IDENTIFICATION OF CHARCOAL FROM HOURGLASS CAVE, COLORADO

Two charcoal fragments from Hourglass Cave were submitted for identification. This cave contained the remains of a prehistoric individual. One piece of charcoal might have been the remains of a torch used by the individual. Charcoal was identified prior to submission for radiocarbon analysis.本次送检了来自沙漏洞（Hourglass Cave）的两块木炭碎片以开展相关鉴定。该洞穴内曾出土一具史前人类个体的遗骸。其中一块木炭或为该史前人类个体所使用的火把遗存。在送检进行放射性碳测年（radiocarbon analysis）前，相关人员已先行确认样品为木炭。