Macrofloral Analysis (Other Keyword)
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Stratigraphic pollen analysis of sediments from alluvial deposits at the mouth of Moanalua Valley was undertaken to provide information concerning past vegetation in this area. Radiocarbon ages indicate these sediments range in age from approximately AD 30-540 to AD 1300-1480. In addition, a single macrobotanical sample with visible remains was submitted for identification.
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS AT SITE 24CB1862 IN THE BIGHORN BASIN, MONTANA (2004)
Two pollen and one macrofloral sample were examined from the fill of a hearth within a deep rockshelter, site 24CB1862, in southern Montana. Sediment from beneath a rock adjacent to the hearth also was examined for pollen. This hearth represents the southern occupation in the rockshelter. It was found about 5 cm below the surface and widely scattered over a two meter area with abundant charcoal, burned sand, and fire-cracked rock present. The northern occupation consists of a walled...
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS AT SITE 283-3, NEAR SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO (1992)
Samples from site 283-3, part of the Dos Griegos Project, were examined for pollen and macrofloral remains. The site included Developmental to Mid-Classic occupations, AD 400-1350. A surface pollen sample was examined to provide modern control for the pollen samples collected from the features. Pollen and flotation samples were taken from several pit features and from two test pits to identify subsistence activities at this site.
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS AT SITE 36LU311 FOR THE EIGHTH STREET BRIDGE REPLACEMENT PROJECT, PENNSYLVANIA (2000)
Eighty pollen samples were examined to provide a paleoenvironmental record at Site 36LU311 (Site XE2661, the Area of Potential Effects (APE)) for the Eighth Street Bridge Replacement Project in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. This site was examined archaeologically during the fall of 2000, at which time several back hoe trenches were dug through the floodplain on the north side of the Susquehanna River. Pollen samples were examined from the back hoe trenches. In addition, four sediment...
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS AT SITE 42DA1094, NORTHEAST UTAH (2004)
Six pollen and eight macrofloral samples were examined from site 42DA1094, a multi-use site situated at an elevation of 5640 feet in a pinyon/juniper woodland. This site includes roasting pits and three brush structures that yielded radiocarbon ages from 1120 ± 60 BP to 1550 ± 60 BP. The three brush structures are superimposed on one another. Pollen and macrofloral samples were studied to provide information concerning subsistence of the various occupants of this site and to provide a...
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS AT SITE 42SA3775, A LATE BASKETMAKER III PITHOUSE COMPLEX IN SOUTHEAST UTAH (1998)
Samples from site 42SA3775 in southeastern Utah were examined for pollen and macrofloral remains to recover evidence of subsistence. This site represents a single component, late Basketmaker III pithouse complex with at least three typical Basketmaker III pithouses and associated features. Sediment and botanic samples were collected from the floors of living features and fills of various interior features to examine the archaeobotanic record for evidence of plant processing activities.
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS AT SITE 42SL230, UTAH (2002)
Samples from general fill proveniences and a single pit from site 42SL230 at the Salt Lake airport, Utah, were examined for macrofloral remains. Individual charcoal samples were identified prior to submission for radiocarbon analysis. Nine soil samples from two columns and two pieces of groundstone also were analyzed for pollen. Site 42SL230 is a large, multicomponent site with Archaic, Late Prehistoric, and some Fremont deposits. The site experienced fairly severe bioturbation, and the...
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS AT SITE 42TO137, MOSQUITO WILLIE, UTAH (2003)
Samples from Mosquito Willie (42To137), located in a cold desert shrub community on the west side of the Great Salt Lake Desert approximately 15 miles south of Wendover, Utah, were examined for pollen, macrofloral remains, or charcoal to identify plants that were processed and/or used by occupants of this site. Springs east of the site provide riparian resources not available in the more xeric desert shrub community in which the site is located. Pollen, macrofloral, and charcoal analyses...
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS AT SITE 42UN2373, UTAH (2003)
The fill from a basin-shaped charcoal-stained sediment anomaly exposed in a sand dune at site 42UN2372 in northeast Utah was examined for pollen and macrofloral remains. A pollen control also was collected from the modern dune surface. Charcoal from this feature yielded a radiocarbon age of 3700-3490 BP, suggesting an Archaic occupation. Pollen and macrofloral samples were examined in an effort to help identify the function of this anomaly, which is believed to represent the remains of a...
