Ancestral Puebloan (Culture Keyword)
6,626-6,650 (7,421 Records)
A lithic scatter (DCA-85-184) in the La Plata Valley, San Juan County, New Mexico, represents a temporary camp. This archaeological site was sampled for pollen in four areas during archaeological testing. Based on projectile point morphology, the occupation of the site appears to fall within the Basketmaker II or III time periods. A single large roasting pit/hearth was recovered and sampled for pollen. In addition, pollen samples were taken from artifact clusters at the site. Pollen...
POLLEN ANALYSIS AT AZTEC RUINS NATIONAL MONUMENT (1997)
Ten pollen samples were examined from three trenches at Aztec Ruins, New Mexico. Backhoe testing was conducted some 100 meters south of the ruins. This area is suspected to have functioned as an agricultural area during the Anasazi occupation. Pollen analysis was undertaken to understand the use of this area and to attempt to recover evidence of agriculture. This study focused on defining the prospects of recovering evidence of agriculture and providing recommendations to guide future...
POLLEN ANALYSIS AT CDC-7, CANYON DE CHELLY, ARIZONA (1989)
Six pollen samples were submitted for analysis from a Pueblo I pitstructure and related sediments in Canyon de Chelly National Monument, Arizona. This pitstructure had been truncated by an arroyo, but appeared to have been of "great kiva" proportions, approximating 10 m in diameter. Pollen samples were collected from a stratigraphic sequence in both archaeological and nonarchaeological deposits to provide a framework for comparison of historic and prehistoric deposits. Identification...
POLLEN ANALYSIS AT DCA-88-251, DCA-89-44, DCA-89-45, AND DCA-88-414, NAVAJO RESERVOIR DISTRICT, NORTHWESTERN NEW MEXICO (1990)
POLLEN ANALYSIS AT DCA-88-251, DCA-89-44, DCA-89-45, AND DCA-88-414, NAVAJO RESERVOIR DISTRICT, NORTHWESTERN NEW MEXICO: Four sites were examined for pollen in the Navajo Reservoir District of northwestern New Mexico. Three of these sites exhibit Anasazi occupations, while the fourth is an Archaic hearth. DCA-88-251 is represented by samples collected from a pitstructure and a surface structure. A single sample from a possible activity area represents DCA-89-44, while the midden at DCA-89-45...
POLLEN ANALYSIS AT FIVE SITES IN THE TOWOAC CANAL REACH II AREA, MONTEZUMA COUNTY, COLORADO (1990)
Five archaeological sites representing habitation or seasonal habitation in the area of Hovenweep Canyon were selected for pollen analysis. Occupation at these sites ranged from Basketmaker III to Pueblo III. Pollen samples were examined from structure floors, feature fill, groundstone, and a single "cloudblower" to identify economic activity at these sites.
POLLEN ANALYSIS AT FOUR SITES IN THE MICHAEL'S (CLO-CHEN-TOH) EXCHANGE, NORTHWEST NEW MEXICO (1983)
Four sites dating to the mid-1200s in the Michael's (Clo-Chen-Toh) Exchange were sampled for pollen during archaeological mitigation. The sites consist of pitstructures, masonary rooms, and jacal structures. Mealing bins and hearths were also noted as extra-mural features. These sites are located to the north of Ramah, New Mexico in a mixed conifer zone supporting ponderosa pine, pinyon pine, juniper, and oak at elevations between 7000 and 7100 feet. The study area is situated between the...
POLLEN ANALYSIS AT SITE 5AA952, ARCHULETA COUNTY, COLORADO (1995)
Site 5AA952 is situated in an over-grazed meadow at an elevation of approximately 7100 feet in the San Juan Mountains of southern Colorado. Ceramics recovered from the surface include Pueblo I grayware, and groundstone is abundant. Cultural material was recovered throughout sediments excavated in test unit 1. Three pieces of groundstone and 15 sediment samples were examined from this site to identify plants used by the occupants of this site, as well as changes in local vegetation from the base...
POLLEN ANALYSIS AT SITES FA-3-6, FA-1-6, FA-3-3, AND FA-2-8 IN NORTHWEST NEW MEXICO (1983)
Excavation of four archaeological sites within an area being considered for exchange yielded pollen samples which were analyzed to assist in the interpretation of these sites. The pollen analysis will concern itself with both paleoenvironmental and subsistence data. All four sites appear to contain elements from Anasazi occupation of the area.
