CHARCOAL AND BOTANIC IDENTIFICATION AND AMS RADIOCARBON DATING OF SAMPLES FROM THE CHICOPEE BROOK WETLAND 2 SITE (19-HD-337), HAMPDEN COUNTY, MASSACHUSETTS
Author(s): Peter Kováčik
Year: 2014
Summary
The Chicopee Brook Wetland 2 Site (19-HD-337) lies about 200 m west of Chicopee Brook in the town of Monson, south-central Massachusetts. Various artifacts including chipping debris, bifaces, projectile points, one scraper and one utilized flake were recovered at this campsite. Two Neville projectile points indicate a Middle Archaic Period (ca. 8000–5000 BP) occupation (Heather Olson, personal communication October 9, 2014). Three charcoal samples from three different features were submitted for identification to select the most suitable charred material for AMS radiocarbon age determination. Radiocarbon dates will provide additional and more precise temporal information on site occupation than do the projectile points alone.
Cite this Record
CHARCOAL AND BOTANIC IDENTIFICATION AND AMS RADIOCARBON DATING OF SAMPLES FROM THE CHICOPEE BROOK WETLAND 2 SITE (19-HD-337), HAMPDEN COUNTY, MASSACHUSETTS. Peter Kováčik. PRI Technical Report ,2014-110. 2014 ( tDAR id: 394313) ; doi:10.6067/XCV85D8STT
Keywords
Culture
Archaic
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Middle Archaic
Material
Macrobotanical
Site Name
19-HD-337
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Chicopee Brook Wetland 2 Site
Investigation Types
Data Recovery / Excavation
General
14-110
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AMS Radiocarbon Dating
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Charcoal Identification
Spatial Coverage
min long: -72.398; min lat: 42.033 ; max long: -72.263; max lat: 42.161 ;
Individual & Institutional Roles
Contact(s): PaleoResearch Institute
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