Macrobotanical (Material Keyword)
Plant remains such as fruit, seeds, buds, or other plant parts.
4,201-4,225 (5,352 Records)
One hearth at 32NZ721, a stone circle site, was sampled for pollen and macrofloral remains in conjunction with archaeological mitigation. This site is located southwestern North Dakota and consists of 55 stone circle features. Pollen and macrofloral analyses of this single hearth were undertaken as a feasibility study to determine whether or not these types of analyses would shed light on the paleoenvironment and subsistence at the site.
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS OF A HEARTH AT APEX ROAD, COLORADO (1999)
Two samples from the fill of a hearth recovered during the Apex Road Salvage in Gilpin County, Colorado, were examined for pollen and macrofloral remains. This hearth was found eroding out of a road cut. Pollen and macrofloral analyses are used to provide information concerning plant resources utilized in this hearth.
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS OF A HEARTH: ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLORADO (1986)
Pollen and macrofloral analysis were conducted on a single sample from a hearth within site 5AH366 in the Senac Dam project area in conjunction with archaeological testing. In addition, a pollen sample from the present ground surface was examined as a control. This lithic scatter is located on top of a hill overlooking two drainages in Arapahoe County, to the northeast and northwest. Surface artifacts indicate that the site probably functioned as a temporary camp site. Activities appear to...
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS OF A SINGLE HEARTH FEATURE AT SITE 42EM2817, UTAH (2002)
Fill from a single, isolated hearth at site 42EM2817 in east-central Utah was examined for pollen and macrofloral remains. This hearth feature was discovered during monitoring of an oil and gas development project in Huntington Canyon. A Fremont habitation site (42EM2808) is located 40 m from the hearth. Pollen and macrofloral analyses are used to provide information concerning plant resources processed in this hearth.
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS OF A SINGLE HEARTH FROM SITE 48FR5351, WYOMING (2006)
The fill from a single hearth excavated during mitigation at site 48FR5351 in the Wind River Basin of central Wyoming was examined for pollen and macrofloral remains. This site consists of the hearth (Feature 2) and a tight concentration of fire-cracked rock (Feature 1). Charcoal from the hearth yielded a conventional radiocarbon age of 1520 ± 40 BP, placing use of the hearth at the transition from the Late Archaic (2500-1500 BP) to the Late Prehistoric (1500-200 BP). Pollen and macrofloral...
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS OF A SINGLE SAMPLE FROM THE WILKIN QUARRY, PANACA, NEVADA (2007)
A single sediment sample from a LaBrean age deposit in Wilkin Quarry near Panaca, Nevada, was submitted for pollen and macrofloral analysis to Identify plants growing In the area.
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS OF A STONE CIRCLE (SITE 32MZ727), McKENZIE COUNTY, NORTH DAKOTA (1986)
Pollen and macrofloral analyses were conducted at site 32MZ727 in conjunction with archaeological mitigation. This stone circle site is located on an isolated hill in the breaks overlooking the Missouri River This analysis was undertaken for the purpose of identifying any pollen or floral remains associated with cultural activity.
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS OF BULK SOIL SAMPLES AND IDENTIFICATION OF DETRITAL CHARCOAL SAMPLES FROM ALONG THE MIDDLE FORK JOHN DAY RIVER, OREGON (2008)
Samples from along the Middle Fork of the John Day River in east-central Oregon were collected for a study of fluvial geomorphology. A total of 27 detrital charcoal samples were submitted for identification, and three bulk soil samples were examined for pollen and macrofloral remains. These samples were recovered from soil pit or natural bank exposures along the river. Macrofloral, including charcoal, and pollen identifications will be used to provide information concerning plant taxa that may...
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS OF FEATURE FILL FROM SITES 42WN1975 (CARCASS CORNERS) AND 42WN2150, SOUTH-CENTRAL UTAH (2000)
Sediment samples from features at Late Archaic Sites 42WN1975 and 42WN2150 in south-central Utah were examined for pollen and macrofloral remains. Pollen and macrofloral analyses will be used to provide information concerning plants available to and utilized by the Late Archaic occupants of these sites.
