ARCHAEOBOTANICAL REMAINS FROM THE ZIMMER POWER PLANT, SOUTHWESTERN OHIO

Summary

Archaeobotanical remains from four sites in the floodplain of the Ohio

River were examined and identified to characterize vegetation at the time of

occupation, as well as to identify elements of the local subsistence base. Sites

33CT396 , 33CT397, arrl 33CT477 form a line approximately parallel to the present

Ohio River, while site 33CT476 is the only one to lie back from the river, being

located approximately in the middle of the bottom an next to 33CT477. Bluffs

rise steeply to the east of site 33CT476 . The uplands become dissected near the

bluff crest and are drained by Little Indian Creek, which flows into the Ohio

River between 33CT396 and 33CT397. Site 33CT396 is the southernmost site

examined. Sites 33CT396 and 33CT397 represent Riverton Phase occupations, while

33CT476 represents a PaleoIndian/Early Archaic occupation with radiocarbon ages

of 9720 and 9840 BP. Pit features were abundant at both 33CT396 and 33CT397.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• PaleoResearch Institute

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