Site Name:
Gary Quarry
State:
Location:
Gary
County:
Portage
Periods:
Taxa:
Deposits:
Date Ranges (Cal yr 2σ):
End:
3 200 BP
Start:
4 000 BP
Site Notes:
- Late Holocene vegetation
Gary Quarry site is located ca. 2 mi (ca. 3 km) north of Gary, Indiana, which is just 5 mi away from the Liverpool site. We collected 15 specimens of pine and juniper at a sandpit in summer 2003 and 2005. The wood was dated between 3200-4000 cal yrs. Stable isotope analysis of sampled wood (13C, 18O, and 2H) suggest warm and dry climate at this locality 4000 years ago. Reference: Leavitt S.W., Panyushkina I.P., Lange T., Wiedenhoeft A., Cheng L., Hunter R.D., Hughes J., Pranschke F., Schneider A.F., Moran J., Stieglitz R. 2006. Climate in the Great Lakes region between 14,000 and 4,000 years ago from isotopic composition of conifer wood. Radiocarbon 48 (2): 205-217.
