Pollen (Material Keyword)
Use for any microscopic plant remains
2,076-2,100 (2,989 Records)
Adjacent to the Valencia Road off-ramp lies the Valencia site (AZ BB:15:13[ASM]), a pre-Classic Hohokam ballcourt village encompassing a 0.5 km2 area along the eastern terraces of the Santa Cruz River, Pima County, Arizona. The village core was occupied between the Pioneer period (A.D. 475–750) and late Rincon phase (A.D. 1100–1150) of the Secondary period, with settlement components spanning the Cienega phase of the Early Agricultural period (800 B.C.–A.D. 150) through the Tanque Verde phase of...
POLLEN AND PHYTOLITH ANALYSIS OF STRATIGRAPHIC SAMPLES FROM SITE 45GR2509, GRANT COUNTY, WASHINGTON (2011)
Five sediment samples were collected from Upper Pleistocene, Missoula glacial outburst megaflood couplets from site 45GR2509, located above the Columbia River on the east side. These stratigraphic samples were examined for pollen and phytoliths to provide a paleoenvironmental record.
POLLEN AND PHYTOLITH ANALYSIS OF TERRACES IN THE UPLANDS OF THE ISLAND OF BABELDAOB, STATE OF NGARAAD, REPUBLIC OF PALAU (1996)
Pollen and phytolith analyses were conducted on four samples from agricultural terraces on Palau to address the function of the terraces in this area. Two terrace systems from two separate sites were examined from prehistoric earthworks in the volcanic uplands on the island of Babeldaob in the State of Ngaraad.
POLLEN AND PHYTOLITH ANALYSIS OF TWO SAMPLES FROM SITE 310N235, ONSLOW COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA (1997)
Two soil samples were examined from 310N235, a Late Woodland coastal settlement in Onslow County, North Carolina. These samples represent a trash pit and fill from a burial pit. Pollen and phytolith analysis were undertaken to identify plant foods exploited by the occupants of this site. In particular, maize appears to have been part of the diet as interpreted by the high incidence of dental caries and stable carbon isotope values returned from human bone. No macrobotanic evidence for maize...
POLLEN AND PHYTOLITH ANALYSIS OF TWO SEDIMENT SAMPLES FROM THE BLUE MOUND SITE, BEAVER COUNTY, OKLAHOMA (2010)
The Blue Mound site, located in Beaver County, Oklahoma, approximately five miles east and south of the Bull Creek drainage, was cored to recover sediments dating to the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM), approximately 18,000 radiocarbon years before present. The site includes an 11 m high silt dune, which overlies a playa. Two sediment samples were selected from the playa (lower) sediments in the core and submitted for pollen and phytolith analysis. Proximity of this site to those that have already...
POLLEN AND PHYTOLITH ANALYSIS, PHASE III ARCHEOLOGICAL DATA RECOVERY AT THE BEEHIVE SITE (18HO206), HOWARD COUNTY, MARYLAND (1995)
Three soil samples from the A and B horizons at the Beehive Site (18HO206) were examined for pollen and phytoliths. The site lies on the inner coastal plain at the base of a heavily eroded escarpment marking the edge of the Piedmont (Jeffrey Maymon, personal communication, March 2, 1995). Soil samples were examined to assess pollen and phytolith preservation and the potential for more in depth investigation in the future.
POLLEN AND PHYTOLlTH ANALYSIS OF SAMPLES FROM 32MO390, NORTH DAKOTA (2004)
Five companion pollen and phytolith samples were examined from site 32MO390. This Plains Village site is situated on the floodplain of Otter Creek less than 0.5 miles west of the Missouri River Valley. It might be affiliated with nearby sites 32MO40 and 32MO41. Conventional radiocarbon ages between 930 ± 40 BP and 340 ± 40 BP anchor the occupation.
POLLEN AND PROTEIN RESIDUE ANALYSIS AT 42SM205, NORTHEAST UTAH (1995)
A stratigraphic column was excavated through alluvial sediments at Site 42SM205 in northeast Utah and examined for pollen. This site is believed to represent a Late Prehistoric faunal processing area. Two modern pollen surface control samples also were collected from 50m east and west of the excavation block. Pollen analysis is used to provide information concerning past vegetation communities from which to reconstruct the paleoenvironment. Two large retouched flakes from the site were...
