Irish Canyon, Co (Geographic Keyword)
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PALEOENVIRONMENTAL AND SUBSISTENCE INTERPRETATIONS FROM SITES SMF1791 AND SMF606, MOFFAT COUNTY, COLORADO (1984)
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Pollen samples were taken from site SMF1791 in an effort to both define the local paleoenvironmental conditions, and provide subsistence data. Stratigraphic samples were taken from a playa and rockshelter (5MF606) in Irish Canyon, approximately 30 miles to the northwest as a control for interpreting the paleoenvironment. Better conditions for the preservation of pollen were expected in both the playa sediments and the rockshelter compared to the sediments at 5MFl79l, which was an open...