Fremont (Culture Keyword)
701-725 (852 Records)
Site 42UT150 (Fort Utah) contains both a historic component and a prehistoric component. Three pollen were taken within the prehistoric component, which is described as a Fremont occupation. The fourth sample functions as a control and was taken in·a separate test hole. Continuing excavation at this site has uncovered two large pit areas which are overlain by dense concentrations of midden debris composed of large concentrations of faunal material. Lithic and ceramic material are also...
POLLEN ANALYSIS AT SITES 42Sv 2175 AND 42In 1119 (1987)
Pollen samples were collected in connection with archaeological mitigation at two sites (42Sv 2175 and 42In 1119) for Mountain Fuel Supply. The pollen record from these Fremont sites was examined to obtain subsistence and ceremonial data. The pollen samples from 42Sv 2175 were collected from proveniences associated with a burial, while those from 42In 1119 were associated with the living surface of a possible ramada-type feature.
POLLEN ANALYSIS AT THE HANGING HEARTH SITE, 5RB 454, COLORADO (1999)
Fourteen pollen samples were examined from a stratigraphic column, two features, a prehistoric surface, and a mano at the Hanging Hearth site (5RB 454) in northwestern Colorado. Hanging Hearth, a stratified site located in Rio Blanco County, exhibits evidence of at least five occupations. The stratigraphic pollen record was examined to address changes in local and regional vegetation through time. Pollen analysis of features and other samples with cultural associations was undertaken to...
POLLEN ANALYSIS OF GROUNDSTONE SAMPLES AND CERAMIC RESIDUE ANALYSIS, MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS, AND ORGANIC RESIDUE (FTIR) ANALYSIS OF THREE PIPES FROM WOLF VILLAGE (42UT273), GOSHEN CANYON, UTAH (2013)
Wolf Village, 42UT273, is a Fremont site located north of the mouth of Goshen Canyon in Utah County, Utah. Radiocarbon dates on corn from this site range from AD 840 to 1,000. Investigating the subsistence base includes examining four pieces of groundstone for pollen evidence of grinding. Six ceramic pipes also were submitted with the goal of identifying the single best sample for analysis of pollen, phytoliths, starch, macrofloral remains, and organic residue (FTIR). Two more pipe samples...
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSES ON THE INTERSTATE 70 GHOST ROCK DATA RECOVERY PROJECT, EMERY COUNTY, UTAH (1985)
Pollen and macrofloral sampling was undertaken in conjunction with archaeological mitigation during the Interstate 70 Ghost Rock Data Recovery Project in Emery County. A total of 41 pollen and 37 macrofloral samples were collected and analyzed from seven archaeological sites. The sites represent Archaic and Fremont occupation of the area. The sampling strategy employed at these sites emphasized subsistence reconstruction. The majority of the pollen and macrofloral samples were taken from...
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS AT SITE 42CB507, UTAH (1997)
Pollen, macrofloral, and charcoal analyses were undertaken for site 42CB-507. This site appears to represent the easternmost extension of a Fremont village and is separated from other components by at least 40 meters. Paired pollen and macrofloral samples were analyzed from the fill of a double hearth feature in an effort to define food processing activities involving this feature that appears to represent a short-term or transitory use. This feature was contained within a twenty square...
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS AT SITE 42GA3817 AND PROTEIN RESIDUE ANALYSIS AT SITE 42GA4735, BEAR CREEK CANYON, UTAH (2000)
Sediment samples from a cultural horizon within a lithic debitage activity area at Site 42GA3817 were examined for pollen and macrofloral remains. This multi-component site contains four lithic debitage activity areas with a Fremont component. A radiocarbon age of 990 ± 40 BP (conventional age of 1040 ± 40 BP) was returned for the cultural horizon. One pollen control sample also was recovered from the modern site surface. Pollen and macrofloral analyses are used to provide information concerning...
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS AT SITE 42SL230, UTAH (2002)
Samples from general fill proveniences and a single pit from site 42SL230 at the Salt Lake airport, Utah, were examined for macrofloral remains. Individual charcoal samples were identified prior to submission for radiocarbon analysis. Nine soil samples from two columns and two pieces of groundstone also were analyzed for pollen. Site 42SL230 is a large, multicomponent site with Archaic, Late Prehistoric, and some Fremont deposits. The site experienced fairly severe bioturbation, and the...
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS AT SITE 42UN2889, UTAH (2002)
Samples from pit features at site 42UN2889 in northeast Utah were sampled for pollen and macrofloral remains. In addition, pollen samples were recovered from the modern ground surface just off site, from a layer of sand that includes the upper meter of sediments exposed in the pipeline trench wall, and from a clayey/caliche stratum underneath the sand. The paucity of artifacts found at the site, combined with the abundance of groundstone and small features, suggests that 42UN2889 is a...
