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MACROFLORAL, POLLEN, AND PHYTOLITH ANALYSIS OF SAMPLES FROM THE ESPINOSA ADOBE, CA-MNT-1429H, CALIFORNIA (2001)
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Six sediment samples and two adobe brick samples from the Espinosa Adobe, Site CA-MNT-1429H, were floated to recover macrofloral remains. One of the adobe brick samples also was examined for pollen and phytoliths. This site contained an adobe dwelling constructed in 1823 by Salvador Maria Espinosa. The adobe building survived through 1930, but was in ruins by 1954. Macrofloral analysis will be used to provide information to help determine the local plant population at the time of the adobe...