Salmon River Cryptocrystalline Silicate (CCS) Sourcing

Post Date

May 12th 2012

Application Due Date

June 10th 2012

Funding Opportunity Number

L12AS00092

CFDA Number(s)

15.224

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Cooperative Agreement

Funding Activity Categories

Natural Resources

Number of Awards

1

Eligibility Categories

Public and State Controlled Institutions of Higher Education

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $63000

• Award Range:

  $1000 - $15800

Grant Description

The Salmon River CCS sourcing project involves conducting geochemical analysis of lithic source samples and making comparisons with artifacts from archeological sites. Within the Plateau culture area the primary source of lithic material is CCS as opposed to obsidian and over 90 percent of lithic artifacts recovered from archeological sites are made of CCS. A non-destructive, standard and repeatable method is needed to compare sources to artifact samples. The methodology must be able to be replicated by other entities such as academic institutions, tribes, cultural resource contractors, and federal agencies. The project is in north-central Idaho.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of the Interior

• Office:

  Bureau of Land Management

• Agency Contact:

  Christine K Shaver, Lead Grants Management Officer, 208-373-3817
  cshaver@blm.gov
  

• Agency Mailing Address:

  Lead Grants Management Officer

• Agency Email Address:

  cshaver@blm.gov

• More Information:

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