Macrobotanical (Material Keyword)
Plant remains such as fruit, seeds, buds, or other plant parts.
4,151-4,175 (5,352 Records)
Nine pollen and thirteen macrofloral samples were examined from the Limpy Creek Site (35J039) in an effort to identify human use of plants by the protohistoric occupants. This site consists of four analytic components.
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS AT THE LIMPY SITE (35JO39), SOUTHWESTERN OREGON (1996)
Nine pollen and thirteen macrofloral samples were examined from the Limpy Creek Site (35JO39) in an effort to identify human use of plants by the protohistoric occupants. This site consists of four analytic components.
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS AT THE MAXON RANCH SITE, 48SW2590, WYOMING (2003)
The Maxon Ranch site (48SW2590), located along the south-southwestern flank of Miller Mountain at an elevation of 2225-2285m (7300-7500 ft.), contained evidence of four occupations. Excavations in 1984 by Western Wyoming College yielded evidence of four cultural components ranging in age from at least 7000 years ago to the Late Prehistoric. Radiocarbon ages obtained from several isolated pit features, as well as two semi-subterranean habitation structures, ranged from 6480 ± 90 (Cultural...
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS AT THE MORMON TANK PROJECT, SITE 42SA22548, SOUTHEAST UTAH (1995)
Pollen and macrofloral samples were examined from firepit fill at Site 42SA22548 in southeast Utah. A pollen control sample from the modern surface also was examined. Site 42SA22548 is a multicomponent site where subsistence activities are believed to have revolved around wild food procurement and processing. The prehistoric component of the site contained two cultural horizons. Two Mesa Verde Anasazi sherds suggest that the upper horizon is associated with a Pueblo II-III occupation,...
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS AT THE NOMAD SITE, 48SW9204, SOUTHWEST WYOMING (2003)
The floated light fractions from the fill of five basin hearth features at the Nomad site, 48SW9204, in southwest Wyoming were examined for macrofloral remains to provide information concerning plant resources that were utilized by the site occupants. In addition, a mano fragment found on the edge of a small pit of unknown function (Feature 6) was washed for pollen and starches to determine plants that might have been ground using the mano. A soil control was collected with the mano....
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS AT THE RAPTOR SITE, 48SW1090, SWEETWATER COUNTY, WYOMING (1999)
Site 48SW1090 (Raptor Site) represents a Late Prehistoric, Uinta camp located on the eastern margin of the Leucite Hills. Pollen and macrofloral analyses concentrated on examination of feature fill from a deflated house structure and several hearths. The probable house structure exhibited two distinct occupational surfaces and three interior features associated with the lower occupation. In addition, three isolated features were noted to the northwest of the possible housepit that appear...
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS AT THE SEVENMILE GULCH SITE, SOUTHWESTERN WYOMING (2004)
The Sevenmile Gulch site is located in southwestern Wyoming within the Green River Basin. The site is situated 18 miles west of the Green River and 1.3 miles north of the Blacks Fork River. The site sits upon the crest and slopes of a low southwest- to northeast-trending ridge at 6400 feet amsl. The ridge is actually a terrace of the Blacks Fork River that has been dissected by many small, deeply cut drainages. Pollen samples from two separate occupational surfaces dating to 1000 ± 40 RCYBP...
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS AT THE SHINOBCOB SITE, 42WS4335, SOUTHWEST UTAH (2004)
Single samples were submitted for pollen and macrofloral analysis from site 42WS4335, representing a probable Pueblo II Anasazi occupation in southwest Utah. These samples represent fill from a small hearth in an exterior work area and were examined to provide information about plants that might have been processed in or near the hearth.
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS AT THE TRIANGLE ROAD SITE, AZ BB:9:87(ASM), ORO VALLEY, ARIZONA (1996)
Samples from the Triangle Road Mitigation Project, Site AZ BB:9:87(ASM), in southern Arizona were examined for pollen and macrofloral remains. This site is a Tortolita Phase, Tucson Basin Hohokam habitation site that is believed to have been occupied only a short period of time. Charcoal samples from this site have yielded calibrated radiocarbon dates of A.D. 370 to 615 and A.D. 590 to 695. Pollen and macrofloral analyses are used to provide information concerning possible plant resources...
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS AT THE UDOT SALINA PITSTRUCTURE DISCOVERY SITE, 42SV2546, SALINA, UTAH (2001)
Pollen and macrofloral samples were examined from the fill of a burned pitstructure and a nearby activity area at site 42Sv2546. These features were discovered in a backhoe trench along State Street in the town of Salina, Utah. Pollen and macrofloral analyses will be used to provide information concerning plant resources available to and possibly utilized by the prehistoric occupants of 42Sv2546.
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS AT THE VIRGIN VILLAGE SITE, 42WS2227, SOUTHWEST UTAH (2004)
Pollen, macrofloral, botanic, and protein residue samples were examined from site 42WS2227 in southwest Utah, representing a large, intensively looted Anasazi Pueblo with an estimated Pueblo II occupation. Samples were submitted from two separate testing areas. Samples from Test Area #1 (Feature 4) on the west side of the road were associated with an adobe floor. Test Area #2 (Feature 9) in a disturbed/vandalized area east of the road contained an adobe-floored structure, a possible...
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS AT THE VIVENDI SITE, 24CA0656, MONTANA (2002)
Pollen and macrofloral samples were examined from a single hearth area surrounded by lithics and bones at the Vivendi site, 24CA0656, near Great Falls, Montana. This site is a single component Pelican Lake open camp used for meat processing activities. Faunal remains recovered at the site include shell, eggshell, and bison, deer, bear and dog bone. Pollen and macrofloral analyses will be used to provide information concerning paleoenvironment, seasonality, and subsistence.
