POLLEN, PHYTOLITH, AND STARCH ANALYSES OF GROUND STONE ARTIFACTS FROM THE SAN JOAQUIN RIVER PERGOLA SITE, FRESNO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

Author(s): Linda Scott Cummings

Year: 2017

Summary

The San Joaquin River Pergola Site, located in northern Fresno County, includes three artifact concentrations, a diffuse artifact scatter, and an area of displaced artifacts. The site is situated atop a stabilized, well-sorted sand dune that does not exhibit stratigraphy. Groundstone, comprising metates, mortars, nether or lapstones, handstones (manos and pestles), and hammerstones were recovered. Six pieces of groundstone were submitted for pollen and starch or phytolith and starch analysis to address their use.

Cite this Record

POLLEN, PHYTOLITH, AND STARCH ANALYSES OF GROUND STONE ARTIFACTS FROM THE SAN JOAQUIN RIVER PERGOLA SITE, FRESNO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. Linda Scott Cummings. PRI Technical Report ,2017-054. 2017 ( tDAR id: 439865) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8439865

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Keywords

Material
Ground Stone • Pollen

Site Name
SJRP-1 • The San Joaquin River Pergola Site

Investigation Types
Data Recovery / Excavation

General
17-054 • Phytolith Analysis • Pollen Analysis • Starch Analysis

Geographic Keywords
California (State / Territory) • Fresno County (County) • San Joaquin River

Spatial Coverage

min long: -121.102; min lat: 35.942 ; max long: -117.653; max lat: 37.143 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): PaleoResearch Institute

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