POLLEN ANALYSIS AT SITES LA 14695, 14702, 14703, 14704, AND 14705 WEST OF CHACO CANYON NATIONAL MONUMENT, NEW MEXICO (1978)
Pollen samples from five late Basketmaker III to Pueblo I sites in northwestern New Mexico have been the object of this study. Analysis was undertaken in an effort to provide specific subsistence information, as well as to evaluate the data concerning the environment of the sites during their occupation. Features including cists, bins, and vessels were sampled to provide the subsistence data.
POLLEN ANALYSIS AT THE LEFEVRE SITE (AR-03-07-03-1034) , ARIZONA STRIP, ARIZONA (1995)
The Lefevre Site (AR-03-07-03-1034) is a subsurface feature located in the Arizona Strip area that either functioned as a small pithouse or a storage structure. The structure appears to have been used by the Anasazi before or around AD 1100. Three pollen samples were examined from the floor of this structure in an effort to identify subsistence elements.
POLLEN ANALYSIS AT THE PINENUT SITE (1986)
Twenty samples were submitted for analysis from the Pinenut Site, a Virgin Anasazi site located in the Arizona Strip. The site was occupied in the late Pueblo I to Pueblo II time span (ca. AD 850-1100). While evidence of both horticulture and wild resource procurement has been noted for the Virgin Anasazi, the degree of reliance on agricultural resources has not been studied. The major research focus of the archaeological study, of which this study is a part, is the identification of the...
POLLEN ANALYSIS FOR 5MV1931, MOREFIELD CANYON, COLORADO (1998)
Twelve pollen samples were examined from sediments of a probable water collection facility in Morefield Canyon, Colorado. This study was designed to evaluate the deposition of sediments deposited into this facility to contribute to the interpretation of the function of this feature. These samples were selected from deposits with differing flow rates to compare the pollen contents of these sediments and to assist in identifying the origin of the sediments.
POLLEN ANALYSIS FOR THE DARKMOLD SITE, 5LP4991, COLORADO (2012)
The Darkmold Site, 5LP4991, represents Basketmaker II and Basketmaker III occupations in the Animal River Valley north of Durango, Colorado. A suite of ten sediment samples were submitted for pollen analysis. Eight of these samples were collected from features, three of which contained burials. The remaining two samples were collected from stratigraphic contexts for the purpose of providing environmental information and controls that would assist in the interpretation of the feature samples.
POLLEN ANALYSIS FOR THE DOVE CREEK CANAL REACH III PROJECT (5DLl12, 5DLl138, 5DL121B, AND 5DLl120), SOUTHWESTERN COLORADO (1989)
Thirty-three pollen samples from four sites on the Dove Creek Canal Reach III Project (sites SDLl12, 5DLl138, 5DL121B, and 5DLl120). Three sites represent Basketmaker III occupations, while the fourth is a late Basketmaker III/Pueblo I multi-component site. Samples were collected from floors, benches, and in association with groundstone to identify the subsistence base and address subsistence activities at these sites.
POLLEN ANALYSIS FROM NATURAL CHIMNEY ROCK SHELTER (SJC-1548), NEW MEXICO (1988)
Three pollen samples were collected for analysis from Natural Chimney Rock Shelter (SJC-1548). Prehistoric use of this site probably encompasses BM III to P I and possibly P II time periods. Three groundstone fragments were recorded at the site. Two prehistoric and one modern feature were also noted at the site. All appear to be firepits, as they contained varying quantities of charcoal and fire-reddened sandstone. The two prehistoric features were sampled for pollen, and a third sample...
POLLEN ANALYSIS FROM SELECTED SITES IN THE EASTERN RED MESA VALLEY, NEW MEXICO (1983)
The Toltec to Prewitt Waterline Excavation project is located in the Red Mesa Valley near Prewitt, New Mexico. Four sites were examined, and all fall primarily within the cultural/temporal range of Late Pueblo II (AD 900 to 1100). Seven pollen samples were collected from these four sites in an effort to gather subsistence data.
