POLLEN, PHYTOLITH, STARCH, AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSES AND AMS RADIOCARBON DATING OF SAMPLES FROM SITE LA174561, EDDY COUNTY, NEW MEXICO
Author(s): Linda Scott Cummings; Kathryn Puseman; Chad Yost
Year: 2012
Summary
Two fill samples from a hearth feature at site LA 174561 in Eddy County, southeast New Mexico, were analyzed for pollen, phytoliths, starches, and macrofloral remains. Charcoal fragments recovered from the macrofloral samples were submitted for AMS radiocarbon dating. In addition to the hearth, this site contains three surface scatters of thermally-altered caliche and is believed to represent a multi-use, short-term, temporary prehistoric camp used for seasonal exploitation of plant and animal resources. Pollen, phytolith, starch, and macrofloral analyses provide information concerning plant resources processed in the hearth, as well as environmental information about plants growing in the area, while AMS radiocarbon dates provide temporal information.
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POLLEN, PHYTOLITH, STARCH, AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSES AND AMS RADIOCARBON DATING OF SAMPLES FROM SITE LA174561, EDDY COUNTY, NEW MEXICO. Linda Scott Cummings, Kathryn Puseman, Chad Yost. PRI Technical Report ,2012-137. 2012 ( tDAR id: 380470) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8445M20
Keywords
Material
Dating Sample
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Macrobotanical
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Pollen
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Sediment
Site Name
LA 174561
Investigation Types
Data Recovery / Excavation
General
AMS Radiocarbon Dating
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Charcoal Fragments
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Hearth Fill
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Macrofloral Analysis
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Phytolith Analysis
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Pollen Anlysis
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Starch Analysis
Geographic Keywords
Eddy County (County)
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New Mexico (State / Territory)
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Southeast New Mexico
Spatial Coverage
min long: -105.353; min lat: 31.991 ; max long: -103.068; max lat: 33.268 ;
Individual & Institutional Roles
Contact(s): PaleoResearch Institute
Record Identifiers
PRI Technical Report(s): 12-137
File Information
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