FTIR AND PHYTOLITH ANALYSIS OF SAMPLES FROM SITE 8VO81, VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA
Author(s): Linda Scott Cummings; Paul M. Miller
Year: 2019
Summary
The Tomoka Mound and Midden Complex (Site 8VO81) is located in Tomoka State Park, Volusia County, Florida. During excavations at the site, two Busycon spp. shell vessels (Samples FS 227.01 and FS 276.01) were recovered from the northwest bank of a narrow peninsula extending into the Tomoka Basin (Jon Endonino, personal communication, February 19, 2019). The location of the shell vessels and their association with shell middens and mortuary mounds suggests affiliation with the Thornhill Lake phase of the Late Archaic Mount Taylor culture (~5600–4700 cal yr BP). The shell vessels (Table 1) were subjected to Fourier-transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) and phytolith analyses. The objective for these analyses is to determine what the vessel contents might have been, if any.
Cite this Record
FTIR AND PHYTOLITH ANALYSIS OF SAMPLES FROM SITE 8VO81, VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA. Linda Scott Cummings, Paul M. Miller. PRI Technical Report ,2019-026. 2019 ( tDAR id: 448561) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8448561
Keywords
Culture
Mount Taylor culture
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Thornhill Lake phase
Material
Shell
Site Name
Site 8VO81
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Tomoka Mound and Midden Complex
Investigation Types
Data Recovery / Excavation
General
19-026
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FTIR Analysis
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organic residue analysis
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Phytolith Analysis
Geographic Keywords
Florida (State / Territory)
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Tomoka Basin
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Tomoka State Park
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Volusia County (County)
Spatial Coverage
min long: -81.664; min lat: 28.572 ; max long: -80.538; max lat: 29.571 ;
Individual & Institutional Roles
Contact(s): PaleoResearch Institute
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