Rio Blanco County, CO (Geographic Keyword)
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Two pollen samples were collected in connection with an archaeological mitigation project south of Rangely in Rio Blanco County, Colorado. The site, 5RB2636, consists of a prehistoric storage ciet, probably Fremont, located in the mouth of a small unnamed tributary of Park Canyon. The site is situated at the base of a mesa on the east side of the mouth of the drainage. The storage cist is slab-lined, and was excavated into the alluvial deposits in the canyon bottom. Pollen analysis was...
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 AT TWO SITES OVERLOOKING WHITE RIVER, RIO BLANCO COUNTY, COLORADO (1989)
Pollen samples were collected from rock features at two sites in Rio Blanco County in northwestern Colorado. Located on a bench approximately 11 miles east of Rangely, these sites overlook the White River. Two features at each site were sampled for pollen. The features are described as concentrations of river-worn cobbles similar to agricultural features in Arizona. The purpose of pollen analysis at these sites was to search for evidence of agriculture.
POLLEN ANALYSIS OF ISOLATED SAMPLES FROM 5RB3556 AND 5RB3737 (1995)
Four pollen samples were collected and analyzed from sites 5RB3566 and 5RB3737 located in Rio Blanco County, Colorado. The two sites contain four hearth features, from which the pollen samples were extracted. Features 1, 3, and 5 at site 5RB3566 provided radiocarbon ages of 1830 + 60 BP, 2190 + 80 BP, and 1490 + 70 BP, respectively. Feature 1 from site 5RB3737 produced a radiocarbon age of 140 + 50 BP. Pollen analyses are used to provide information concerning possible plant resources...
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS OF FEATURES FROM SITES SRB2727, SRB2728, AND SRB2729 IN NORTHWESTERN COLORADO (1985)
Pollen and macrofloral analyses were conducted at sites 5RB2727, SRB2728, and SRB2729 in conjunction with archaeological mitigation. These three sites are located in the Coal Oil Basin just west of Rangely in Rio Blanco County. Analysis concentrated on features for the purpose of identifying any pollen or floral remains associated with cultural activity and to establish, if possible, whether the features were cultural or natural. The features sampled appear to be little more than dispersed...
SUBSISTENCE DATA FROM THE POLLEN, MACROFLORAL, AND FAUNAL RECORDS AT THE TEXAS CREEK OVERLOOK SITE (1983)
Subsistence analysis of materials obtained during archaeological mitigation of 5RB2435 in Rio Blanco County, Colorado, encompasses both floral and faunal remains. Pollen and macrofloral analyses were employed to examine the vegetal components of the diet, while faunal analysis was used to assess the animal or meat portion of the diet. The Texas Creek Overlook Site (5RB2435) is unique in the Douglas Creek/Evacuation Creek area, as it is a prehistoric masonry structure located on an isolated...