2nd Los Pinos Indian Agency (Site Name Keyword)
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Privy fill from the 2nd Los Pinos Indian Agency (5OR139East) near Montrose, Colorado, was examined for pollen, parasites, and macrofloral remains to identify elements of the diet and parasites present. This privy is believed to be associated with the mess house at the Indian Agency, which operated from 1875 to 1881. Pollen and macrofloral analysis of the privy fill will be used to provide information concerning foods eaten and trash disposed of by the privy users. Parasite analysis will...
POLLEN, PARASITE, AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS OF PRIVY FILL FROM THE CHIEF OURAY HOMESITE (5MN847) AND THE 2ND LOS PINOS INDIAN AGENCY (50R139EAST), WESTERN COLORADO (2003)
Samples from the lower organic levels of a privy at the Chief Ouray Homesite, 5MN847, near Montrose, Colorado, were examined for pollen, parasites, and macrofloral remains to identify elements of the diet and parasites present. Privy deposits are believed to represent use of the privy by Chief Ouray, his wife Chipeta, and Ute and Mexican tenants from 1876 to the 1890s. Privy fill from the 2nd Los Pinos Indian Agency (50R139East) near Montrose, Colorado, also was examined for pollen,...