POLLEN ANALYSIS IN THE MICHAEL'S (CLO-CHEN-TOH) EXCHANGE, NORTHWEST NEW MEXICO (1989)
Pollen analysis at six sites represents part of the archaeological work on the Ramah Michael's, Land Exchange (the Clo-Chen-Toh Project). This joint venture between the University of New Mexico, New Mexico State University, and the Cibola National Forest has provided pollen samples from several years excavations, ranging from 1983 through 1989. A previous study (Scott 1984) and this one have been combined to discuss the pollen record at these sites. Pollen samples represent the present ground...
POLLEN ANALYSIS IN THE PINON FOREST -LAKE REGION OF BLACK MESA, ARIZONA (1981)
Twelve sites excavated during the 1979 and 1980 field seasons in the Pinon Forest-Lake Region in northern Arizona were selected for pollen analysis. These sites were located on ridges near Oraibi Valley to the east of Black Mesa and span occupation periods from AD 600 to AD 1225.
Pollen Analysis in the Wetherill Mesa Region (1960)
Paper presented at the annual meetings of the Society for American Archeology, 1960. Illustration of five types of archaeologically relevant information from pollen study of site-context sediment samples: which sites do and do not yield pollen data; intra-site cross-dating of sample proveniences; information on cultivated plants; and relationships of cultural activities to environmental conditions.
POLLEN ANALYSIS OF 42KA1969 (1980)
Twelve pollen samples were selected for analysis from several areas within 42Ka1969, a two component site located in south central Utah. All of the pollen samples were taken from the later component, which was radiocarbon dated to A.D. 980 and A.D. 1150 (both dates MASCA corrected). Five samples were selected for analysis from the pithouse: two from the floor to the northwest and to the southeast of the hearth (15-7 and 15-9), and three from cists (15-11, 15-12, and 15-14). Outside the pithouse,...
POLLEN ANALYSIS OF A KIVA FLOOR AT GRAN QUIVERA (1988)
Fifteen pollen samples were collected from a kiva floor at Gran Quivera. This site is located in central New Mexico in the Upper Sonoran Life Zone. It was occupied between AD 8OO and AD 1775. The kiva, which was sampled for pollen, has building date of AD 1510. The kiva was occupied during Glaze D. This pollen analysis follows previous work at this site (Scott 1987), that examined stratigraphic midden deposits. The pollen samples were collected from the floor of the kiva in an effort to...
Pollen Analysis of Agricultural Terraces on La Plata Mesa, Agua Fria National Monument, Yavapai County, Arizona (2007) (2007)
Agricultural terraces from two sites on Perry Mesa (La Plata and Bull Tank) and one site at the north edge of Black Mesa (Richinbar Ruin) were investigated using pollen analysis. The samples are listed in Table 1 by site and context. The sites are located on mesas bounding canyons containing the headwaters of the Agua Fria River. Native populations of Agave parryi grown on the mesas and around sites grow hybrid agaves (Agave chrysantha x A. parryi) that are living artifacts of pre-Columbian...
Pollen Analysis of Cochiti Project Materials: Preliminary Report (1964)
This study of 23 pollen samples allows recognition of a sequence of ecosystem changes occurring in central New Mexico between A.D. 1280 and 1400 and also in the 1650 - 1750 period. It also discusses the effects of such changes on aboriginal maize agriculture. Draft of the report included in Archaeological Excavations at Pueblo del Encierro (1976). Pollen diagram and tables missing.
POLLEN ANALYSIS OF EIGHT SITES ALONG THE MAPCO PIPELINE IN SOUTHWESTERN COLORADO (1981)
Eight sites along the Mapco pipeline trench in southwestern Colorado were selected for pollen analysis. These sites represent BM III to P II occupations from Dove Creek on the northwest to a point 3 km west of Dolores, as well as a single site near Durango.
POLLEN ANALYSIS OF MIDDEN 2 AT INSCRIPTION HOUSE , ARIZONA (1977)
Inscription House Pueblo, located in Nitsin Canyon, a side canyon of Navajo Canyon, in north- central Arizona, was the site of archaeological salvage and stabilization during the summer of 1977. The project sponsored by the National Park Service and carried out by the University of Colorado was designed to stabilize portions of Inscription House and salvage a trash midden which was being actively eroded by an arroyo. During the process of excavation, pollen samples were taken to provide further...