POLLEN ANALYSIS OF THREE ARCHAIC SITES IN THE POWDER RIVER BASIN, WYOMING

Summary

Eleven pollen samples were selected for analysis from three sites

(48CA468, 48CA561, and 48CA566) on the AMAX Eagle Butte Mine near

Gillette in central Campbell County, Wyoming. These samples were taken

stratigraphically within the sites in an effort to gather paleoenvironmental

data. The sites are located on terraces above a complex of intermittent

drainages at elevations ranging from 4200 to 4240 feet. Site 48CA468

appears to have Late Paleoindian and Archaic components, while 48CA561

and 48CA562 have evidence of Middle Archaic, Late Archaic, and Late

Prehistoric occupation.

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• PaleoResearch Institute

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