IDENTIFICATION OF CHARCOAL AND EXAMINATION OF BULK SOIL FOR RADIOCARBON DATABLE MATERIAL FROM THE ISLAND OF TINIAN
Author(s): Kathryn Puseman; Linda Scott Cummings
Year: 2013
Summary
Pit fill samples from sites on Tinian Island in the Northern Marianas Islands were examined for macrofloral remains. Charred remains from the fill samples were submitted for AMS radiocarbon dating. Charcoal/botanic samples also were submitted for identification and radiocarbon dating. The sites were excavated as part of the Reconstruction of Route 202 with Drainage Improvements Project and date mostly to the Latte Period (A.D. 1000-1600) (Pietrusewsky et al. 2011). Macrofloral analysis is used to provide information concerning plants processed in the hearths and woods burned as fuel, while AMS radiocarbon dating will provide additional temporal information for this area.
Cite this Record
IDENTIFICATION OF CHARCOAL AND EXAMINATION OF BULK SOIL FOR RADIOCARBON DATABLE MATERIAL FROM THE ISLAND OF TINIAN. Kathryn Puseman, Linda Scott Cummings. PRI Technical Report ,2013-025. 2013 ( tDAR id: 392910) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8348M9K
Keywords
Material
Dating Sample
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Macrobotanical
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Wood
Investigation Types
Data Recovery / Excavation
Geographic Keywords
Tinian, Mariana Islands
Individual & Institutional Roles
Contact(s): Linda Scott Cummings
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