XRF ANALYSIS OF SAMPLES FROM SITE CA-SHA-2435, SHASTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

Author(s): Linda Scott Cummings; R. A. Varney

Year: 2019

Summary

Two sediment samples and four rocks recovered in a trench at CA-SHA-2435 (Keswick Boat Ramp Cabin), situated on an ancestral terrace and hill along the Sacramento River, were submitted for analysis. A major historic (1890s to early 1900s) copper mining and smelting operation was located in this vicinity. A prehistoric camp is overlain by a cabin foundation and possible ore roasting features.

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XRF ANALYSIS OF SAMPLES FROM SITE CA-SHA-2435, SHASTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. Linda Scott Cummings, R. A. Varney. PRI Technical Report ,2019-084. 2019 ( tDAR id: 454754) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8454754

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Spatial Coverage

min long: -122.953; min lat: 39.635 ; max long: -120.569; max lat: 41.594 ;

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Contact(s): PaleoResearch Institute

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