POLLEN ANALYSIS FOR SAMPLES FROM 5MF6875 AND 5MF7411, VERMILLION BASIN, NORTHWEST COLORADO

Author(s): Linda Scott Cummings; R.A. Varney

Year: 2011

Summary

During the construction monitor of the Wexpro Company Musser 31, 38, 39, and Carl Allen 37 well pad in the Vermillion Basin of northwestern Colorado, features were discovered that were identified as part of sites 5MF6875 and 5MF7411. Feature 16 yielded a radiocarbon age of 5750 ± 40 BP and has been associated with nearby site 5MF6875. The other four features dated between 860 ± 30 BP and 1690 ± 30 BP. Pollen analysis was undertaken on fill from each of these features in an effort to identify foods that might have been processed.

Cite this Record

POLLEN ANALYSIS FOR SAMPLES FROM 5MF6875 AND 5MF7411, VERMILLION BASIN, NORTHWEST COLORADO. Linda Scott Cummings, R.A. Varney. PRI Technical Report ,2011-103. 2011 ( tDAR id: 380248) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8MG7P29

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Keywords

Material
Pollen • Sediment

Site Name
5MF6875 • 5MF7411

Investigation Types
Data Recovery / Excavation

General
11-103 • Pollen Analysis • Wexpro Company Musser

Geographic Keywords
Colorado (State / Territory) • Moffat County (County) • Vermillion Basin

Spatial Coverage

min long: -109.067; min lat: 39.986 ; max long: -106.924; max lat: 41.021 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): PaleoResearch Institute

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