"Pollen and Botanical Identification on Samples From Site 21-WAS-008 (48SW19958), Wyoming"

Summary

Site 48SW19958 (21-WAS-008), situated on a narrow ridge and gentle north slope,

overlooks Fillmore Creek to the east and moderately large tributaries of Fillmore Creek to the

north and south. This site contained 21 scattered fire hearth features and various artifacts that

included faunal bone, projectile points, and debitage. This multi-occupation site returned

radiocarbon dates suggesting an estimated seven occupations during the Uinta phase of the

Late Prehistoric and one occupation during the Opal phase of the Early Archaic. Pollen

analysis examined the vegetation record from 11 of the thermal basins or fire hearth features.

In addition, three stratigraphic samples and the modern surface sample provide controls for

interpreting the feature samples. Additionally, a few seeds recovered from two of the features

were submitted for identification.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• PaleoResearch Institute

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Contact(s): PaleoResearch Institute

Contributor(s): R. A. Varney

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