POLLEN ANALYSIS OF SEDIMENT FROM THE FORMAL GARDEN AT GUNSTON HALL PLANTATION, FAIRFAX COUNTY, VIRGINIA

Author(s): Linda Scott Cummings

Year: 1999

Summary

Three pollen samples were collected along a pathway currently bounded by boxwood.

These samples were examined to identify pollen that might represent historic vegetation in the

gardens at Gunston Hall Plantation in Virginia. Samples were collected at a depth of approximately

5-6 inches below the surface in an effort to recover evidence of historic plants.

Cite this Record

POLLEN ANALYSIS OF SEDIMENT FROM THE FORMAL GARDEN AT GUNSTON HALL PLANTATION, FAIRFAX COUNTY, VIRGINIA. Linda Scott Cummings. 1999 ( tDAR id: 378503) ; doi:10.6067/XCV80864QN

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Keywords

Culture
Historic

Material
Pollen

Investigation Types
Data Recovery / Excavation

General
Virginia, Gunston Hall Plantation, Garden, Pollen Analysis

Geographic Keywords
Fairfax County, Virginia

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