IDENTIFICATION AND AMS RADIOCARBON DATING OF CHARCOAL FROM A HEARTH AT THE PERDIZ TRAIL SITE (02-269), TEXAS

Charcoal from the fill of a small hearth at the Perdiz Trail Site (02-269) was submitted for identification and AMS radiocarbon dating. This small site is located in Brewster County, Texas. It contains small hearths and associated lithic artifacts and is believed to have been occupied for a short amount of time during the Late Prehistoric Cielo Complex, around AD 1300-1700. Identification of charcoal will identify types of wood burned as fuel in this hearth and the best possible material for AMS radiocarbon dating.