POLLEN ANALYSIS AT THE OASIS OF MARA, TWENTYNINE PALMS, CALIFORNIA
Author(s): R.A. Varney; Linda Scott Cummings
Year: 2006
Summary
The Oasis of Mara is a permanent spring located in the Mojave desert in Twentynine
Palms, California. This spring has served as important source of water and center for human
occupation in the high desert region from prehistoric to post World War II. A geologic trench at
the site revealed a layer dated to 9000 years BP that represented either an eolian lense or a
liquifaction feature within a stratum containing marsh sediments. Seven pollen samples were
analyzed from above, below and within this anomalous sedimentary feature to determine plant
communities represented by the pollen signatures, and the potential plant resources available
to humans in the area.
Cite this Record
POLLEN ANALYSIS AT THE OASIS OF MARA, TWENTYNINE PALMS, CALIFORNIA. R.A. Varney, Linda Scott Cummings. 2006 ( tDAR id: 379367) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8VM4BQ8
Keywords
Material
Pollen
Investigation Types
Data Recovery / Excavation
General
Pollen Analysis
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Soil Samples
Geographic Keywords
Mojave Desert
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Twentynine Palms, California
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