ORGANIC RESIDUE (FTIR) ANALYSIS OF A MORTAR FROM THE TULE CREEK VILLAGE (CA-SNI-25), SAN NICOLAS ISLAND, CHANNEL ISLANDS, CALIFORNIA

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

Year: 2012

Summary

A sandstone mortar recovered from the Tule Creek Village (CA-SNI-25) on San Nicolas Island in the Channel Islands of California was submitted for organic residue analysis. The artifact was tested for organic residues using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR). This analysis provides information concerning the compounds that were extracted from the mortar. Information concerning foods that might have been ground using the mortar is derived from matches with our reference library of raw and processed plants and animals.

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ORGANIC RESIDUE (FTIR) ANALYSIS OF A MORTAR FROM THE TULE CREEK VILLAGE (CA-SNI-25), SAN NICOLAS ISLAND, CHANNEL ISLANDS, CALIFORNIA. Linda Scott Cummings, Melissa K. Logan. PRI Technical Report ,2012-068. 2012 ( tDAR id: 380368) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8CN73GQ

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Keywords

Material
Ground Stone • Sediment

Site Name
CA-SNI-25 • Tule Creek Village

Investigation Types
Data Recovery / Excavation

General
12-068 • FTIR Analysis • organic residue analysis • Phytolith Analysis • Pollen Analysis • Starch Analysis

Geographic Keywords
California (State / Territory) • San Nicolas County (County)

Spatial Coverage

min long: -119.798; min lat: 33.037 ; max long: -119.221; max lat: 33.414 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): PaleoResearch Institute

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