IDENTIFICATION OF CHARCOAL FROM THE STINKING SPRINGS ROCKSHELTER, SITE 48TE1823, WYOMING

Charcoal from the Stinking Springs Rockshelter, site 48TE1823, was submitted for identification prior to radiocarbon dating. This site lies on a terrace of the Hoback River in western Wyoming. Identification of charcoal will provide information concerning woods burned as fuel in the rockshelter and allows for selection of material with the shortest life span for radiocarbon dating.

编号48TE1823的臭泉岩棚（Stinking Springs Rockshelter）遗址出土的木炭，已在放射性碳定年（radiocarbon dating）实验前提交鉴定。该遗址位于怀俄明州西部霍巴克河的一处阶地之上。对这批木炭的鉴定，可获取该岩棚内作为燃料被焚烧的林木种类相关信息，同时能够筛选出寿命最短的样品用于放射性碳定年实验。