POLLEN AND PROTEIN RESIDUE ANALYSIS AT DEADLY DRAW (24RB975), SOUTHEAST MONTANA (1996)
Ten pollen samples and one protein residue sample were examined from Site 24RB975, an open campsite located near Colstrip, in southeastern Montana. A hearth from the Powers- Yonkee living surface at this site yielded a radiocarbon age of 3120 + 160 BP (Beta 96750). Pollen samples represent this living surface, the stratigraphic column above and below this surface, and off-site control samples. A pottery fragment was analyzed for possible protein residues in an effort to learn what foods...
POLLEN AND PROTEIN RESIDUE ANALYSIS AT SITE 5MT3892, SOUTHWESTERN COLORADO (1995)
Seven pollen and three protein residue samples were examined from a kiva and surface room at Site 5MT3892 in southwestern Colorado. The pollen samples represent primarily occupational proveniences associated with the occupation of this site, rather than the final event. Artifacts submitted for protein residue analysis are believed to have been used in the final event of human butchering activities associated with dismantlement of the kiva.
POLLEN AND PROTEIN RESIDUE ANALYSIS AT SITE CA-SBR-8251, SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA (1996)
Pollen and protein residue analyses were performed on material washed from a metate fragment recovered from Site CA-SBR-8251. A soil control sample recovered from beneath the metate also was analyzed as a control sample for the protein residue analysis. The site is situated atop Quaternary age deposits adjacent to the Mojave River, and near Victorville in San Bernardino County, California. The pollen record can provide information concerning floral resources available, and perhaps...
POLLEN AND PROTEIN RESIDUE ANALYSIS AT SITE CA-SDI-5326, CALIFORNIA (2000)
Two manos and one metate fragment from Site CA-SDI-5326 in southern California were washed for pollen and possible protein residues. This site is located within the northern limit of the City of San Diego and is believed to represent a temporary resource extraction and processing camp. Pollen and protein residue analysis is used to provide information concerning plant and animal resources that might have been processed using these tools.
POLLEN AND PROTEIN RESIDUE ANALYSIS AT SITE SEA1736, COLORADO (2003)
One mano for pollen analysis and two chipped stone tools for protein residue analysis were recovered from site 5EA1736 just east of Avon, Colorado. This site represents a prehistoric open camp/lithic scatter. Pollen analysis of the mano is used to determine plants that might have been processed using this tool. Analysis of protein residues obtained from a projectile point fragment and a flake tool will be used to provide information concerning animal resources that might have been...
POLLEN AND PROTEIN RESIDUE ANALYSIS AT THE CHINA WALL SITE, 48AB1, WYOMING (2000)
Previous pollen and protein residue analysis at the China Wall site examined a stratigraphic record extending from prior to 8300 BP to the present and recorded significant changes in local vegetation. In addition, pollen analysis of samples from features suggests that plants such as Cheno-ams, grasses, and prickly pear cactus might have been processed. Protein residue analysis pointed to bison, deer or elk, pronghorn, and possibly rabbit were hunted and processed. New stratigraphic...
Pollen and Protein Residue Analysis at the Upper Twin Mountain Site (5GA1513), Middle Park, Colorado (1996)
Pollen and protein analyses were performed on soil samples and artifacts from the Upper Twin Mountain site (5GA1513), a bison bone bed associated with the Goshen Period. Site 5GA1513 is located on the south slope of Upper Twin Mountain and within the encompassing high montane basin, Middle Park. Four pollen samples were collected from a stratigraphic column that included the bison bone bed near its base. The environmental signal represented within these four pollen samples is consistent...
POLLEN AND PROTEIN RESIDUE ANALYSIS FOR AZ N:7:81 (ASM), YAV 22/81, PRESCOTT, ARIZONA (2003)
Site AZ N:7:81, located on the Yavapai-Prescott Indian Reservation in Prescott, Arizona, has been examined previously for pollen (Cummings and Moutoux 1998). Two additional pollen samples were examined to provide additional information. They represent sediments behind a rock alignment, which is now considered to be natural, so it can act as a subsurface control, and sediment behind Feature 1, a probable check dam. A bone fragment also was submitted for identification using protein residue...
POLLEN AND PROTEIN RESIDUE ANALYSIS FOR CUEVA PILOTE, ENCANTADA VALLEY, NORTHEASTERN MEXICO (1998)
Three sediment samples were examined for pollen from sediments in a stratigraphic profile at Cueva Pilote in Encantada Valley, northeastern Mexico. Pollen analysis was undertaken to identify vegetation change through time in this area. Two groups of agave spines were submitted for protein residue analysis. The hypothesis under investigation is that the spines might have been used to tattoo people. If so, they should retain evidence of human protein residues.
