Ashley National Forest, Utah (Geographic Keyword)
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The Heller Lake site is located within the Ashley National Forest near the headwaters of Dry Gulch Creek. The lake is located on the south slopes of the Uinta Range, between the Uintah and Ouray Indian reservation and the High Uintas wilderness, at an elevation of 9400'. The sampling site is located in an alpine moraine plant community within the western montane biome. A mosiac of other plant communities are located in the general site area with differences based upon substrate and slope....
FIBER AND WOOD IDENTIFICATION AT SEVERAL SITES ON THE ASHLEY NATIONAL FOREST, UTAH (2001)
Eighteen fiber and/or wood samples were submitted for identification from several sites on the Ashley National Forest. A combination of techniques was used in the identification of these remains, which included plant bundles, burden basket construction elements, snare wood and fibers, and other basket materials.
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS AT THREE SITES IN THE ASHLEY NATIONAL FOREST, UTAH (2000)
Four features from three archaeological sites in the Ashley National Forest were examined for pollen and/or macrofloral remains. Site 42DA669 is represented by pollen and macrofloral records from a slab-lined basin estimated to represent Fremont occupation. Site 42DA791, a Fremont site, is represented by two pollen samples and a single macrofloral sample from the pithouse/brush structure that yielded a radiocarbon age of 1420 BP. Site 42DA534 yielded a pollen and macrofloral record from a...
POLLEN, CERAMIC RESIDUE, MACROFLORAL, PROTEIN, AND SHELL ANALYSIS FOR SITES IN THE ASHLEY NATIONAL FOREST, UTAH (2003)
Pollen, phytolith, starch, macrofloral, and protein residue analyses were conducted on numerous samples from a variety of archaeological sites in Ashley National Forest, Utah. Sites range In elevation from approxlmately 6100 feet to 9000 feet. In addition, a single shell was submitted for identification. Botanical analyses focused on recovery of information that might indicate economic activity. In addition, the pollen record was expected to provide information concerning local vegetation. A...
POLLEN, MACROFLORAL, AND PROTEIN RESIDUE ANALYSIS FOR SITES IN THE ASHLEY NATIONAL FOREST, UTAH (2005)
Samples were collected and examined from multiple prehistoric sites in the Ashley National Forest of northwestern Utah, including site 42DA145, three rock shelter sites (42DA836, 42DC1211, and 42DC316) and the Clegg Vessel site. All of the sites have been associated with the Fremont culture. Soil samples from these sites were analyzed for evidence of pollen/starches and macrofloral remains, while stone tools from 42DA145 were analyzed for possible protein residues. Pollen, starch, and...