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS AT THE WEST ROWHOUSE SITE, 46JF209, ON VIRGINIUS ISLAND, HARPER'S FERRY, WEST VIRGINIA (1994)
Pollen and macrofloral samples were analyzed from proveniences associated with West Rowhouse #5 (Site 46JF209) near the Shenandoah River on Virginius Island, Harper's Ferry National Historical Park. The rowhouses were built in 1850 and served as housing for workers in either Herr's Flour Mill or the Harper's Ferry and Shenandoah Manufacturing Company's cotton factory. The rowhouses were destroyed in the 1920s. Samples were examined from the inner basin of a raceway built along the banks of the...
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 AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS AT TROUGH HOLLOW, SEVIER COUNTY, UTAH (1982)
Pollen and macrofloral analysis were under taken at five sites within the Trough Hollow area at the eastern edge of Severe County approximately four miles north of Interstate 70. These sites are located at the southern end of the area of investigation along Trough Hollow Creek, Saleratus Creek, and Ivie Creek. The sites vary in age from Fremont to Shoshone/Ute, and some are undatable. All samples selected for analysis were taken from hearths or groundstone (Table 1). The emphasis of the...
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS DURING ARCHAEOLOGICAL MONITORING AND DATA RECOVERY, PUEBLO OF TESUQUE, NEW MEXICO (1995)
Pollen and macrofloral samples were examined from a variety of cultural contexts at the Pueblo of Tesuque. The original proposed research design (SWCA, Inc., 1994) contained many questions that require time transgressive samples to answer. For instance, changes in subsistence patterns may be addressed through the analysis of pollen and macrofloral remains.
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS FOR 41 BX323, TEXAS (1998)
Pollen, starch granule, and macrofloral analyses were conducted on a single sample collected from Feature 8N8B for the purpose of identifying economic activity associated with this burned rock midden.
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS FOR 42UT920, A LATE PREHISTORIC SITE IN SOUTHERN UTAH COUNTY, UTAH (2001)
Single pollen and macrofloral samples were collected from the fill of a hearth at site 42Ut920 in southern Utah County, Utah. This site appears to represent a single component Late Prehistoric lithic scatter/hunting camp/tool quarry. Pollen and macrofloral analysis will be used to provide information concerning plant resources utilized by the site occupants.
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS FOR BLUFF GREAT HOUSE, SITE 42SA22674, UTAH (2003)
Samples from five kivas (West, Central, East, Northeast, and Great) in front of the Great House at Site 42SA22674 in Bluff, Utah, were analyzed for pollen and macrofloral remains. Flotation and botanic samples also were recovered from the Great House, areas of berm/midden around the Great House, the North Wall, and the Plaza. This site has several Chacoan settlement characteristics, including a multi-storied Great House surrounded by an earthen berm/trash midden, a Great Kiva, and a...
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS FOR SAMPLES FROM SITE 42DC823, NORTHEAST UTAH (1999)
Samples from prehistoric site 42DC823 in northeast Utah were sampled for pollen and/or macrofloral remains. This site has been lithic cross-dated to the late Archaic and possibly the protohistoric, while radiocarbon dates range from 3740 to 840 BP. Pollen and macrofloral analysis is used to provide information concerning possible plant resources utilized by the Archaic occupants of the site.
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS FOR SAMPLES FROM SITES 41MV318 AND 41MV319 IN THE DOS REPUBLICAS PROJECT AREA, TEXAS (2011)
Samples from the fill of three concentrations of burned rock and soil interpreted as hearths from sites 32MV318 and 32MV319 were examined for pollen and macrofloral remains. These sites are located in the Dos Republicas project area near Elm Creek, a tributary to the Rio Grande River, in southern Texas. Radiocarbon dates from these three features reflect Middle and Late Archaic occupations. Pollen and macrofloral analyses will be used to provide information concerning plant resources utilized by...
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS FOR SITE 42WS2556, UTAH (2004)
A single mano, recovered from site 42Ws2556, was submitted for a pollen wash to recover evidence of its use. In addition, fill from a small hearth (Feature 1), was floated to recover evidence of foods processed and/or fuel used. This Southern Paiute site, occupied between AD 1460 and 1640, is located on a terrace on the south side of the Virgin River.
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS FOR SITE 48CR1790, BRIDGERMINE PROJECT (2000)
Pollen and macrofloral samples were collected and examined from Housepit 2 and two isolated features at 48CR 1790, an open camp site containing three housepits and several isolated features. This site represents an Opal phase occupation during the Early Archaic period. Radiocarbon ages of 5300 ± 60 BP and 6320 ± 60 BP were obtained for two housepits, each housepit representing a separate occupation. To date, few housepits have been excavated in the Washakie Basin. Pollen and macrofloral...
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS FOR SITE AZ BB:9:171 (ASM), TUCSON BASIN, ARIZONA (2002)
Pollen and macrofloral samples were examined from Hohokam site AZ BB:9:171 (ASM) in the northwest Tucson Basin, Arizona. This site yielded Rincon phase and Rillito phase pottery, indicating primary occupation during the Sedentary Hohokam period.
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS FOR SITES 26CK6001, 26CK6007, 26CK6146, AND 26CK6147 IN THE LAS VEGAS WASH, NEVADA (2006)
Samples from archaeological sites for the Las Vegas Wash Project in the Clark County Wetlands Park, southeast Nevada, were selected for archaeobotanic analyses. Pollen analysis was conducted on samples from features at sites 26CK2001, 26CK6007, 26CK6146, and 26CK6147 in an effort to learn how important riparian resources were to the people living at these sites. Additionally, samples from sites 26CK6146 and 26CK6147 were examined for macrofloral remains to further elucidate plant resources...