POLLEN AND CHARCOAL ANALYSIS OF STRATIGRAPHIC SAMPLES FROM TAPIA ARROYO AND RIO PUERCO, NEW MEXICO

Author(s): Linda Scott Cummings

Year: 2002

Summary

Twenty four stratigraphic samples were examined for pollen and charcoal from two

arroyos in northern New Mexico. This study was designed as a pilot study to examine the

possibility of sampling these locations at closer intervals to refine any paleoenvironmental

interpretations deemed possible through this analysis. Pollen analysis provides a look at

vegetation, while charcoal counts provide a means of assessing fire history. In addition, an

archaeoclimatic model was examined to provide hypotheses of changing temperature,

precipitation, and fire hazard potential through time.

Cite this Record

POLLEN AND CHARCOAL ANALYSIS OF STRATIGRAPHIC SAMPLES FROM TAPIA ARROYO AND RIO PUERCO, NEW MEXICO. Linda Scott Cummings. 2002 ( tDAR id: 378806) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8PG1R4C

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Keywords

Material
Pollen • Wood

Site Name
Rio Puerco • Tapia Arroyo

Investigation Types
Data Recovery / Excavation

General
Archaeoclimate Model • Charcoal Analysis • Fire Histories • Northern New Mexico • Paleoclimate • Pollen Analysis • Rio Puerco • Tapia Arroyo

Geographic Keywords
Northern New Mexico

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