PHYTOLITH AND STARCH GRAIN ANALYSIS OF A PIT FEATURE FROM THE ARMSTRONG BAY PIT SITE (21SL1134), LAKE VERMILION STATE PARK, MINNESOTA
Author(s): Chad Yost
Year: 2012
Summary
Soil from one of three dug pit features at the Armstrong Bay Pit site (21SL1134) was submitted for phytolith and starch grain analysis. The site is located on the south shore of Armstrong Bay at the east end of Lake Vermilion, St. Louis County, Minnesota. No cultural materials were recovered at this site; however, it is suspected that these pits were historic Ojibwe food storage pits (David Radford, personal communication, April, 2012). Phytolith and starch grain analysis of fill from one of the pit features was utilized to recover microbotanical plant remains from foods that may have been stored within the pit.
Cite this Record
PHYTOLITH AND STARCH GRAIN ANALYSIS OF A PIT FEATURE FROM THE ARMSTRONG BAY PIT SITE (21SL1134), LAKE VERMILION STATE PARK, MINNESOTA. Chad Yost. PRI Technical Report ,2012-045. 2012 ( tDAR id: 380346) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8FB52HW
Keywords
Material
Sediment
Site Name
21SL1134
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Armstrong Bay Pit site
Investigation Types
Data Recovery / Excavation
General
12-045
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Phytolith Analysis
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Pit Feature
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Starch Analysis
Geographic Keywords
Armstrong Bay
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Lake Vermillion
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Minnesota (State / Territory)
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St. Louis County (County)
Spatial Coverage
min long: -92.733; min lat: 47.334 ; max long: -91.662; max lat: 48.018 ;
Individual & Institutional Roles
Contact(s): PaleoResearch Institute
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