POLLEN AND PHYTOLITH ANALYSIS OF COPROLITE SAMPLES FROM YAKUTIA, RUSSIA AND THE PONTATOC RIDGE SHELTER, ARIZONA, USA

Dung from locations in Arizona and Russia were submitted for pollen and phytolith analysis. Pontatoc Ridge Shelter exhibited a surface mat dating approximately 14,000 yr BP. Dung recovered from a pica nest in permafrost in association with Pleistocene-age mammals such as mammoth and rhino. Analysis...

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Main Author: Scott Cummings, Linda (PaleoResearch Institute)
Format: Dataset
Language:unknown
Published: the Digital Archaeological Record
Subjects:
Data Recovery / Excavation
Yakutia
Pontatoc Ridge Shelter
Pollen
Coprolite
Phytolith Analysis
Pollen Analysis
Coprolite Analysis
18-017
permafrost
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.6067:XCV8Z03C3P_meta$v=1537303069757
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Summary:Dung from locations in Arizona and Russia were submitted for pollen and phytolith analysis. Pontatoc Ridge Shelter exhibited a surface mat dating approximately 14,000 yr BP. Dung recovered from a pica nest in permafrost in association with Pleistocene-age mammals such as mammoth and rhino. Analysis of microscopic remains (pollen and phytoliths) was undertaken to identify local vegetation at the time each of these dung deposits accumulated.

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