POLLEN, STARCH, AND ORGANIC RESIDUE (FTIR) ANALYSIS OF SEDIMENT FROM THE SOURDOUGH I SITE, 48SW19463, SWEETWATER COUNTY, WYOMING
Author(s): Linda Scott Cummings
Year: 2018
Summary
The Sourdough I Site (48SW19463) is located 20 miles north of Wamsutter, Wyoming, in the northern portion of the Great Divide Basin. The site is situated on a land peninsula, extending into a dry playa lake bed. Site 48SW19463 exhibits seven features, four of which were sampled for pollen, starch, and/or FTIR analysis. Features 1 and 2 date between 1680–1730 BP, indicating an early occupation phase of the Late Prehistoric Uinta Phase. Features 4 and 5 date between 1070–1120 BP, indicating a more recent occupation phase. Features 1, 2, and 3 comprise a cluster located north of Features 4 and 5, and east of Features 6 and 7. Sediment from Features 1, 2, 4, and 5 was selected for pollen, starch, and/or FTIR analysis.
Cite this Record
POLLEN, STARCH, AND ORGANIC RESIDUE (FTIR) ANALYSIS OF SEDIMENT FROM THE SOURDOUGH I SITE, 48SW19463, SWEETWATER COUNTY, WYOMING. Linda Scott Cummings. PRI Technical Report ,2018-042. 2018 ( tDAR id: 446723) ; doi:10.6067/XCV84J0J2R
Keywords
Site Name
48SW19463
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Sourdough I
Investigation Types
Data Recovery / Excavation
General
FTIR Analysis
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organic residue analysis
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Pollen Analysis
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Starch Analysis
Geographic Keywords
Great Divide Basin
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Northern Great Divide Basin
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Sweetwater County (County)
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Wamsutter
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Wyoming (State / Territory)
Spatial Coverage
min long: -110.973; min lat: 41.541 ; max long: -108.743; max lat: 43.517 ;
Individual & Institutional Roles
Contact(s): PaleoResearch Institute
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