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS AT SITES 42SV2304 AND 42SV2229, FISH LAKE AREA, CENTRAL UTAH (1996)
Soil samples from features at Sites 42SV2304 and 42SV2229 from the Fish Lake area in central Utah were examined for pollen and macrofloral remains. Site 42SV2304 is a Fremont site with a rock-ringed structure. Site 42SV2229 is a multicomponent site with occupations ranging from the Late Archaic through the historic period. Pollen and macrofloral analyses were used to determine if root crops, such as Claytonia (spring beauty) or Lomatium (biscuit root), may have been harvested and processed...
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS AT THE HOT SPRING LAKE SITE, 42DV2,UTAH (2001)
Samples from the Hot Spring Lake site, 42DV2, were examined for pollen and macrofloral remains. Individual charcoal samples were identified prior to submission for radiocarbon analysis. Site 42DV2 is a large, open, multicomponent site located near the southeast edge of the Great Salt Lake in northern Utah. This site exhibits extensive Archaic and Late Prehistoric and some Formative/Fremont deposits. Pollen and macrofloral analyses were undertaken specifically to provide information...
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS AT THREE SITES IN THE ASHLEY NATIONAL FOREST, UTAH (2000)
Four features from three archaeological sites in the Ashley National Forest were examined for pollen and/or macrofloral remains. Site 42DA669 is represented by pollen and macrofloral records from a slab-lined basin estimated to represent Fremont occupation. Site 42DA791, a Fremont site, is represented by two pollen samples and a single macrofloral sample from the pithouse/brush structure that yielded a radiocarbon age of 1420 BP. Site 42DA534 yielded a pollen and macrofloral record from a...
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS AT TROUGH HOLLOW, SEVIER COUNTY, UTAH (1982)
Pollen and macrofloral analysis were under taken at five sites within the Trough Hollow area at the eastern edge of Severe County approximately four miles north of Interstate 70. These sites are located at the southern end of the area of investigation along Trough Hollow Creek, Saleratus Creek, and Ivie Creek. The sites vary in age from Fremont to Shoshone/Ute, and some are undatable. All samples selected for analysis were taken from hearths or groundstone (Table 1). The emphasis of the...
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS OF A FREMONT PIT AT 42SL285, SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH (1999)
Pollen and macrofloral samples were examined from the floor of a large, straight-sided pit at Site 42SL285 in Salt Lake City, Utah. This site is a Fremont habitation site with pit houses, a burial, animal bone, and artifacts. The floor and sides of the pit (Feature 3) were covered with mud, some of which was partially fired. This pit is believed to have been used initially as a storage pit. A single human male skeleton was found in the pit fill and trash was recovered above that. Pollen and...
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS OF HEARTH FILL AT 48SW1644, SOUTHWESTERN WYOMING (2003)
Pollen and macrofloral samples were examined from the fill of a hearth at site 48SW1644 in southwestern Wyoming. This site exhibits Fremont rock art and is situated at the base of two sandstone outcrops west of the Green River. A test unit uncovered the hearth containing a large quantity of fire-cracked rock. A radiocarbon age of 1240 ± 90 BP is reported for this hearth. Pollen and macrofloral samples were collected to identify any plants that might have been processed in the hearth. In...
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS OF HEARTH FILL AT SITE 24CB1861, MONTANA (2004)
Fill from a slab-lined hearth at site 24CB1861 in southern Montana was examined for pollen and macrofloral remains. Fremont pottery was found on the site surface, and Rose Spring projectile points were found associated with the hearth. The feature yielded a conventional radiocarbon age of 1270 ± 70 BP. Pollen and macrofloral analyses are used to provide information concerning plant resources available to and utilized by the site occupants.
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS OF SAMPLES ASSOCIATED WITH A BURIAL AT 42SV2543 IN SALINA, UTAH (2001)
Four pollen samples and one macrofloral sample were examined from a female burial at site 42SV2543. The burial was discovered during trenching operation on Main Street in Salina, Utah. The burial dates to the Fremont culture and yielded a conventional radiocarbon date of 1070 ± 40 BP, with a two sigma calibrated age range of A.D. 890 to 1020.
