POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS AT THE BEAUCOUP SITE, MONTANA

Summary

Six soil samples for flotation and nine pollen samples from the

Beaucoup Site (24PH 188/189) were submitted to Palynological Analysts

for identification and interpretation. The site is located along the Milk

River in Phillips County, near the north- central Montana/ Canadian border.

The site includes a bison kill area, bison processing areas, a jump and

its associated drive lines, numerous stone circles, rock piles, large and

small cairns, stone alignments, and hearths. Initial exploration of the

site by Lahren (1979) indicated that people have made use of the site

possibly from McKean times through the Late Prehistoric period to the

present (Roebuck 1980). The emphasis of the test excavations conducted

at the site in 1980 by Powers Elevation was on demonstrating the relationship

between the stone features and ceremonialism and/ or bison procurement

activities.

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• PaleoResearch Institute

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