ORGANIC RESIDUE (FTIR) ANALYSIS OF FIRE-CRACKED ROCK FROM THE CLEAR CREEK OUTLET (48YE678), TRAIL CREEK OUTLET (48YE1499), AND WOLF POINT (48YE1660) SITES ON YELLOWSTONE LAKE, YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, TETON COUNTY, WYOMING

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

Year: 2011

Summary

Fire-cracked rock from five hearths at the Clear Creek Outlet (48YE678), Trail Creek Outlet (48YE1499), and Wolf Point (48YE1660) sites on Yellowstone Lake in northwestern Wyoming were submitted for organic residue analysis. Samples were tested for organic residues using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR). Organic residue analysis provides information concerning compounds extracted from the fire-cracked rock using matches with our reference library of raw and processed plants, to interpret the record of foods that might have been processed in association with hearths at these sites.

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ORGANIC RESIDUE (FTIR) ANALYSIS OF FIRE-CRACKED ROCK FROM THE CLEAR CREEK OUTLET (48YE678), TRAIL CREEK OUTLET (48YE1499), AND WOLF POINT (48YE1660) SITES ON YELLOWSTONE LAKE, YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, TETON COUNTY, WYOMING. Melissa K. Logan, Linda Scott Cummings. PRI Technical Report ,2011-147. 2011 ( tDAR id: 380292) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8W66KB8

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Keywords

Material
Fire Cracked Rock

Site Name
48YE1499 • 48YE1660 • 48YE678 • Clear Creek Outlet • Trail Creek Outlet • Wolf Point

Investigation Types
Data Recovery / Excavation

General
11-147 • FTIR Analysis

Geographic Keywords
Teton County (County) • Wyoming (State / Territory) • Yellowstone County (County) • Yellowstone National Park

Spatial Coverage

min long: -111.017; min lat: 43.229 ; max long: -109.083; max lat: 44.98 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): PaleoResearch Institute

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