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS OF FEATURES FROM SITES SRB2727, SRB2728, AND SRB2729 IN NORTHWESTERN COLORADO (1985)
Pollen and macrofloral analyses were conducted at sites 5RB2727, SRB2728, and SRB2729 in conjunction with archaeological mitigation. These three sites are located in the Coal Oil Basin just west of Rangely in Rio Blanco County. Analysis concentrated on features for the purpose of identifying any pollen or floral remains associated with cultural activity and to establish, if possible, whether the features were cultural or natural. The features sampled appear to be little more than dispersed...
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS OF FOUR HEARTHS (SRB2372) NEAR DOUGLAS CREEK IN WESTERN COLORADO (1982)
Site 5RB2372 consists of a scatter of hearths located on the third alluvial terrace on the west side of Douglas Creek. The vegetation in the vicinity of this site consists of sagebrush (Artemisia), saltbush (Atriplex, a Cheno-am), mormon tea (Ephedra), greasewood (Sarcobatus), and tumbleweed (Salsola). The vegetation near Douglas Creek changes rapidly through various zones as the elevation increases from the creek to the pinon/juniper woodlands (Creasman 1981). Four hearths were selected...
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS OF HEARTH FILL AT 48SW1644, SOUTHWESTERN WYOMING (2003)
Pollen and macrofloral samples were examined from the fill of a hearth at site 48SW1644 in southwestern Wyoming. This site exhibits Fremont rock art and is situated at the base of two sandstone outcrops west of the Green River. A test unit uncovered the hearth containing a large quantity of fire-cracked rock. A radiocarbon age of 1240 ± 90 BP is reported for this hearth. Pollen and macrofloral samples were collected to identify any plants that might have been processed in the hearth. In...
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS OF HEARTH FILL AT 5EA2145, WESTERN COLORADO (2003)
Site 5EA2145 consists of an isolated hearth exposed in a road cutbank west of McCoy, Colorado. Fill from the hearth was examined for pollen and macrofloral remains. The hearth had been heavily disturbed by road maintenance activities and was in danger of being destroyed; therefore, a salvage operation was undertaken to obtain radiocarbon, subsistence, and paleoclimatic samples. Charred material from the hearth yielded a calibrated radiocarbon date of 3250 ± 60 years B.P. (Beta 180108),...
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS OF HEARTH FILL AT SITE 24CB1861, MONTANA (2004)
Fill from a slab-lined hearth at site 24CB1861 in southern Montana was examined for pollen and macrofloral remains. Fremont pottery was found on the site surface, and Rose Spring projectile points were found associated with the hearth. The feature yielded a conventional radiocarbon age of 1270 ± 70 BP. Pollen and macrofloral analyses are used to provide information concerning plant resources available to and utilized by the site occupants.
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS OF HEARTH FILL AT SITE 48FR5318, WYOMING (2005)
Fill from a hearth at Site 45FR5318 was examined for pollen and macrofloral remains. This site is a small prehistoric site with five hearth features and four concentrations of fire-cracked rock located along Cottonwood Creek in the Wind River Basin of central Wyoming. The presence of oxidized cobbles found on the surface of the hearths along with the absence of lithic debris at this site suggests that it might have been a plant processing site. Pollen and macrofloral samples were collected...
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS OF HEARTH FILL AT SITE AEC-06-006-01, CARBON COUNTY, WYOMING (2006)
A single fill sample from a hearth at site 06-006-01 in Carbon County, Wyoming, was examined for pollen and macrofloral remains. This hearth was discovered while monitoring a construction project. This feature yielded a radiocarbon age of 8580 ± 60 BP, indicating an Early Archaic occupation of the area. Pollen and macrofloral analysis will be used to provide a description of local vegetation and subsistence information concerning plant resources utilized at this site.
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS OF HEARTH/ROASTING PIT FILL FROM 48YE252 (2000)
Fill from an eroding hearth/roasting pit (Feature 1) on the south shore of Yellowstone Lake (site 48YE252) in Yellowstone National Park was analyzed for pollen and macrofloral remains. A calibrated radiocarbon date of 100 BC to AD 140 (8eta-150250) for Feature 1 and an abundance of Pelican Lake artifacts at the site indicate a Late Archaic Pelican Lake occupation. Pollen and macrofloral analyses will be used to provide information concerning fuel woods and possible plant resources processed...