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS AT SITE 42UN2889, UTAH (2002)
Samples from pit features at site 42UN2889 in northeast Utah were sampled for pollen and macrofloral remains. In addition, pollen samples were recovered from the modern ground surface just off site, from a layer of sand that includes the upper meter of sediments exposed in the pipeline trench wall, and from a clayey/caliche stratum underneath the sand. The paucity of artifacts found at the site, combined with the abundance of groundstone and small features, suggests that 42UN2889 is a...
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS AT SITE 48FR5006 AND THE MDU #5-11 PIPELINE, FREMONT COUNTY, WYOMING (2003)
Single samples from site 48FR5006 and the MDU #5-11 pipeline were examined for pollen and macrofloral remains to provide information concerning plant resources that might have been processed at these sites. 48FR5006 is located roughly 25 miles south of the town of Shoshoni, Wyoming and approximately one mile east of Muskrat Creek. The site is situated at an elevation of 5140 feet amsl in a vegetative community containing sagebrush, grasses and prickly pear cactus. The feature sampled, which...
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS AT SITE 48FR5666, WYOMING (2005)
Seven samples from the fill of five intact hearths recovered in the access road at site 48FR5666 in central Wyoming were examined for pollen and macrofloral remains. Multiple samples were recovered from a hearth with stratified fill. All of the hearths exhibited oxidation rinds varying from 1 cm to 5 cm thick, as well as heavy amounts of charcoal and moderate to heavy amounts of fire-cracked rock. Conventional radiocarbon ages from these features ranged from 1770 ± 60 BP to 1140 ± 50 BP,...
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS AT SITE 5LA6493, COMANCHE NATIONAL GRASSLANDS, COLORADO (2005)
Five pollen and three macrofloral samples were examined from site 5LA6493 in the Comanche National Grasslands of southeastern Colorado. This site consists of a room block with eight rooms. Charcoal from this site yielded a conventional radiocarbon age of 990 ± 40 BP. Soil samples from a hearth and a circular pit, as well as one metate fragment and one mano, were recovered from Room 2. A conventional radiocarbon age of 1080 ± 40 BP was obtained from Feature 3, a hearth in Room 2. Pollen and...
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS AT SITE CA-SDI-16,047 IN GOAT CANYON, CALIFORNIA (2004)
Pollen and/or macrofloral samples were collected from cultural deposits within five units at site CA-SDI-16,047 in Goat Canyon, California, on the border with Mexico. Goat Canyon opens to the north into the Tijuana River floodplain. Fossil streambeds indicate that this area was also a drainage prehistorically and that the stream meandered from place to place in the canyon over time. The samples represent stained shell lens areas where the soil was cemented together, at depths of around...
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS AT SITE LA 109230, SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO (1995)
Pollen and macrofloral samples were examined from two ring midden features at Site LA109230 in southeast New Mexico. The site consists of seven ring midden features and a sparse scatter of lithic artifacts. Pollen and macrofloral analyses are used to provide information concerning plant resources utilized at this site.
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS AT SITE LA 49490, VILLAGE OF RUIDOSO DOWNS, LINCOLN COUNTY, NEW MEXICO (2006)
Site LA 49490 is a Jornada Mogollon Glencoe Phase village site located in Ruidoso Downs, Lincoln County, New Mexico. Pollen and macrofloral samples were collected from pits and a burned pithouse. Two of the pits exhibited refuse as fill and contained burials within the refuse. One of the individuals had been shot in the back and two projectile points remained with the burial. Pollen and macrofloral analyses were conducted to identify plants that might have been important in the burials and also...
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS AT SITES 42GR2773 AND 42GR2774, GRAND COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC FIELD, SOUTHEASTERN UTAH (1998)
Pollen and macrofloral analyses were undertaken to examine Late Archaic and Pueblo II remains at Site 42GR2774 and a Late Archaic feature at Site 42GR2773. Radiocarbon dates indicate that the Late Archaic occupations occurred approximately 1600 to 1640 years ago. The Late Archaic occupations are represented by fill from a bell-shaped pit and a shallow pitstructure at 42GR2774 and by a small, shallow heating or processing pit at 42GR2773. The Pueblo II occupation at 42GR2774 is represented by a...
