CHARCOAL IDENTIFICATION AND AMS RADIOCARBON DATING OF SAMPLES FROM SITES 27-MR-450 AND 27-SU-69, MERRIMACK AND SULLIVAN COUNTIES, NEW HAMPSHIRE

Author(s): Linda Scott Cummings; KC Jones; Travis Jones

Year: 2022

Summary

Charcoal samples recovered during excavations of feature contexts at sites 27-MR-450

and 27-SU-69 were submitted to PaleoResearch Institute for identification and AMS

radiocarbon dating. Site 27-MR-450 is located in Merrimack County, New Hampshire, and

presented as a geomorphologically active site with evidence of lithic reduction activities. Site

27-SU-69 is located in Sullivan County, New Hampshire, and represents an indigenous

occupational site with a well-preserved pit feature and diagnostic Woodland Period (ca. 1000

BC–AD 1500, per client estimation) ceramics.

Cite this Record

CHARCOAL IDENTIFICATION AND AMS RADIOCARBON DATING OF SAMPLES FROM SITES 27-MR-450 AND 27-SU-69, MERRIMACK AND SULLIVAN COUNTIES, NEW HAMPSHIRE. Linda Scott Cummings, KC Jones, Travis Jones. PRI Technical Report ,2022-018. 2022 ( tDAR id: 468671) ; doi:10.48512/XCV8468671

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Keywords

Culture
Woodland

Material
AMS Radiocarbon Dating • Charcoal Identification • Dating Sample

Site Name
27-MR-450 • 27-MR-450 and 27-SU-69 • 27-SU-69

Site Type
Archaeological Feature • Domestic Structure or Architectural Complex

Investigation Types
Data Recovery / Excavation

Geographic Keywords
Merrimack County, New Hampshire • New Hampshire • Sullivan County, New Hampshire

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): PaleoResearch Institute

Contributor(s): R.A. Varney

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