Screening Soil and Fecal Samples for Recovery of Small Specimens
- 1 October 1965
- journal article
- 4 techniques
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Memoirs of the Society for American Archaeology
- Vol. 19, 186-192
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s008113000000455x
Abstract
By careful extraction of minute objects from feces and midden debris at a site, the archaeologist can add greatly to ecological and biological knowledge regarding the human inhabitants of the site, as well as the flora and fauna of the locality. The techniques for sifting through the material to obtain small objects are not complicated, and inexpensive equipment is readily available. Soil and fecal samples from dry, protected sites, such as those of Mesa Verde, will yield the best results.Keywords
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