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS OF SAMPLES FROM SITES 42CB827 AND 42CB829, UTAH, FOR THE BLM NINEMILE-DADDY CANYON TESTING PROJECT (2002)
Pollen and macrofloral samples were examined from sites 42Cb827 and 42Cb829, Utah, for the BLM Ninemile - Daddy Canyon testing project. Test pits were excavated at the base of several Fremont petroglyph panels at both sites. A hearth overlain with a small sandstone slab was encountered at 42Cb827. The hearth fill was examined for macrofloral remains, while sediment from the occupation surface adjacent to the hearth was sampled for both pollen and macrofloral remains. Pollen and macrofloral...
POLLEN, CERAMIC RESIDUE, MACROFLORAL, PROTEIN, AND SHELL ANALYSIS FOR SITES IN THE ASHLEY NATIONAL FOREST, UTAH (2003)
Pollen, phytolith, starch, macrofloral, and protein residue analyses were conducted on numerous samples from a variety of archaeological sites in Ashley National Forest, Utah. Sites range In elevation from approxlmately 6100 feet to 9000 feet. In addition, a single shell was submitted for identification. Botanical analyses focused on recovery of information that might indicate economic activity. In addition, the pollen record was expected to provide information concerning local vegetation. A...
POLLEN, MACROFLORAL, AND PROTEIN RESIDUE ANALYSIS AT SITES 42WS2871 , 42WS2872, 42GA3818, 42IN1371, AND 24EM2686, SOUTHERN UTAH (2003)
Samples from five archaeological sites in southwest Utah were submitted for pollen and macrofloral analysis to provide information concerning plant resources utilized at the various sites. Artifacts from three of the sites were analyzed for possible protein residues to determine use of animal resources. Sites 42Ws2871 and 42Ws2872 are located within the city limits of St. George. Site 42Ws2871 is a rock shelter with numerous associated features. A conventional radiocarbon age of 310 ± 40 BP,...
POLLEN, MACROFLORAL, AND PROTEIN RESIDUE ANALYSIS FOR SITES IN THE ASHLEY NATIONAL FOREST, UTAH (2005)
Samples were collected and examined from multiple prehistoric sites in the Ashley National Forest of northwestern Utah, including site 42DA145, three rock shelter sites (42DA836, 42DC1211, and 42DC316) and the Clegg Vessel site. All of the sites have been associated with the Fremont culture. Soil samples from these sites were analyzed for evidence of pollen/starches and macrofloral remains, while stone tools from 42DA145 were analyzed for possible protein residues. Pollen, starch, and...
POLLEN, MACROFLORAL, AND/OR CHARCOAL IDENTIFICATION AT TWELVE SITES IN THE ESCALANTE BASIN, SOUTH-CENTRAL UTAH (2003)
Pollen, macrofloral, and/or charcoal samples were examined from twelve sites in the Escalante Basin of south-central Utah. The samples are from excavations carried out by Brigham Young University in 2001, 2002, and 2003. These sites represent Formative occupations of the area, with both Fremont and Kayenta Anasazi adaptations present. Charcoal samples were identified prior to submission for radiocarbon dating. Pollen and macrofloral analyses will be used to address subsistence and...
POLLEN, MACROFLORAL, PROTEIN RESIDUE, AND ORGANIC RESIDUE (FTIR) ANALYSIS OF SAMPLES FROM SITES ALONG NINE MILE CANYON, UTAH (2013)
Fill samples from various features at sites along Nine Mile Canyon in northeast Utah were examined for pollen and macrofloral remains. Two projectile points were tested for protein residues to determine animal resources that might have been hunted using these tools. Seven pieces of fire-cracked rock (FCR) were examined for organic residues using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR). Radiocarbon dates, rock art, artifact assemblages, and the presence of corn indicate that many of the...
POLLEN, PHYTOLITH, AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS AT BACKHOE VILLAGE (42SV662), SEVIER COUNTY, UTAH (2000)
Samples from 2000 and 2001 excavations at the Backhoe Village, site 42SV662, in central Utah were examined for pollen, phytoliths, and/or macrofloral remains. Individual charcoal samples were identified prior to submission for radiocarbon analysis. This site is a Fremont habitation site with radiocarbon dates suggesting early to late Fremont associations. The Fremont are believed to have diverted water from local springs for farming. Pollen and macrofloral analyses are used to provide...
POLLEN, PHYTOLlTH, AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS AT BACKHOE VILLAGE (42SV662), SEVIER COUNTY, UTAH (2002)
Samples from 2000 and 2001 excavations at the Backhoe Village, site 42SV662, in central Utah were examined for pollen, phytoliths, and/or macrofloral remains. Individual charcoal samples were identified prior to submission for radiocarbon analysis. This site is a Fremont habitation site, with radiocarbon dates suggesting early to late Fremont associations. The Fremont are believed to have diverted water from local springs for farming. Pollen and macrofloral analyses are used to provide...