Gran Quivera, NM (Geographic Keyword)
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Fifteen pollen samples were collected from a kiva floor at Gran Quivera. This site is located in central New Mexico in the Upper Sonoran Life Zone. It was occupied between AD 8OO and AD 1775. The kiva, which was sampled for pollen, has building date of AD 1510. The kiva was occupied during Glaze D. This pollen analysis follows previous work at this site (Scott 1987), that examined stratigraphic midden deposits. The pollen samples were collected from the floor of the kiva in an effort to...
POLLEN ANALYSIS OF STRATIGRAPHIC MIDDEN DEPOSITS FROM GRAN QUlVERA NATIONAL MONUMENT, NEW MEXICO (1985)
Pollen analysis was undertaken at Gran Quivera in conjunction with archaeological investigation of several midden areas. Stratigraphic pollen columns were collected throughout various excavation units within the midden in an effort to sample all of the glaze units represented. Two stratigraphic columns were selected for analysis based on their glaze components. Evidence of differentiation in plant utilization through time was sought within this record. In addition, a generalized...