ORGANIC RESIDUE ANALYSIS (FTIR) OF A SAMPLE FROM SHUMLA CAVES, 41VV112, VAL VERDE COUNTY, TEXAS

Author(s): Linda Scott Cummings

Year: 2018

Summary

Site 41VV112 (Cave 1) is located downstream of the Pecos River in Val Verde County, Texas. Cave 1 is part of the Shumla Caves excavation in 1933 by George Martin. A twined basket that dates to 3,700 BP was recovered from the excavation and sent for FTIR analysis to identify pitch that lined the basket.

Cite this Record

ORGANIC RESIDUE ANALYSIS (FTIR) OF A SAMPLE FROM SHUMLA CAVES, 41VV112, VAL VERDE COUNTY, TEXAS. Linda Scott Cummings. PRI Technical Report ,2018-048. 2018 ( tDAR id: 447004) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8447004

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Keywords

Culture
Archaic

Material
Pitch • Residue

Site Name
41VV112 • Cave 1 • Shumla Caves

Investigation Types
Data Recovery / Excavation

General
18-048 • FTIR Analysis • organic residue analysis

Geographic Keywords
Pecos River • Texas (State / Territory) • Val Verde County (County)

Temporal Keywords
Archaic

Spatial Coverage

min long: -101.766; min lat: 29.118 ; max long: -99.874; max lat: 30.685 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): PaleoResearch Institute

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