IDENTIFICATION AND AMS RADIOCARBON DATING OF SAMPLES FROM THE SAN PEDRO DAM SITE, VALDIVIA, CHILE

Author(s): Kathryn Puseman; Linda Scott Cummings

Year: 2011

Summary

A total of eleven samples from geologic trenches at the San Pedro Dam Site in Valdivia, Chile, were floated to recover organic fragments suitable for radiocarbon analysis. Botanic components and detrital charcoal were identified, and potentially radiocarbon datable material was separated. A total of seven radiocarbon dates were obtained on charcoal from these samples.

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IDENTIFICATION AND AMS RADIOCARBON DATING OF SAMPLES FROM THE SAN PEDRO DAM SITE, VALDIVIA, CHILE. Kathryn Puseman, Linda Scott Cummings. PRI Technical Report ,2011-049. 2011 ( tDAR id: 380187) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8BG2NJS

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Keywords

Material
Charcoal • Dating Sample • Macrobotanical

Site Name
San Pedro Dam Site

Investigation Types
Data Recovery / Excavation

General
11-049 • AMS Radiocarbon Analysis • AMS Radiocarbon Dating • Charcoal Identification • Macrofloral Analysis

Geographic Keywords
Chile (Country) • Valdivia

Spatial Coverage

min long: -73.856; min lat: -40.38 ; max long: -72.592; max lat: -39.036 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): PaleoResearch Institute

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