Pollen (Material Keyword)
Use for any microscopic plant remains
2,326-2,350 (2,989 Records)
Groundstone and sediment samples from the Cove Creek site, 10LH144, in north-central Idaho were examined for pollen, phytoliths, and/or possible protein residues. The floated light fractions from a fired rock feature and a shell midden also examined for macrofloral remains. This site is a multicomponent site with evidence for possibly three distinct occupations. Radiocarbon samples from the same area as the samples examined for this project date between 2500 and 3000 years BP. Pollen,...
POLLEN, PHYTOLlTH, MACROFLORAL, AND PROTEIN RESIDUE ANALYSIS OF ARTIFACTS FROM SITES FOR THE RANCHO SAN MIGUEL PROJECT, CALIFORNIA (1999)
Artifacts from three sites in the Rancho San Miguel Project in San Diego County, southern California, were analyzed for evidence of pollen, phytoliths, and protein residues. Results were compared with findings in associated soil samples. Unit fill also was floated to recover charred macrofloral remains. The project area is located on the first low foothills rising above the coastal plain at the edge of a major seasonal drainage as it descends to the lower elevations. Pollen, phytolith, and...
POLLEN, PHYTOLlTH, MACROFLORAL, AND PROTEIN RESIDUE ANALYSIS OF SAMPLES FROM SITE 26CK2605 (2003)
Samples from an Anasazi pit structure at site 26CK2605 in southern Nevada were submitted for pollen, macrofloral, phytolith, and/or protein residue analyses. Fill from a Late Archaic hearth also was examined for macrofloral remains. This site is very large and contains numerous loci and features. The pit structure and thermal pit were located in Midden 1 at Locus 1 in the vicinity of a spring channel. Analyzes were conducted to address questions of subsistence. Pollen, phytolith, and...
POLLEN, PHYTOLlTH, MACROFLORAL, PROTEIN RESIDUE, AND X-RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS OF SAMPLES FROM LOCUS 4 AT THE BLACK DOG MESA ARCHAEOLOGICAL COMPLEX, SITE 26CK5686, NEVADA (2002)
Samples from five pit structures, two external pits, and a ramada excavated during the 2000-2001 field season in Locus 4 at the Black Dog Mesa Archaeological Complex (26CK5686) in southern Nevada were examined for pollen, phytoliths, macrofloral remains, protein residues, and/or X-ray diffraction. A control sample from the site surface also was submitted for pollen analysis. This site is a large, multi component complex consisting of seven individual locus sites. Locus 4 contained a variety...
POLLEN, PHYTOLlTH, MACROFLORAL, PROTEIN RESIDUE, AND X-RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS OF SAMPLES FROM SEVERAL SITES ALONG THE KERN RIVER GAS PIPELINE, CALIFORNIA, WITH SUPPORTING ARCHAEOCLIMATIC MODELING FOR THE AREA (2003)
Pollen, phytolith, macrofloral, protein residue, and/or X-ray diffraction samples were recovered from seven sites along the Kern River Gas Transmission Pipeline through southern California where it crosses the eastern and central sections of the Mojave Desert. Pollen/phytolith columns were examined at sites CA-SBR-140, and CA-SBR-264 to provide paleoenvironmental information. Pollen and macrofloral analysis of feature and unit fill at sites CA-SBR-6470 and CA-SBR-6605 will be used to provide...
POLLEN, PHYTOLlTH, PLANT MACRO FOSSIL, AND PROTEIN RESIDUE ANALYSIS OF A HOPPER MORTAR FROM SITE 35HA2627, SOUTHEASTERN OREGON (2003)
Pollen, phytolith, macrofloral, and/or protein residue analyses were conducted on two grinding surfaces and sediment from a hopper mortar at the Mortar Riddle Site, 35HA2627, in southeast Oregon. Pollen, phytolith, macrofloral, and protein residue analysis analyses are used to provide information concerning types of resources that were processed using this mortar. It was suspected that this piece of ground stone was used for processing animal products as well as plant products.
POLLEN, PHYTOLlTH, PROTEIN RESIDUE, AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS AT SITES CA-IMP-7911/H AND CA-IMP-8046, SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA (2003)
Soil samples from various levels of fill in six buried prehistoric charcoal features at site CA-IMP-7911/H were floated to recover charred macrofloral remains. Following this, pollen samples from three of the features and two metates, as well as two phytolith samples from the metates were examined for evidence of plant processing. The metate from Feature 19u also was examined for protein residues. In addition, charred seeds and wood recovered from dry screening the feature soil were submitted...
POLLEN, PHYTOLlTH, STARCH AND PROTEIN RESIDUE ANALYSIS FOR THE AUDIE MURPHY RANCH PROJECT (SITE CA-RIV-6858), CALIFORNIA (2004)
A crescent artifact and a soil control sample from the Audie Murphy Site (CA-RIV-6858) in southern California were examined for phytoliths and possible protein residues to determine plants and possible animals that might have been processed using this tool. Pollen analysis was conducted on the soil control sample to recover an environmental signature. The site is located on several apexes of a hill approximately one mile south-southwest of Sun City on an elevated landform. A single...
