PHYTOLITH, STARCH, ORGANIC RESIDUE (FTIR), AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSES, CHARCOAL IDENTIFICATION, AND AMS RADIOCARBON DATING OF SAMPLES FROM SITE PL-SCE-SEG6-08, LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
Author(s): Kathryn Puseman; Chad Yost; Linda Scott Cummings; Melissa K. Logan
Year: 2012
Summary
A single sediment sample from the upper fill of a heated rock feature at site PL-SCESEG6-08 in Los Angeles County, California, was examined for phytoliths, starch, macrofloral remains, and organic residues, the latter using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR), to look for evidence of foods that might have been processed in this feature. Charcoal from the feature also was identified and submitted for AMS radiocarbon dating to provide temporal information. This feature contained fire-affected cobbles and small boulders within a lens of very dark brown sandy loam. It was noted in a road cut associated with Southern California Edison’s Tehachapi Transmission Project.
Cite this Record
PHYTOLITH, STARCH, ORGANIC RESIDUE (FTIR), AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSES, CHARCOAL IDENTIFICATION, AND AMS RADIOCARBON DATING OF SAMPLES FROM SITE PL-SCE-SEG6-08, LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. Kathryn Puseman, Chad Yost, Linda Scott Cummings, Melissa K. Logan. PRI Technical Report ,2012-118. 2012 ( tDAR id: 380408) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8Z31Z79
Keywords
Material
Dating Sample
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Sediment
Site Name
PL-SCE-SEG6-08
Investigation Types
Data Recovery / Excavation
General
AMS Radiocarbon Analysis
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Charcoal Identification
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FTIR Analysis
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Macrofloral Analysis
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organic residue analysis
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Phytolith Analysis
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Starch Analysis
Geographic Keywords
California (State / Territory)
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Los Angeles County (County)
Spatial Coverage
min long: -119.037; min lat: 33.379 ; max long: -115.631; max lat: 34.6 ;
Individual & Institutional Roles
Contact(s): PaleoResearch Institute
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