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Chemical study of the material from several horizons of the Ventana Cave profile
stratigraphy and archaeology of Ventana Cave, Arizona, by Emil W. Haury; collaborators: Kirk Bryan [and others • Tucson • Published In 1950 • Pages: 549-563
By: Buehrer, T. F. (Theophil Frederic), b. 1891.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
To understand more about the post-depositional processes that have occurred in the cave a chemical study of the material from the strata was conducted. Buehrer presents the results as acid-insoluble, acid-soluble, water-soluble, and miscellaneous fractions. He also looked at total organic carbon. Buehrer is able to point out that the rock from Ventana cave has a 'high relative stability against the forces of weathering. They represent the framework of rock or mineral which is not easily broken down into simpler forms under the prevailing arid conditions and not translocated to any extent by percolating water.' (page 553).
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Cultural stratigraphy
- Post depositional processes in archaeological sites
- traditionCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Early Desert Archaic
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2010
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- North America
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Southwest and Basin
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator TypesThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Chemist
- Soil Scientist
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Sarah Berry; 2010
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- no date
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- not specified
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Ventana Cave, Arizona, United States
- NotesAdditional notes
- By T. F. Buehrer
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 51000802
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Indians of North America--Arizona
- Indians of North America
- Ventana Cave (Ariz.)