EXAMINATION OF BULK SOIL AND AMS RADIOCARBON AGE DETERMINATION OF MATERIAL FROM NORTHERN MOZAMBIQUE, AFRICA

Author(s): Kathryn Puseman; Linda Scott Cummings

Year: 2013

Summary

A total of 21 soil samples from a preliminary fault study on the coastline of northern Mozambique, Africa, were floated to recover organic fragments suitable for radiocarbon dating in hopes that the dates will provide some constraint on the overall age of near surface sediments. The project area is predominantly sand with varying degrees of silt and clay. Botanic components, detrital charcoal, and shell were identified, and potentially radiocarbon datable material was separated. A total of 14 radiocarbon dates were obtained from charred material, and two dates were obtained from shell fragments.

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EXAMINATION OF BULK SOIL AND AMS RADIOCARBON AGE DETERMINATION OF MATERIAL FROM NORTHERN MOZAMBIQUE, AFRICA. Kathryn Puseman, Linda Scott Cummings. PRI Technical Report ,2013-047. 2013 ( tDAR id: 391609) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8W95B2J

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Keywords

Material
Macrobotanical

Site Name
Afungi Fault

Investigation Types
Data Recovery / Excavation

General
AMS Radiocarbon Dating • Charcoal Identifcation • Soil Samples

Geographic Keywords
Mozambique

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): PaleoResearch Institute

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