POLLEN, PHYTOLlTH, STARCH GRANULE, AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS FOR SITE 51NW12 (1998)
Five soil samples were collected from a buried A-horizon at varying distances from an antebellum house located in northwest Washington, D.C. (site 51 NW121). This area was part of Jenkins Farm. A large brick house was built on the corner lot in the 1820s. These five samples were examined to gain information concerning six specific research questions.
POLLEN, PHYTOLlTH, STARCH, AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS AT LA138576, NEW MEXICO (2003)
Pollen/starch, phytolith, and macrofloral samples were removed from the fill of three fire features at site LA138576 in southeast New Mexico, while pollen/starch and phytolith samples were collected from sediment scrapes at the edge of two of the hearths and from the surface as a control sample. This site is a lithic debitage and tool scatter with three fire features located between Artesia and Loco Hills, New Mexico, and is situated within the Chihuahuan desert scrub plant community....
POLLEN, PHYTOLlTH, STARCH, AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS OF PALEOFECES FROM CONNLEY CAVE 5 (SITE 35LK50), FORT ROCK BASIN, OREGON (2002)
The Connley Caves, situated on the west side of the Connley Hills, have been the subject of archaeological excavation several times. Five paleofeces (coprolites) were recovered recently, which were submitted for microscopic examination to identify elements of the diet and identify and evidence of parasites. Pollen, phytoliths, starch, and macrofloral remains were examined to inform concerning the vegetal portion of the diet. In addition, bones and fish scale were recovered and reported,...
POLLEN, PHYTOLlTH, STARCH, AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS OF PREHISTORIC BISON TEETH AND HEARTH FILL FROM SITE 48TE1079, WYOMING, AND ANALYSIS OF A MODERN BISON TOOTH FROM THE PELICAN VALLEY OF YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, WYOMING (1999)
A single hearth and control sample collected from sediments outside the hearth were submitted from Site 48TE1 079 in Wyoming to identify food processing activities associated with this feature. These samples were examined for pollen evidence of economic activity. In addition, calculus on two bison teeth from 48TE1079 were examined for pollen and phytoliths to identify grazing activity. Impacta from a modern bison tooth in Pelican Valley, Idaho, also was examined for pollen, phytolith, and...
POLLEN, PHYTOLlTH, STARCH, AND PROTEIN RESIDUE ANALYSIS OF ARTIFACTS FROM THE GODBEY FIELD SITE, 46WD214, NORTHWEST WEST VIRGINIA (2005)
The Godbey Field Site, 46Wd214, is a multi-component open air site located in Wood County, northwest West Virginia. Five groundstone artifacts dating from the Early Archaic to Middle Woodland periods were examined for pollen, phytoliths, and starches in order to provide information regarding the local environment and plant resources available to the occupants of the site. Additionally, nine lithic artifacts associated with the Early to Middle Archaic periods were tested for possible protein...
POLLEN, PHYTOLlTH, STARCH, MACROFLORAL, AND PROTEIN ANALYSIS OF MATERIAL FROM 42PI275, THE ZEVON II SITE, UTAH (2003)
Pollen and macrofloral analyses were conducted on numerous samples collected both inside and outside a shallow depression at the Zevon II site (42PI275), located near Circleville, Utah. These analyses focused on identifying plants that might have been processed by the Late Archaic to Early Formative or Fremont occupants of this site. In addition, the pollen record provides evidence of local vegetation at the time of occupation. Two human teeth found inside this depression were examined to...
POLLEN, PHYTOLlTH, STARCH, MACROFLORAL, CHARCOAL, AND PROTEIN RESIDUE ANALYSIS OF SAMPLES FROM THE EASTERN MARKET BRANCH, MARINE BARRACKS III, WASHINGTON DC (2002)
Pollen, starch, phytolith, macrofloral, and protein residue analyses were undertaken on sediment samples from the eastern branch of an historic market in an area known as "Marine Barracks III in Washington, D.C. This portion of the market place was excavated and sampled for botanic remains and animal proteins during December of 2001. A portion of a brick sidewalk was noted along the outside of the market in the northern portion of the East Arm. Each stall appears to be separated from its...
POLLEN, PHYTOLlTH, STARCH, PROTEIN RESIDUE AND FTIR ANALYSIS OF A MANO FROM THE PEPPERTREE HEIGHTS PROJECT, CITY OF HELMET, RIVERSIDE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA (2007)
A mano was recovered during excavation of the Peppertree Heights Project in the city of Hemet, southern California. The site consists of a lithic scatter and bedrock milling features with multiple grinding slicks. This mano was washed to recover pollen, starch, phytoliths, and protein residues, and was examined using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectrometry (FTIR). These analyses are used to determine plant and animal resources processed using this tool.
