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A Comment concerning “Testing Flotation Recovery Rates”

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 January 2017

Michael W. Pendleton
Michael W. Pendleton*
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Department of Anthropology, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX 75275
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Abstract

Since carbonized seed species differ in buoyancy characteristics, and since certain conditions may cause carbonized seeds to become nonbuoyant, the use of both buoyant and nonbuoyant modern carbonized seed species as a recovery standard is suggested in order to provide a more representative measure of flotation device effectiveness. Recovery standards utilizing modern carbonized seeds should be viewed as probable, rather than absolute, determinations of flotation device recovery efficiency because the effectiveness of flotation systems can be significantly altered by subtle changes in technique.

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American Antiquity , Volume 48 , Issue 3 , July 1983 , pp. 615 - 616
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Copyright © The Society for American Archaeology 1983

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