MACROFLORAL, PROTEIN RESIDUE (CIEP), AND ELEMENTAL COMPOSITION (XRF) ANALYSIS AND AMS RADIOCARBON AGE DETERMINATION OF SAMPLES FROM SITE 5LA12616 (OWENS CACHE), LAS ANIMAS COUNTY, COLORADO

Author(s): Linda Scott Cummings; Lee Drake; Peter Kováčik

Year: 2018

Summary

Site 5LA12616 (Owens Cache) is located within the Pinyon Canyon Maneuver Site in southeastern Colorado. The cache encountered under the bedrock niche consisted of three chipped stone tools and sparse micro-debitage. Stone tools were submitted for protein analysis (CIEP). Macrofloral and radiocarbon analysis were requested for two sediment samples collected in the vicinity of intact artifacts to recover and identify charred remains, including charcoal, that would be suitable for radiocarbon analysis. Although the geomorphic observations indicate a relatively young deposition, the artifact technology suggests Clovis age (Thaddeus Swan, personal communication March 28, 2018). In addition, XRF analysis was conducted on a possible ochre sample from the same deposit.

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MACROFLORAL, PROTEIN RESIDUE (CIEP), AND ELEMENTAL COMPOSITION (XRF) ANALYSIS AND AMS RADIOCARBON AGE DETERMINATION OF SAMPLES FROM SITE 5LA12616 (OWENS CACHE), LAS ANIMAS COUNTY, COLORADO. Linda Scott Cummings, Lee Drake, Peter Kováčik. PRI Technical Report ,2018-033. 2018 ( tDAR id: 446647) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8765J7K

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Keywords

Culture
Clovis

Material
Chipped Stone • Macrobotanical • Mineral • Pollen

Site Name
5LA12616 • Owens Cache • Pinyon Canyon Maneuver Site

Investigation Types
Data Recovery / Excavation

General
18-033 • AMS Radiocarbon Analysis • AMS Radiocarbon Dating • CIEP Analysis • Elemental Composition Analysis • Macrofloral Analysis • Protein Residue Analysis • X-Ray Fluorescence Analysis • XRF Analysis

Geographic Keywords
Colorado (State / Territory) • Las Animas County (County) • Southeast Colorado

Temporal Keywords
Clovis

Spatial Coverage

min long: -105.198; min lat: 36.994 ; max long: -103.388; max lat: 37.588 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): PaleoResearch Institute

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