AMS RADIOCARBON DATES ON BONE SAMPLES FROM SHEEP ROCK SPRING (24JF292), JEFFERSON COUNTY, MONTANA

Author(s): Linda Scott Cummings; Jennifer L.B. Milligan; Peter Kovacik

Year: 2013

Summary

Sheep Rock Spring (24JF292) is a deeply stratified Middle to Early Precontact occupation site located northeast of Whitehall in Jefferson County, Montana. This stratified alluvial/colluvial locality is situated on the southeast-facing slope of Bull Mountain near Sheep Rock Spring in the Sheep Creek Valley. The spring is currently used as a water source for cattle. The existing radiocarbon chronology on bone indicates that the zone of fluctuating water table has introduced contaminants (Wilson 2002). Five bone samples were submitted for AMS radiocarbon dating to establish a temporal sequence for the site.

Cite this Record

AMS RADIOCARBON DATES ON BONE SAMPLES FROM SHEEP ROCK SPRING (24JF292), JEFFERSON COUNTY, MONTANA. Linda Scott Cummings, Jennifer L.B. Milligan, Peter Kovacik. PRI Technical Report ,2013-082. 2013 ( tDAR id: 392616) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8VX0HFG

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Keywords

Material
Bone • Dating Sample • Fauna

Site Name
24JF292 • Sheep Rock Spring

Investigation Types
Data Recovery / Excavation

General
13-082 • AMS Radiocarbon Analysis • AMS Radiocarbon Dating

Geographic Keywords
Bull Mountains • Jefferson County (County) • Montana (State / Territory) • Sheep Creek Valley • Sheep Rock Spring • Whitehall

Spatial Coverage

min long: -112.769; min lat: 45.606 ; max long: -111.473; max lat: 46.589 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): PaleoResearch Institute

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