Information
- : Turkey Pen Ruin
- : cave/rockshelter
- : UT, United States
Turkey Pen Ruin site is located in Grand Gulch as it descends on the west side of Cedar Mesa, UT. It is one of many Basketmaker II period sites excavated by R.G. Matson, Bill Lipe and their colleagues beginning in the 1970s (Matson 1991:77). Turkey Pen was first investigated in the 1890s by Richard Wetherill. Matson (1991:92-95) recovered well preserved maize remains from a small block excavation in the site in 1972, including cobs and other maize parts as well as maize fragments and pollen from human coprolites. Maize was more abundant at the site than any other plant food--either domesticated or wild.
| ID | Other ID | Type | Subtype | Uncal BP (years) | ± 1 σ (years) | Median cal BP (years) | Lower cal BP (years) | Upper cal BP (years) | δ13C | Contaminated? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 135 | WSU-3513 | MacroSample | cob | 2050 | 80 | 2024 | 2304 | 1825 | No | |
| 137 | Beta-256926 | MacroSample | unknown | 1010 | 40 | 929 | 1050 | 795 | No | |
| 134 | WSU-3512 | MacroSample | cob | 1980 | 60 | 1934 | 2115 | 1817 | No | |
| 138 | Beta-256927 | MacroSample | unknown | 1900 | 40 | 1845 | 1928 | 1727 | No | |
| 136 | AA-84948 | MacroSample | cob | 1839 | 36 | 1775 | 1871 | 1700 | -11.3 | No |
Attached Files
View of Turkey Pen Cave. (Photo by Rob Gay, Panoramio, Google Earth).Vista de la Cueva Turkey Pen. (Foto por Rob Gay, Panoramio, Google Earth).
View towards Turkey Pen Cave, Grand Gulch, UT. (Photo by ID58, Panoramio, Google Earth).Vista hacia la Cueva Turkey Pen, Grand Gulch, Utah. (Foto por ID58, Panoramio, Google Earth).
Stratigraphic profile of R.G. Matson's (1991) block excavation unit excavated in 1972, showing locations of dated samples (Speller et al. 2010: SI Fig. 3).Perfil estratigráfico del bloque de la unidad de excavación de 1972 excavado por Matson (1991) mostrando la ubicación de las muestras fechadas (Speller et al. 2010: SI Figura 3).