PHYTOLITH AND STARCH ANALYSIS OF FEATURE AND SEDIMENT SAMPLES FROM SITE 5MF7046, MOFFAT COUNTY, COLORADO

Author(s): Chad Yost; Peter Kovacik; Linda Scott Cummings

Year: 2012

Summary

Fifteen feature samples, representing mainly basin structure floors, and fourteen control samples collected from various locations, were submitted from site 5MF7046 for phytolith and starch grain analysis. This site is an Archaic-era site located approximately 6 miles south/southeast of the Little Snake River in Moffat County, Colorado. Microbotanical (phytolith and starch) analysis was undertaken to better understand some of the plant resources utilized by the site’s occupants.

Cite this Record

PHYTOLITH AND STARCH ANALYSIS OF FEATURE AND SEDIMENT SAMPLES FROM SITE 5MF7046, MOFFAT COUNTY, COLORADO. Chad Yost, Peter Kovacik, Linda Scott Cummings. PRI Technical Report ,2012-089. 2012 ( tDAR id: 380384) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8ZC82F9

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Keywords

Material
Sediment

Site Name
5MF7046

Investigation Types
Data Recovery / Excavation

General
12-089 • Pollen Analysis • Starch Analysis

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

Spatial Coverage

min long: -109.039; min lat: 40.056 ; max long: -106.996; max lat: 41.008 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): PaleoResearch Institute

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