MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS AND AMS RADIOCARBON DATING OF HEARTH FILL FROM SITE C2-M-1 IN THE MOJAVE DESERT, KERN COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
Author(s): Peter Kováčik
Year: 2014
Summary
A prehistoric site, C2-M-1, located in the high desert area of the Antelope Valley in the western portion of the Mojave Desert, Kern County, California, consists of five hearth features and a lithic scatter. Excavation of one of the hearth features (C2-3) yielded charcoal, lithic debitage, faunal and botanical materials (Robert Ramirez, personal communication May 15, 2014). A soil sample was collected from beneath fire-affected rock in the fill of this hearth and was submitted for macrofloral analysis and AMS radiocarbon dating to gain information about the botanic materials that were used in the hearth and to obtain a contextual date for its period of use.
Cite this Record
MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS AND AMS RADIOCARBON DATING OF HEARTH FILL FROM SITE C2-M-1 IN THE MOJAVE DESERT, KERN COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. Peter Kováčik. PRI Technical Report ,2014-055. 2014 ( tDAR id: 393347) ; doi:10.6067/XCV88C9X6M
Keywords
Investigation Types
Data Recovery / Excavation
General
AMS Radiocarbon Dating
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Macrofloral Analysis
Geographic Keywords
California (State / Territory)
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Kern (County)
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Mojave Desert
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North America (Continent)
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United States of America (Country)
Individual & Institutional Roles
Contact(s): PaleoResearch Institute
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