Archaic (Culture Keyword)
7,626-7,650 (9,666 Records)
Stratigraphic pollen samples were collected from two sites in the Santa Fe National Forest of the Jemez Mountain Range. These sites are believed to have functioned as obsidian procurement areas. Pollen samples were collected from stratigraphic units at both samples, and were analyzed to provide paleoenvironmental data.
POLLEN ANALYSIS FOR A SEDIMENT SAMPLE FROM THE PRUITT SHELTER NO.1, 3NW1308, NEWTON COUNTY, ARKANSAS (2018)
Pruitt Shelter No. 1 (3NW1308) is situated along a steep bluff face of the Buffalo River, Newton County, Arkansas. Site 3NW1308 is estimated to have been occupied during the Late Pleistocene or Early Holocene, as well as during the Early Archaic through the Late Mississippian, the latter represented by lithics recovered from the site. A midden that appears to have been deposited between approximately AD 600 and 1600 was sampled for pollen analysis.
POLLEN ANALYSIS FOR DEER PARK (36WO80), PENNSYLVANIA (2004)
Thirteen stratigraphic samples were submitted for pollen analysis from site 36WO80, Deer Park, Pennsylvania. The site is located along Tunkhannock Creek in Wyoming County. The stratigraphic record, including some flood episodes, represents an period of sediment accumulation during the Mid-to-Late-Archaic, based on recovery of projectile points.
POLLEN ANALYSIS FOR ONE SAMPLE FROM THE GOBBLERS KNOW 327 SITE (48SU6933), SUBLETTE COUNTY, WYOMING (2010)
One soil sample from Site 48SU6933, the Gobblers Know 327 site, was submitted for examination of pollen remains. This prehistoric open camp is located in Sublette County, southwestern Wyoming. Radiocarbon dates from two features at this site returned dates of 3660 ± 40 YBP and 5380 ± 40 YBP, indicating occupation of this site during the Pine Spring phase of the Late Archaic period, and the Opal phase of the Early Archaic period (Joni Stainbrook, personal communication, December 6, 2010). Pollen...
POLLEN ANALYSIS FOR THE BLUE POINT SITE (48SW5734), GREEN RIVER BASIN, SOUTHWESTERN WYOMING (2000)
The Blue Point Site (48SW5734) contains a Pleistocene paleosol, an Alberta/Cody occupation, and other Archaic occupations. Radiocarbon ages from cultural features range from 9540 ± 40 BP to 7030 ± 210 BP. Stratigraphic pollen samples were collected from a column that contains deposits below the Pleistocene paleosol, which yielded a radiocarbon age of 12,110 ± 40 BP from bone collagen, well into Stratum II, above an Early Archaic occupation, estimated at 7200- 7300 BP. This stratigraphic...
POLLEN ANALYSIS FOR THE FILLMORE SEAVERSON SITE (48CR11356), SWEETWATER COUNTY, WYOMING (2022)
Site 48CR11356 is located west of the bank of Fillmore Creek and approximately 350 feet southwest of the earthen dike of Seaverson Reservoir. AMS Radiocarbon analysis on charcoal recovered from eight of the thermal features indicates multiple occupations spanning the Opal phase of the Archaic period (5690 ±30 years B.P. 4070 ±30 years B.P.), with more intensive use from approximately 5300–5200 years B.P. Soil samples representing Cultural Stratum II and the base of a feature beneath a piece...
POLLEN ANALYSIS OF 5RB1872, A LATE ARCHAIC SITE IN NORTHWESTERN COLORADO (1981)
Site 5RB 1872 is a Late Archaic site located near the head of Coal Draw, an intermittent drainage which flows into East Douglas Creek less than a mile upstream from the confluence of East and West Douglas Creeks. Monitoring of bulldozer activity revealed eight identifiable strata of alluvium and five lenses of charcoal and ash. A single Late Archaic projectile point base and a quartzite sandstone flake made up the artifact assemblage. A well constructed fire hearth was noted in the lowest...
POLLEN ANALYSIS OF A GROUNDSTONE TOOL FROM 38LX50, SOUTH CAROLINA (2001)
A single groundstone tool from 38LX50 was washed and examined for pollen in an effort to identify foods processed using this tool. This Archaic Site appears to represent occupation approximately 6,000-8,000 BC.
