CHARCOAL IDENTIFICATION AND AMS RADIOCARBON DATING OF SAMPLES FROM SITE 5GN4093, GUNNISON COUNTY, COLORADO
Author(s): Peter Kovacik; Linda Scott Cummings
Year: 2013
Summary
Two charcoal samples from a hearth fill in a road cut at site 5GN4093, northwest of Wilson Ranch, Gunnison County, Colorado were submitted for identification and AMS radiocarbon dating. Tool diversity and quantity, variety of raw material sources, as well as quantity of fire cracked rock observed on the surface suggests this site represents a multicomponent camp. Diagnostic projectile point types reflect Paleoindian period (Folsom, Plainview, and Eden points dated to 11,000 - 9,000 BP), Middle Archaic period (Elko cornernotched and unknown stemmed point dated to 5,000 - ~ 4,000 BP), and Late Prehistoric period (Rosegate points dated to 1,500 - ~ 1,000 BP) occupations, indicating a series of use in this area.
Cite this Record
CHARCOAL IDENTIFICATION AND AMS RADIOCARBON DATING OF SAMPLES FROM SITE 5GN4093, GUNNISON COUNTY, COLORADO. Peter Kovacik, Linda Scott Cummings. PRI Technical Report ,2013-091. 2013 ( tDAR id: 391616) ; doi:10.6067/XCV83T9J37
Keywords
Material
Macrobotanical
Investigation Types
Data Recovery / Excavation
General
AMS Radiocarbon Dating
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Charcoal Identification
Geographic Keywords
Colorado
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Gunnison County
Individual & Institutional Roles
Contact(s): PaleoResearch Institute
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