Pollen Analysis (Other Keyword)
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Samples recovered from the Geneva Road Burial site (42UT1222) in Provo, Utah, were examined for pollen and macrofloral remains. This site consists of a shallow, slightly bell-shaped pit that contained a single set of juvenile human remains. Radiocarbon analysis of bone from the burial yielded a conventional radiocarbon age of 1180 ± 40 BP, with a two sigma calibrated age range of A.D. 770 to 970. Pollen and macrofloral analyses will be used to aid in determining the cultural affiliation and...
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 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 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...
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS FOR SITES 42WS4228 AND 42WS4230, UTAH (2004)
Three combined pollen and macrofloral samples were submitted for analysis from sites 42WS4228 and 42WS4230 in Cave Valley, southwest Utah. Site 42WS4228 consists of a sparse lithic and ground stone scatter with ash stains and fire-cracked rock. No ceramics or diagnostic artifacts were recovered. One sample was collected from the lower fill and floor of an unlined hearth. Site 42WS4230 represents a Virgin Anasazi occupation (Pueblo I-Pueblo II), and it contains a lithic and ceramic scatter...
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS FOR SITES 5DA2299 AND 5DA2300, DOUGLAS COUNTY, COLORADO (2006)
Sediment samples from three hearths or hearth dump areas at sites 5DA2299 and 5DA2300 were floated to recover macrofloral remains to provide subsistence information concerning plant resources utilized by the occupants of these sites. In addition, a mano found in the hearth/hearth dump at 5DA2299 was washed for pollen, starches, and phytoliths in order to determine plants hat might have been processed using this tool. These sites are located south of Denver near the town of Parker in central...
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS FOR THE CHALAN MONSIGNOR GUERRERO PHASE III ROADWAY EXPANSION AND IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT, SAIPAN (2001)
Two sediment samples from the Chalan Monsignor Guerrero Phase III Roadway Expansion and Improvements Project (CMG) in Saipan were examined for pollen and macrofloral remains. These samples represent buried, lower stratigraphic sequences in the eastern end of the project area. Pollen and macrofloral analyses will be used to provide information concerning landscape formation and paleoenvironment, especially the vegetation regime of the former marshes or estuaries in this area. Five charcoal...
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS FOR THE WAIKIKI SEWER PROJECT, HAWAII (2001)
Five samples from trenches along Ala Moana Boulevard in Waikiki, Hawaii, were examined for both pollen and macrofloral remains. These samples were collected from fishponds that were filled in during the Waikiki Land Reclamation between 1921-1929. Pollen and macrofloral analysis will be used to provide information concerning vegetation near the fishponds.
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 SOIL COLUMN FROM KELVIN'S CAVE (SITE 10LN93), SOUTH-CENTRAL IDAHO, COMPARED TO A LOCAL ARCHAEOCLIMATIC MODEL (2004)
Companion pollen and macrofloral samples were collected stratigraphically from Unit 4 inside Kelvin's Cave (10LN93), a lava tube, to provide information concerning local vegetation and environment in the vicinity of the cave during the time it was used and sediment accumulated. Bone recovered from the deepest sediments in Kelvin's Cave, just above the cave floor in units immediately adjacent to Unit 10, have yielded radiocarbon ages ranging between 12,160 ± 60 BP to 16,260 ± 80 BP,...
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 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 SAMPLES ASSOCIATED WITH A BURIAL AT 42SV2543 IN SALINA, UTAH (2001)
Four pollen samples and one macrofloral sample were examined from a female burial at site 42SV2543. The burial was discovered during trenching operation on Main Street in Salina, Utah. The burial dates to the Fremont culture and yielded a conventional radiocarbon date of 1070 ± 40 BP, with a two sigma calibrated age range of A.D. 890 to 1020.
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS OF SAMPLES FROM C&A SITE (5DA1687), COLORADO (2002)
Seventeen pollen samples were examined from the C&A site (5DA1687), a Plains Woodland site located near an intermittent drainage in DA County, Colorado. Pollen samples were collected stratigraphically through deposits at the site to identify past vegetation communities and provide information concerning the paleoenvironment. In addition, four pollen samples were examined from sediments beneath large rocks in excavation units in Blocks A and B. A small burial pit containing remains of two...
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS OF SAMPLES FROM SITE AR-03-08-02-419 (LA 115574) FOR THE SACRAMENTO RIVER ROAD, NEW MEXICO (2002)
Samples from two pit features at Site AR-03-08-02-419 (LA 115574) were examined for pollen and macrofloral remains. In addition, a macrofloral sample was collected from the general site surface to serve as a control. This site is part of the Sacramento River Road project in southern New Mexico. The site yielded Iithics dating to the Archaic period, although a single radiocarbon sample from one of the pit features yielded a conventional radiocarbon age of 200 ± 60 BP (Beta-167292). This area...
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS OF SAMPLES FROM SITES 42CB827 AND 42CB829, UTAH, FOR THE BLM NINEMILE-DADDY CANYON TESTING PROJECT (2002)
Pollen and macrofloral samples were examined from sites 42Cb827 and 42Cb829, Utah, for the BLM Ninemile - Daddy Canyon testing project. Test pits were excavated at the base of several Fremont petroglyph panels at both sites. A hearth overlain with a small sandstone slab was encountered at 42Cb827. The hearth fill was examined for macrofloral remains, while sediment from the occupation surface adjacent to the hearth was sampled for both pollen and macrofloral remains. Pollen and macrofloral...
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS OF SAMPLES FROM SITES 5ME12,225 AND 5ME12,480, MESA COUNTY, COLORADO (2004)
Pollen and macrofloral analyses were undertaken on samples from two overhangs located within about 50 meters of each other in the Little Park area of Mesa County, Colorado. Pollen analysis has the potential of providing information concerning vegetation at the time of occupation or at the time represented by each sample, if that is different. Macrofloral analysis examines the contents of hearths and ash lenses and has the potential of identifying both fuel and any plants that might have...
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS OF SAMPLES FROM SITES IN THE WIC MEDICINE BOW LATERAL PIPELINE PROJECT, WYOMING (2002)
Samples from features at six sites for the WIC Medicine Bow Lateral Pipeline Project in southeast Wyoming were examined for macrofloral remains. Seven ground stone samples from 48C02672 also were washed for pollen. These sites represent several occupations ranging from 5390 to 210 BP. Pollen and macrofloral analyses will be used to provide information concerning plant resources utilized by the various occupants of these sites.
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS OF SAMPLES FROM THE CREANOR SITE, CA-SJO-2981, CALIFORNIA (2005)
Site CA-SJO-2981, located in present day Stockton, California, is an historic privy site situated on a large acreage that was owned and built upon by Judge Charles M. Creanor. Judge Creanor was a wealthy and historically important figure in Stockton during the mid-nineteenth century. He constructed a large home on the Stockton Channel in the 1850s and resided there until his death in 1882. Thousands of artifacts were identified at the site, including liquor and medicine bottles, ceramic...