PHYTOLITH, STARCH, ORGANIC RESIDUE (FTIR), AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSES, CHARCOAL IDENTIFICATION, AND AMS RADIOCARBON DATING OF SAMPLES FROM SITE PL-SCE-SEG6-08, LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

A single sediment sample from the upper fill of a heated rock feature at site PL-SCESEG6-08 in Los Angeles County, California, was examined for phytoliths, starch, macrofloral remains, and organic residues, the latter using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR), to look for evidence of foods that might have been processed in this feature. Charcoal from the feature also was identified and submitted for AMS radiocarbon dating to provide temporal information. This feature contained fire-affected cobbles and small boulders within a lens of very dark brown sandy loam. It was noted in a road cut associated with Southern California Edison’s Tehachapi Transmission Project.