POLLEN AND PROTEIN RESIDUE ANALYSIS FOR SAMPLES FROM SITE CA-SDI-12,770, CALIFORNIA (2004)
Soil samples from unit fill and a probable hearth at CA-SDI-12,770 for the 4S Ranch Project in southern California were examined for pollen remains. These two samples also served as soil controls for a biface and an Elko projectile point examined for possible protein residues. This site represents a temporary campsite with a surface lithic scatter and a subsurface cultural deposit containing three features and numerous artifacts.
POLLEN AND PROTEIN RESIDUE ANALYSIS FOR SEVERAL SITES IN THE OAK COUNTRY ESTATES, SAN DIEGO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA (2002)
Samples from eight archaeological sites located along Santa Maria Creek in Oak Country Estates, southern California, were examined for pollen and/or protein residue. Four stratigraphic pollen columns were examined to provide evidence concerning vegetation from the time of prehistoric occupation until present. In addition, several pieces of ground stone and flaked lithics were examined for evidence of food processing or procurement. Radiocarbon ages, ranging from 1800 BP to 1000 BP and...
POLLEN AND PROTEIN RESIDUE ANALYSIS FOR SITES 10CM294, 10EL840, 10GG137, 10GG325, 10GG480, AND 10GG702, SOUTHERN IDAHO (2005)
A total of 14 artifacts were found on the surface and in looters' backdirt piles at six sites on land owned by the Shoshone Bureau of land Management (BlM) field office. These sites are located in Camas, Elmore, and Gooding Counties in south-central Idaho. A mano, three pestles, and five pieces of groundstone were washed for pollen and starches to provide information concerning processing of plant resources. Six soil samples were examined for pollen to provide control samples for the...
POLLEN AND PROTEIN RESIDUE ANALYSIS OF A BASALT METATE FROM THE LOCALITY III SITE, 35LK3035, OREGON (1997)
A basalt metate from Site 35LK3035 in south-central Oregon was analyzed for pollen and possible protein residues. This metate was recovered from Cultural Component II, which has been dated between 6100 and 7880 RCYBP. Pollen and protein residue analyses are used to provide information concerning plant and possible animal resources that were processed using this metate.
POLLEN AND PROTEIN RESIDUE ANALYSIS OF A LARGE BASIN METATE FROM SITE CA-SDI-295, WOODS VALLEY RANCH PROJECT, CALIFORNIA (2002)
A large basin metate was discovered during mass grading at site CA-SDI-295 for the Woods Valley Ranch project in northern San Diego County, California. Woods Valley Ranch is a proposed residential and golf course community with surrounding natural open space easements. Large scrapers were used to transport soils from the northwest portion of the site to another portion of the project area, and the metate was found in the resulting spoils pile. Site CA-SDI-295 is a prehistoric residential camp...
POLLEN AND PROTEIN RESIDUE ANALYSIS OF ARTIFACTS FROM SITE 24HL1215 IN THE BEAR PAW MOUNTAINS, MONTANA (2006)
Five pieces of groundstone or probable groundstone were submitted for pollen/starch and protein residue analysis to determine what animals and plants might have bee~ processed using these tools. Site 24HL1215 is situated on a low and narrow terrace overlooking the East Fork of Beaver Creek in Hill County, Montana.
POLLEN AND PROTEIN RESIDUE ANALYSIS OF GROUNDSTONE AND SEDIMENT FROM SITE 48UT1984 (2001)
Four pollen and three protein residue samples were examined from 48UT1984, a Uinta Phase Late Prehistoric pronghorn processing area. Radiocarbon ages indicate occupations around 1200 BP and 1700 BP. Pollen and protein residue analyses were conducted to provide information concerning use of a retouched flake, a chopper, and a piece of ground stone.
POLLEN AND PROTEIN RESIDUE ANALYSIS OF GROUNDSTONE FROM THE WHITETAIL BUFFALO SKULL SITE, GL-2-1-94, IN SOUTHWEST MONTANA (1995)
Two pieces of groundstone from Site GL-2-1-94 were washed for pollen and protein residues. This site is an open air campsite located along Whitetail Creek. One of the groundstone artifacts exhibited two grinding surfaces; these two grinding surfaces were treated as two separate samples. Pollen analysis is used to provide information concerning plants processed using these pieces of groundstone, while protein residue analysis is used to address questions concerning use of animal resources.