POLLEN ANALYSIS OF AN ARCHAIC CAMPSITE (AR 03-10-08-422) IN LOS ALAMOS COUNTY, NEW MEXICO (1981)
Site AR 03-10-08-422 is an Archaic campsite located on a forested slope in Water Canyon, Los Alamos County, New Mexico. The site is situated on a southeast-facing slope at an elevation of about 8450 feet above sea level and displays elements of both the Transition and Canadian vegetation zones (Friedlander and Pinyan 1980). Weber (1976) assigns plants at this altitude to the Upper Montane and Lower Subalpine zones. A steep slope rises sharply from the northern edge of the site, and the...
POLLEN ANALYSIS OF FA 2-13 (1983)
Site FA 2-13 is an Archaic or Basketmaker II open campsite located in the Farmington Glade Arroyo system. The site is situated on a stabilized sand dune on the west side of a sandstone cliff in a microecotone between the pinyon and juniper vegetation and the scrub-grassland of the bottom of the Farmington Glade Arroyo where various grasses, sagebrush (Artemisia), rabbitbrush (Chrysothamnus), and snakeweed (Gutierrezia--a high-spine Compositae) predominate. Water is currently available only...
POLLEN ANALYSIS OF FEATURES AT SITES 42DA 364, 42DA 617, 42DA 690, AND 42DA 693 IN THE DUTCH JOHN PRIVATIZATION SURVEY, UINTA MOUNTAINS, UTAH (1999)
Fill from four features at four different sites in the Dutch John Privatization Survey was examined to identify any potential that these features were used to process biscuit root. The features all represent Archaic occupations in Ashley National Forest near Vernal, Utah. Combined pollen and starch granule analysis was undertaken to identify use of the features because processing biscuit root can leave information both in the form of Apiaceae pollen and recovery of starch granules typical...
POLLEN ANALYSIS OF FOUR SEDIMENT SAMPLES FROM SITE 48SW13143, SWEETWATER COUNTY, WYOMING (2019)
Site 48SW13143 (18-WAS-008) is located on the southeastern slope of a northeast/southwest-trending low ridge complex in the Washakie Basin of Sweetwater County, Wyoming. During data recovery excavation in connection with the Mountain Gas Resources Caprock 1599-23-41H Pipeline Evaluative Testing, three sub-surface basin hearth features, including Features 1 and 3, were discovered within an area (ca. 8 x 6 m) containing four previously recorded, scattered hearth features and a possible ash dump...
POLLEN ANALYSIS OF SAMPLES FROM DRAGONFLY PIPELINE TREATMENT, SITE LA80924, RIO ARRIBA COUNTY, NEW MEXICO (2020)
Site LA 80924, located in northwestern New Mexico, yielded two samples for pollen analysis. A sample from the floor of a Navajo bell-shaped pit (F. 13) and from a profile of sediments comprising the Archaic component of the site were examined for pollen. In addition, a modern ground surface sample was analyzed for comparability.
POLLEN ANALYSIS OF SAMPLES FROM SITE 48CR10089, HUGUS CLIFFS, CARBON COUNTY, WYOMING (2017)
Site 48CR10089, the Hugus Cliffs Site, is located in the northwestern portion of the Kindt Basin. Situated on an alluvial fan at the base of Hugus Cliff and along the western margin of an unnamed tributary of Little Sage Creek, this site represents a Middle to Late Archaic open camp. Twelve features are situated within an extensive stain. Radiocarbon dates obtained from seven hearths place occupation generally between 4260 ± 30 and 4030 ± 30 BP, with a single intrusive hearth dating 1520 ± 30...
POLLEN ANALYSIS OF SAMPLES FROM SITE 48SU7579, SUBLETTE COUNTY, WYOMING (2018)
Prehistoric camp site 48SU7579, situated on a northwesterly extending ridge finger, lies at an elevation of 7030 ft overlooking the Alkali Creek drainage valley. Two areas, Blocks A and B, date to the Opal Phase of the Early Archaic. Feature fill was collected from four features for pollen analysis to assess their use and provide paleoenvironmental information. A modern control sample assists with interpretation of prehistoric use.
POLLEN ANALYSIS OF SAMPLES FROM THE BLUE RIM SITE (48SU6439), WYOMING (2009)
The Blue Rim Site is a prehistoric open camp located on a finger ridge extending from the south flank of Blue Rim towards the highway. This site includes a disperse scatter of lithic debitage, a concentration of FCR, and three areas of cultural staining (Feature 2). Radiocarbon dates obtained from fire hearths indicate occupation within the Opal phase of the Archaic period (6500-4300 BP). Pollen samples were collected and examined from ten features representing four periods of occupation at this...
