Oakland, California (Geographic Keyword)

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POLLEN, PARASITE, AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS OF THREE HISTORIC PRIVIES FOR THE MANDELA PARK AND RIDE PROJECT, OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA (2003)

DOCUMENT Full-Text Kathryn Puseman. Linda Scott Cummings.

Fill from three historic privies in Oakland, California, were examined for pollen, parasites, and macrofloral remains. This portion of Oakland was mostly a middle class, suburban neighborhood at the time of deposition. Features 17 and 40 are believed to have been used by German families and to date to ca. 1875. Feature 1 is a privy of unknown affiliation and is believed to date to the 1860s. Pollen and macrofloral analysis will be used to identify dietary and nondietary plant remains in the...