AMS RADIOCARBON DATING, FTIR, AND XRF ANALYSIS OF SAMPLES FROM PROJECT 560-023, FB 1579, FB 1769, AND FB 1778, FORT BLISS, NEW MEXICO

Project 560-023 is located within the Tularosa Basin and includes samples from three areas (FB 1579, FB 1769, and FB 1778). Samples from a roaster, a possible roaster, and a pithouse were AMS radiocarbon dated and examined for the FTIR and XRF signatures. Two of the features yielded sufficient visible charcoal to date, while the third required recovery of microscopic charcoal fragments.