IDENTIFICATION AND AMS RADIOCARBON DATING OF CHARCOAL AND BONE FROM SITES 21BE5, 21BE36, 21OT36, AND 21TR5, MINNESOTA

A single bison bone sample, one probable bison bone sample, and five charcoal samples from cultural features at sites 21BE5, 21BE36, 21OT36, and 21TR5, Minnesota, were submitted for identification and AMS radiocarbon dating. Identification of charcoal provides information concerning types of wood burned in the features. A probable bison bone from a hearth at site 21TR5 (Browns Valley Site) is affiliated with the Great Oasis Phase of the Late Prehistoric Period (AD 900-1200), while two charcoal samples from site 21BE5 (Jones Site), single charcoal and bison bone samples from site 21BE36 (Maplewood Site), and two charcoal samples from site 21BE36 (Price Site) are affiliated with the Cambria Phase of the Late Prehistoric Period (AD 1000-1200). A total of seven AMS dates were obtained.