EXAMINATION OF BULK SEDIMENT SAMPLES FOR POTENTIALLY RADIOCARBON DATABLE MATERIALS FROM THE PAW PAW TRENCH, OBION COUNTY, TENNESSEE

Author(s): Peter Kováčik

Year: 2017

Summary

The Paw Paw Trench site is situated in Obion County, western Tennessee. Five bulk samples, collected from a paleoseismic trench associated with Reelfoot Fault activity (Ryan Gold, personal communication May 31, 2017), were submitted to recover and identify charred floral material appropriate for AMS radiocarbon age determination.

Cite this Record

EXAMINATION OF BULK SEDIMENT SAMPLES FOR POTENTIALLY RADIOCARBON DATABLE MATERIALS FROM THE PAW PAW TRENCH, OBION COUNTY, TENNESSEE. Peter Kováčik. PRI Technical Report ,2017-043. 2017 ( tDAR id: 438474) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8542R5H

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Keywords

Material
Sediment

Site Name
Paw Paw Trench • Reelfoot Fault

Investigation Types
Data Recovery / Excavation

General
17-043 • Macrofloral Analysis

Geographic Keywords
Obion County (County) • Reelfoot Fault • Tennessee (State / Territory) • Western Tennessee

Spatial Coverage

min long: -89.364; min lat: 36.078 ; max long: -88.735; max lat: 36.503 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): PaleoResearch Institute

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