PHYTOLITH ANALYSIS OF FILL FROM SITE 40LD221, MATLOCK BEND, TENNESSEE

Sediment samples from two pit features were submitted for phytolith analysis from site 40LD221, located in Loudon County, Tennessee. These are Woodland period features that appear to have been used as storage pits. Phytolith analysis was undertaken to better understand the function of these features and their contents.位于田纳西州劳登县的40LD221遗址中，两处坑状遗迹的沉积物样本被送检以开展植硅体分析(phytolith analysis)。这些遗迹属于伍德兰时期，推测曾被用作储藏坑。本次植硅体分析旨在更深入地探明这些遗迹及其内含物的功能。