POLLEN AND PHYTOLITH ANALYSIS OF SEDIMENT CORES FROM RICE FIELDS AT DRAYTON HALL, CHARLESTON COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA

Author(s): Linda Scott Cummings

Year: 2016

Summary

Two sediment cores from Drayton Hall were submitted for pollen and phytolith analysis of sediments at two depths for each core to search for evidence of rice agriculture. Core 1 was collected from the middle portion of the basin, while Core 2 represents the upper portion. Two pollen and two phytolith samples were examined from each core after it was opened and described.

Cite this Record

POLLEN AND PHYTOLITH ANALYSIS OF SEDIMENT CORES FROM RICE FIELDS AT DRAYTON HALL, CHARLESTON COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA. Linda Scott Cummings. PRI Technical Report ,2016-047. 2016 ( tDAR id: 408005) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8MG7RH0

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Keywords

Material
Pollen • Sediment

Site Name
Drayton Hall • Drayton Hall Rice Fields

Investigation Types
Data Recovery / Excavation

General
16-047 • Phytolith Analysis • Pollen Analysis

Geographic Keywords
Charleston County (County) • Drayton Hall • South Carolina (State / Territory)

Spatial Coverage

min long: -80.368; min lat: 32.454 ; max long: -79.494; max lat: 33.05 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): PaleoResearch Institute

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