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Journal of Undergraduate Research

Keywords

soil carbon isotope analysis, Mesoamerican, lipid monolayers

College

Life Sciences

Department

Plant and Wildlife Sciences

Abstract

Soil carbon isotope analysis is a means by which, through chemical analysis of soils once used by ancient civilizations, we can ascertain where they may have been farming certain crops that leave a unique chemical “signature” in the ground. Under the guidance of Dr. Richard Terry, I used this method to analyze soils from the Range Creek Canyon archaeological site, to determine if this method can be useful in discovering the agricultural history of Fremont Indian archaeological sites.

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