Starch Analysis

Geographic Keywords
Colorado (State / Territory)

Spatial Coverage

min long: -108.291; min lat: 37.046 ; max long: -107.549; max lat: 37.586 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): PaleoResearch Institute

Notes

Rights & Attribution: Appendix II.3 in The Archaeology of the Darkmold Site 5LP4991 La Plata County Colorado: A Final Report, Volume 2, edited by Mona Charles, Colorado Historical Society State Historical Fund Grant 12-01-74.

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