MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS AND AMS RADIOCARBON DATING OF SEDIMENT FROM SITE LA 169200, NEW MEXICO
Author(s): Kathryn Puseman; Peter Kovacik
Year: 2011
Summary
Sediment from an area of ashy fill mixed with charcoal pulled from the road bed in an area of a pipeline trespass at site LA 169200 in southeastern New Mexico was examined for macrofloral remains. Charcoal fragments recovered from the sample were submitted for AMS radiocarbon dating. This site is a dispersed surface artifact scatter with five associated hearth features containing fire-cracked rock and lithic artifacts. Four of the five diagnostic projectile points recovered from this site appear to represent Archaic forms (3500-2300 B.C.), while a single diagnostic appears to be a “Folsom”-type representing the Paleo-Indian time period (14000-8000 B.C.). Macrofloral analysis is used to provide information concerning plants utilized by the occupants of the site, and AMS radiocarbon dating provides a temporal association for the feature.
Cite this Record
MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS AND AMS RADIOCARBON DATING OF SEDIMENT FROM SITE LA 169200, NEW MEXICO. Kathryn Puseman, Peter Kovacik. PRI Technical Report ,2011-066. 2011 ( tDAR id: 380206) ; doi:10.6067/XCV85H7FTS
Keywords
Culture
Folsom
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PaleoIndian
Material
Dating Sample
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Macrobotanical
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Sediment
Site Name
LA 169200
Investigation Types
Data Recovery / Excavation
General
11-066
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AMS Radiocarbon Analysis
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AMS Radiocarbon Dating
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Macrofloral Analysis
Geographic Keywords
New Mexico (State / Territory)
Temporal Keywords
Archaic
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Folsom
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Paleo-Indian
Spatial Coverage
min long: -107.232; min lat: 31.794 ; max long: -103.057; max lat: 34.289 ;
Individual & Institutional Roles
Contact(s): PaleoResearch Institute
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