Washington, D.C. (Geographic Keyword)
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Pollen, phytolith, macrofloral, charcoal identification, and/or PET (potentially edible tissue) analyses were conducted on samples from sites 51 NW103, 51NW117, and 51NW117W in the Whitehurst Freeway Project. These three sites are located at the confluence of the Potomac River and Rock Creek in urban Washington, D.C., and represent primarily occupations from approximately 1000 B.C. to the 19th century A.D. The various ethnobotanic analyses were used to provide information concerning plant...
POLLEN, PHYTOLlTH, STARCH, MACROFLORAL, CHARCOAL, AND PROTEIN RESIDUE ANALYSIS OF SAMPLES FROM THE EASTERN MARKET BRANCH, MARINE BARRACKS III, WASHINGTON DC (2002)
Pollen, starch, phytolith, macrofloral, and protein residue analyses were undertaken on sediment samples from the eastern branch of an historic market in an area known as "Marine Barracks III in Washington, D.C. This portion of the market place was excavated and sampled for botanic remains and animal proteins during December of 2001. A portion of a brick sidewalk was noted along the outside of the market in the northern portion of the East Arm. Each stall appears to be separated from its...