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS OF HEARTHS FROM 48SW2358 AND 48SW2360, SOUTHWESTERN WYOMING (1985)
Pollen and macrofloral samples were collected from features at two sites in Sweetwater County, Wyoming in conjunction with archaeological mitigation. These sites are located approximately 8 miles north of Point of Rocks, Wyoming, or 2 miles west of the Jim Bridger Power Plant. Sites 48SW2358 and 48SW2360 are located in upland settings separated by an intermittent drainage. These sites appear to represent a more or less continuous distribution of features and artifacts. Site 48SW2360...
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS OF HEARTHS, HORSESHOE CREEK PROJECT, CENTRAL WYOMING (1988)
Pollen and macrofloral samples were collected from hearths at five sites located along the Exxon Horseshoe Creek Project. Located in the interior of the Wind River Basin, in central Wyoming, these sites are situated at the contact between the Upper Sonoran and Transition Life Zones. The samples were collected to address subsistence activities at these sites during occupation.
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS OF MATERIAL FROM SITE 50-80-14-5829 AT THE MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII, OAHU (2001)
Three pollen and macrofloral samples were recovered from an organic layer (II) at Site 50- 80-14-5829 at the Marine Corps Base Hawaii on the Kane'ohe Bay, Oahu. A single pollen sample was removed from inorganic material below the organic layer (III). Pollen and macrofloral samples were examined to provide information concerning vegetation growing in this area.
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS OF MIDDEN DEPOSITS AT SITE CA-SDI-10,920 FOR THE LAKE HODGES PROJECT, SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA (2005)
Samples from midden deposits at prehistoric site CA-SDI-10,920, along the shoreline of Lake Hodges in southern California, were examined for pollen and macrofloral remains. This site contains milling features, midden deposits, and numerous surface artifacts. The milling features yielded 64 milling elements including slicks, mortars, and cupules. Pollen and macrofloral analyses of the midden deposits will be used to provide information concerning plant resources available to and utilized by...
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS OF NORTH ANTELOPE CREEK STUDY AREA, EASTERN POWDER RIVER BASIN, WYOMING (1983)
Pollen and macrofloral analyses were undertaken in the North Antelope Creek Study Area in the Eastern Powder River Basin of Wyoming as part of the Phase II archaeological mitigation program. The sites selected for pollen analysis include 48C0637, 48CAl13, 48CA1042/l046, and 48CA1049. Stratigraphic columns were sampled at 48CAl13 and 48CA1042/l046 to provide paleoenvironmental data. At 48C0637 four hearths (Features B, C, 20, and 51) were analyzed for their pollen content to provide...
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS OF ONE SAMPLE FROM WAIAKAUHI POND, ISLAND OF HAWAII (1997)
A single sediment sample was examined for both pollen and macrofloral remains. No report was requested. Methods, counts, and observations are presented below.
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS OF ORGANIC MATERIAL FROM AN EIGHTEENTH CENTURY VESSEL IN THE BILOXI BAY FRENCH SHIPWRECK SITE, 22JA542, BILOXI BAY, MISSISSIPPI (1998)
Organic material around a ballast stone near the midship area of an early eighteenth century vessel was examined for pollen and macrofloral remains that would contribute to an interpretation of the origin of this ship.
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS OF PACKRAT MIDDENS AND OLLAS FROM TWO SITES (AZR:I0:30 AND AZR:I0:31) NEAR BLYTHE, ARIZONA (1987)
Pollen and macrofloral remains of three packrat middens, an olla, resin from an olla lid, and several control samples were analyzed in conjunction with archaeological mitigation of two sites, AZR:I0:30(ASM) and AZR:I0:31(ASM), located near Blythe, Arizona. The data were collected for the purpose of interpreting the paleoenvironment at the time of occupation. In addition, data were sought to identify the contents of the two ollas from different sites. Very little is presently known about...