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS AT SITES 48FR5305 AND 48FR5343 FOR THE ROCK RIDGE PROJECT, WYOMING (2005)
Pollen, macrofloral, and charcoal samples were examined from sites 48FR5305 and 48FR5343 near Riverton, Wyoming. These sites were identified as a result of the Tom Brown, Inc. Rock Ridge #6-24 construction project in Fremont County, Wyoming. Pollen and macrofloral samples were recovered from levels of fill in a large earth oven and from the fill of a deep, steep-sided basin at 48FR5305, as well as from different levels of fill from an earth oven at 48FR5343. Samples were collected from...
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS AT SITES 48SW15144 AND 48SW15146, SOUTHWEST WYOMING (2004)
Soil samples from features at sites 48SW15144 and 48SW15146 in Sweetwater County, southwest Wyoming, were submitted for pollen and macrofloral analyses. These sites represent prehistoric open camps with hearth features and are located northeast of the Boar’s Tusk outside of Rock Springs. The features were discovered in the two-track maintenance road for the PacifiCorp’s Atlantic City to Rock Springs power line. Pollen and macrofloral analyses will be used to provide information concerning plant...
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS AT SITES 5GA1219 AND 5GA2524, WESTERN COLORADO (2002)
Samples from a possible hearth remnant at 5GA1219 and from a rock-filled basin hearth at 5GA2524 were analyzed for pollen and macrofloral remains. These sites are located in Grand County in western Colorado. Site 5GA2524 appears to represent a late fall or early winter hunting camp, and a conventional radiocarbon date of 1640 ± 80 BP (Beta-147164) indicates occupation during the Late Prehistoric period. Pollen and macrofloral analyses, including identification of charcoal, will provide...
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS AT SITES AR-03-07-03-61, AR-03-07-03-865, AND AR-03-07-03-1158, ARIZONA (2010)
Pieces of daub/mortar from masonry structures found at sites AR-03-07-03-61, AR-03-07-03-865, and AR-03-07-03-1158 in northern Arizona were examined for pollen and macrofloral remains. These sites represent rock shelters near the north rim of the Grand Canyon and Basketmaker/Puebloan occupations of the area. Daub/mortar from sites AR-03-07-03-61 and AR-03-07-03-865 were collected from partially collapsed granaries in rock shelters that are believed to have been used for food storage and possible...
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS AT SITES AZ AA:12:172, AZ AA:12:173, AZ AA:12:237, AZ AA:12:152, AND AZ AA:12:188 IN THE TORTOLITA MOUNTAINS, ARIZONA (1996)
Soil samples from five sites in the Tortolita Mountain Project in southern Arizona were examined for pollen and macrofloral remains. These sites are all Hohokam sites, probably dating between AD750-1300. Pollen and macrofloral analyses are used to provide information concerning plant resources utilized by the Hohokam occupants of these sites.
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS AT TALUS SHELTER, SITE 5RB899, COLORADO (2001)
Samples from the Talus Shelter site, 5RB899, in northwest Colorado were examined for pollen and macrofloral remains. This site was excavated in 1980; however, no report was written or filed and the site no longer exists. Pollen and macrofloral analyses will be used to provide information concerning plant resources utilized by the occupants of the shelter.
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS AT THE BROWN/SANDERSON HOMESTEAD, CA-AMA-364/H, FOR THE AMADOR BYPASS PROJECT, CALIFORNIA (2004)
Samples from four refuse pits at the Brown/Sanderson Homestead (site CA-AMA-364/H) in Amador County, California, were examined for pollen and macrofloral remains. This site contains both a prehistoric component and historic components. Only the historic component will be impacted by proposed construction for the Amador Bypass highway project; therefore, only samples from the historic occupation were examined. The sampled refuse pits contain materials associated with occupation of the site by...
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS AT THE GENEVA ROAD BURIAL SITE (42UT1222), PROVO, UTAH (2002)
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...