MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS AND AMS DATING OF SAMPLES FROM WESTBY WEST MULTIPLE SITES, SHERIDAN COUNTY, MONTANA

Author(s): Linda Scott Cummings

Year: 2020

Summary

Three archaeological sites, all located along the MDT Project, Sites 24SH1236 and 24SH1237 are situated next to one another in the southwest portion of the study area, which is situated in Sheridan County in northeastern Montana. Site 24SH1248 is located to the northeast of these two sites. Each of the sites contained one or more stone rings. Sediment samples were collected from stone rings at each site for the purpose of radiocarbon dating and macrofloral analysis to select charred remains for dating and to better understand activities inside these rings.

Cite this Record

MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS AND AMS DATING OF SAMPLES FROM WESTBY WEST MULTIPLE SITES, SHERIDAN COUNTY, MONTANA. Linda Scott Cummings. PRI Technical Report ,2020-005. 2020 ( tDAR id: 455422) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8455422

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Keywords

Material
Macrobotanical

Site Name
24SH1236 • 24SH1237 • 24SH1248 • Westby

Site Type
Archaeological Feature

Investigation Types
Data Recovery / Excavation

General
20-005 • AMS Radiocarbon Dating • Macrofloral Analysis

Geographic Keywords
Montana (State / Territory) • Sheridan (County)

Spatial Coverage

min long: -104.247; min lat: 48.796 ; max long: -104.082; max lat: 48.876 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): PaleoResearch Institute

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