PHYTOLITH AND STARCH ANALYSIS OF A GROUNDSTONE ARTIFACT, SITE EfPl-9, ALBERTA, CANADA
Author(s): Linda Scott Cummings
Year: 2023
Summary
A Late Precontact groundstone tool recovered on the exterior of a tipi ring was washed by the client to obtain phytolith and starch evidence of use. Situated on the first river terrace of Bow River, this stone feature and campsite likely represents ancestral Blackfoot occupation and possibly one or more Middle Precontact occupations.
Cite this Record
PHYTOLITH AND STARCH ANALYSIS OF A GROUNDSTONE ARTIFACT, SITE EfPl-9, ALBERTA, CANADA. Linda Scott Cummings. PRI Technical Report ,2022-052. 2023 ( tDAR id: 519775) ; doi:10.48512/XCV8519775
Keywords
Material
Ground Stone
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Washes
Site Name
EfPI-9
Site Type
Tent Ring / Tipi Ring
Investigation Types
Data Recovery / Excavation
General
Phytolith Analysis
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Starch Analysis
Geographic Keywords
Alberta (State / Territory)
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Canada (Country)
Temporal Keywords
Late Precontact
Spatial Coverage
min long: -114.829; min lat: 50.211 ; max long: -112.544; max lat: 51.651 ;
Individual & Institutional Roles
Contact(s): PaleoResearch Institute
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