Stable isotope and radiocarbon analyses of a black deposit associated with pictographs at Little Lost River Cave, Idaho

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 29, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 1189-1198

  Steelman, Karen L ^a   Rowe, Marvin W ^a   Boutton, Thomas W ^a   Southon, John R ^b   Merrell, Carolynne L ^c   Hill, Richard D ^d  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c Archaeographics   (United States)

^d US Department of the Interior Bureau Land Management Idaho   (United States)

Author keywords

Ams radiocarbon dating; Fremont; Organic material; Pictographs; Plasma CO2 extraction; Shoshone; Stable carbon and nitrogen isotope analysis

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGY; CARBON; NITROGEN; ORGANIC MATTER; RADIOCARBON DATING; STABLE ISOTOPE;

IDAHO; LITTLE LOST RIVER CAVE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036787789     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jasc.2001.0791     Document Type: Article

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