POLLEN AND PHYTOLITH ANALYSES AND AMS RADIOCARBON DATING OF STRATIGRAPHIC SEDIMENT SAMPLES FROM THE BADGER HOLE SITE, 34HP193, HARPER COUNTY, OKLAHOMA

Five additional samples from the Middle Trench at the Badger Hole site (34HP193) in the panhandle of Oklahoma were submitted to further evaluate the pollen and phytolith records from this site. Previously, one sample from the Badger Hole site and three from the Military Trail site were examined for pollen and phytoliths to determine the extent of preservation. The Badger Hole site is located approximately 300 m from Jake Bluff. Preliminary results from the first sample from the Badger Hole site were sufficient to continue examination of the paleoenvironmental record. An AMS radiocarbon date was obtained on humates extracted from the lowest sample submitted from the Middle Trench.