POLLEN, PHYTOLITH, STARCH, AND AMS RADIOCARBON DATING OF ORGANIC RESIDUE FROM A SHERD AT THE CACHE SITE, 24HL49, MONTANA

Author(s): Linda Scott Cummings; Chad Yost

Year: 2012

Summary

The Cache site (24HL49) is a pottery cache located on the south side of the Milk River in the vicinity of the Fresno Dam, Fresno, Montana. Two vessels that date to the Late Prehistoric Period were recovered from the site, one nested inside the other. Vessel 1 is a nearly complete vessel, which is represented by 37 sherds and appears to have been crushed by the weight of the settling cap-rock. Black, carbonized organic matter was noted on the interior of the vessel. Vessel 2 is an incomplete, thick-walled, globular vessel with an everted rim. The exterior of this vessel exhibited cord-wrapped paddle impressions. To determine the food source of the residue, a sherd from Vessel 2 was submitted for pollen, phytolith, and starch analysis. The specimen was also submitted for AMS radiocarbon dating.

Cite this Record

POLLEN, PHYTOLITH, STARCH, AND AMS RADIOCARBON DATING OF ORGANIC RESIDUE FROM A SHERD AT THE CACHE SITE, 24HL49, MONTANA. Linda Scott Cummings, Chad Yost. PRI Technical Report ,2012-103. 2012 ( tDAR id: 380396) ; doi:10.6067/XCV86H4H0C

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Keywords

Culture
Late Prehistoric Period

Material
Ceramic • Pollen • Residue

Site Name
24HL49 • Cache Site

Site Type
Cache • Isolated Artifact

Investigation Types
Data Recovery / Excavation

General
12-103 • AMS Radiocarbon Dating • Phytolith Analysis • Pollen Analysis • Starch Analysis

Geographic Keywords
Fresno • Fresno Dam • Hill County (County) • Montana (State / Territory) • United States of America (Country)

Spatial Coverage

min long: -110.018; min lat: 48.554 ; max long: -109.93; max lat: 48.664 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): PaleoResearch Institute

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