EXAMINATION OF BULK SOIL/DETRITAL CHARCOAL AND AMS RADIOCARBON ANALYSIS OF MATERIAL FROM THE A. V. WATKINS DAM PROJECT, UTAH

A total of 17 samples from the A. V. Watkins Dam Project were examined to recover organic fragments suitable for radiocarbon analysis. Botanic components and detrital charcoal were identified, and potentially radiocarbon datable material was separated. A total of six samples were processed for AMS radiocarbon dating. An additional wood fragment also was submitted for identification and AMS radiocarbon dating.本次研究对取自A.V.沃特金斯水坝项目（A. V. Watkins Dam Project）的17份样本开展检测，以提取适用于放射性碳分析的有机碎片。研究人员识别出样本中的植物组分与碎屑炭，并分离出具备放射性碳测年潜力的材料。共计6份样本被用于加速器质谱（AMS）放射性碳测年流程。另有1份木质碎片被提交，用于物种鉴定及加速器质谱放射性碳测年。