IDENTIFICATION AND AMS RADIOCARBON DATING OF CHARCOAL FROM A FIRE HEARTH FEATURE AT THE FORT RIDGELY MOUNDS AND FORT SITE, 21NL8, MINNESOTA

Author(s): Kathryn Puseman; Peter Kovacik

Year: 2012

Summary

Fill from a fire-cracked rock hearth feature at the Fort Ridgely Mounds and Fort Site, (21NL8) in Fort Ridgely State Park, southern Minnesota, was examined for macrofloral remains to recover charred material suitable for AMS radiocarbon dating. A single date was obtained on charcoal from this fill.

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IDENTIFICATION AND AMS RADIOCARBON DATING OF CHARCOAL FROM A FIRE HEARTH FEATURE AT THE FORT RIDGELY MOUNDS AND FORT SITE, 21NL8, MINNESOTA. Kathryn Puseman, Peter Kovacik. PRI Technical Report ,2012-044. 2012 ( tDAR id: 380345) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8TQ613C

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Keywords

Material
Dating Sample • Macrobotanical • Sediment

Site Name
21NL8 • Fort Ridgely Mounds and Fort Site

Investigation Types
Data Recovery / Excavation

General
12-044 • AMS Radiocarbon Analysis • AMS Radiocarbon Dating • Charcoal Identification • Macrofloral Analysis

Geographic Keywords
Fort Ridgely State Park • Minnesota (State / Territory) • Nicollet County (County)

Spatial Coverage

min long: -95.446; min lat: 44.163 ; max long: -93.656; max lat: 44.736 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): PaleoResearch Institute

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