Presentation Year

2015

Depreciated Participant

Erika EbelAnthropologyUndergraduate Student,Alyssa HaggardAnthropologyUndergraduate Student,Kiaya Charlton-GrantAnthropologyUndergraduate Student,Casey HegelAnthropologyUndergraduate Student

College or Department

Short Description of your Research or Creative Project (700 characters or less)

This research attempts to observe the effects organic decomposition has on the soil pH and aims to determine if pH levels are altered when remains are frozen opposed to unfrozen. Weekly qualitative observations and soil tests were conducted on six naturally decomposing swine limbs. We hypothesized that there would be a slight delay in the cycling of pH levels for frozen remains.Three frozen and three control limbs were deposited atop of undisturbed soil and observed for five consecutive weeks at the Simulated Archaeology Site at HSU. This research intends to address the correlation between pH levels and decomposition, which can be beneficial for future taphonomic research.

Permission to Publish Work

Yes

Node ID

26

Page Classification