POLLEN ANALYSIS OF SAMPLES FROM THE DEPRESSION SITE (48SW13490), BLACK BUTTES PROJECT, SOUTHWESTERN WYOMING (2003)
The Depression Site (48SW13490) is located southeast of Point of Rocks at the eastern edge of the Rock Springs Uplift in Sweetwater County, southwestern Wyoming. Rose Springs points recovered from the Trench 7 block indicate a Late Prehistoric occupation. The Trench 8 block yielded evidence of two occupations, an Upper component, which is attributed to Rose Springs people of the Late Prehistoric, and a Lower component that appears to represent an Archaic occupation. Calibrated radiocarbon...
POLLEN ANALYSIS OF SAMPLES FROM THE SIREN SITE (41WM1126), WILLIAMSON COUNTY, TEXAS. (2011)
Two soil samples representing features from the Siren Site (41WM1126) were submitted for pollen analysis. Recovery of Scallorn arrow points from the sample, combined with a radiocarbon date of 1260-550 cal yr BP from the 2009 survey, indicate a Late Prehistoric I and II Austin Phase occupation. In addition, a Transitional Archaic occupation lies below this level (Steve Carpenter, personal communication, February 14, 2011). Pollen analysis of these samples was undertaken to provide information...
POLLEN ANALYSIS OF SEDIMENT SAMPLES FROM SITES 42KA2042, 42KA2044, 42KA2068, AND 42KA6104, KANE COUNTY, UTAH (2009)
Four sites representing a temporary camp of unknown prehistoric affiliation (42Ka2042), an Archaic and Virgin Anasazi temporary camp (42Ka2044), a Late Prehistoric lithic scatter and Historic habitation site (42Ka2068), and an Archaic lithic scatter (42Ka6104) were sampled for pollen to identify local past vegetation, as well as subsistence practices. Fourteen sediment samples, including four control samples, were submitted from these four sites in Kane County, Utah for pollen analysis.
Pollen Analysis of Sediments From 4-ORA-64 (1972)
Pollen study of 4 samples suggests little vegetation difference between Altithermal-age occupation deposits and samples of modern surface.
POLLEN ANALYSIS OF SITE 48CR9097, CARBON COUNTY, WYOMING (2017)
Site 48CR9097represents an Early to Late Archaic occupation containing five features and divided into a Prehistoric Camp and Faunal Block. Radiocarbon dates obtained for Feature 1, noted at a depth of 26–34 cmbgs, and Feature 3, recovered at a depth of 53–93 cmbgs are reported as 1800 ± 30 and 5300 ± 30 BP, respectively. Three pollen samples were examined from the Prehistoric Camp block, and two pollen samples were examined from the Faunal Block.
POLLEN ANALYSIS OF THREE ARCHAIC SITES IN THE POWDER RIVER BASIN, WYOMING (1981)
Eleven pollen samples were selected for analysis from three sites (48CA468, 48CA561, and 48CA566) on the AMAX Eagle Butte Mine near Gillette in central Campbell County, Wyoming. These samples were taken stratigraphically within the sites in an effort to gather paleoenvironmental data. The sites are located on terraces above a complex of intermittent drainages at elevations ranging from 4200 to 4240 feet. Site 48CA468 appears to have Late Paleoindian and Archaic components, while...
POLLEN ANALYSIS OF TWENTY-THREE SEDIMENT SAMPLES FROM SITE 13DB674, DUBUQUE COUNTY, IOWA (2019)
Site 13DB674 is situated on terrace within an actively cultivated cornfield extending southeast of the junction of east/west-trending Seippel Road and north/south-trending Cousins Road in Dubuque County, Iowa. A lithic artifact concentration consisting of tertiary flake reductions was discovered at the site, with cultural materials recovered from two separate stratigraphic formation members, recognized by geologists as Gunder (c. 10,500–3,000 BP) and Roberts Creek (c. 4,000–500 BP) (Leah Rogers,...
"Pollen and Botanical Identification on Samples From Site 21-WAS-008 (48SW19958), Wyoming" (2021)
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...
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSES AT AN ARCHAIC (SLP1717) AND A NAVAJO (SLP1719) SITE IN SOUTHWESTERN COLORADO (1987)
Pollen and macrofloral analyses were conducted in conjunction with archaeological mitigation at two sites on the Southern Ute Reservation (5LP1717 and 5LP1719). Located in the La Plata River drainage, these sites represent separate Archaic and Navajo occupations in the northern San Juan Basin. The recovery of pollen and macrofloral remains at these sites was directed toward both paleoenvironmental and subsistence reconstruction.