POLLEN, PROTEIN RESIDUE, ORGANIC RESIDUE (FTIR), AND AMS RADIOCARBON DATING OF ARTIFACTS AND CHARCOAL FROM SITES LA 30023, LA 91050, LA 91057, LA 91067, LA 91136, LA 91143, LA 91153, AND LA 92546, DOÑA ANA COUNTY, NEW MEXICO (2008)
Eight sites located on Ft. Bliss, including one open-air campsite and seven sites located in interdunal areas interspersed with blowouts are the subject of this study. All sites are located in Doña County, New Mexico and include LA 30023, LA 91050, LA 91057, LA 91067, LA 91136, LA 91143, LA 91153, and LA 92546. Samples from these sites were examined for pollen and organic residues, the latter using FTIR. Pollen analyses will be used to provide subsistence information concerning plant resources...
POLLEN, PROTEIN, AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS AT 41BS611, BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK, TEXAS (2003)
Fill from two features at Site 41BS611 in Big Bend National Park, Texas, were examined for pollen and macrofloral remains. Two ground stone samples also were washed to recover pollen/starches, while 20 flaked stone artifacts were analyzed for possible protein residues. This site is noted to be a large, open campsite containing stone-paved hearths and a lithic scatter. Diagnostic artifacts suggest Middle Archaic, Late Archaic, and Late Prehistoric occupations, while radiocarbon dates from three...
POLLEN, PROTEIN, AND ORGANIC (FTIR) RESIDUE ANALYSIS OF SAMPLES FROM THE SAN PEDRO RIVER VALLEY, ARIZONA (2011)
An archaeological site located in the San Pedro River Valley, near Fairbank, Arizona, yielded two projectile points that were submitted for protein residue analysis to identify animals that might have been killed using these points. In addition, one of these points also was tested for organic residues using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) in an effort to identify use of poisons. Finally, a single soil sample was submitted for pollen analysis. This sites lies in the Sonoran Desert...
POLLEN, STARCH AND PHYTOLITH ANALYSIS OF A METATE RECOVERED FROM SITE LA 99695, SANDOVAL COUNTY, NEW MEXICO (2010)
A groundstone recovered from Site LA99695, representing a Late Archaic habitation in Sandoval County, New Mexico, was submitted for phytolith and starch analyses to identify foods ground using this tool. While examining this sample for starches pollen also was recorded. The sandstone metate was recovered from the floor of a dish-shaped pit structure adjacent to a hearth.
POLLEN, STARCH, AND BLOOD RESIDUE ANALYSIS OF GROUNDSTONE FROM SITES IN LANDER COUNTY, NEVADA (1993)
Groundstone from six sites in central Nevada were examined for pollen, starch granules, and possible blood residues. Pollen and blood residue analyses address subsistence at these sites. Pollen analysis was undertaken on manos, metates, and groundstone fragments, while blood residue analysis was performed only on mortars and pestles. Pollen recovered from the ground surfaces may provide information concerning plants ground using manos and metates. Immunological studies have shown that blood...
POLLEN, STARCH, AND CHARCOAL ANALYSES AT SITES 48LN1301, 48LN3997, AND 48LN4114 FOR THE RUBY PIPELINE PROJECT, WYOMING (2012)
Archaeology along the Ruby Pipeline in Lincoln County, Wyoming, has recently examined sites 48LN1301, 48LN3997, and 48LN4114. Samples from these three sites were submitted for pollen and starch analysis or charcoal identification. The pollen and starch samples represent ground stone and paired soil control samples that provide valuable information when interpreting an elusive record of processing native or wild plants. Samples from each of these sites will be discussed separately, below.
POLLEN, STARCH, AND ELEMENTAL (XRF) ANALYSIS FOR SAMPLES FROM SITE CSH 2, WAIKĪKĪ, O’AHU, HAWAI’I (2017)
Three samples were collected from site CSH 2, a “pre-Contact to early 20th century wetland agricultural complex located within the ‘Ewa parcels of the Kuhio Collection at Waikīkī project area” (Raff-Tierney, personal communication, December 4, 2017). Samples were collected from three strata in Trench 7 near Walina St. The subsurface agricultural deposit comprises buried and abandoned lo’i deposits and basalt and coral cobble features. Natural vegetation is assumed to have been typical of coastal...
POLLEN, STARCH, AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSES OF SAMPLES FROM FIVE SITES IN THE WARM SPRINGS PROJECT AREA, WASHINGTON COUNTY, UTAH (2006)
Samples from sites 42Ws1748, 42Ws4465, 42Ws4472, 42Ws4474, and 42Ws4718 in the Warm Springs Project area of Washington County, southwest Utah, were examined for pollen, starches, and/or macrofloral remains. Radiocarbon dates from the various sites indicate Archaic and Basketmaker II occupations between 840-770 Cal BC and Cal AD 30-220. Pollen, starch, and macrofloral analyses will be used to provide subsistence information concerning plant resources utilized by the various occupants of...
POLLEN, STARCH, AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS AT SITE 5LA6493, COLORADO (2006)
Site 5LA6493 in the Comanche National Grasslands of southeastern Colorado consists of a room block with six rooms. Charcoal from three of the rooms yielded conventional radiocarbon ages of 990 ± 40 BP (Room 1), 1080 ± 40 BP (Room 2) and 1090 ± 40 BP (Room 5). Various samples have been submitted at different times for analysis. This report is a compilation of the work done at these various times. Five pollen and three macrofloral samples were submitted and examined in 2005. Soil samples...