Pollen (Material Keyword)

DOCUMENT Full-Text Linda Scott Cummings. R.A. Varney.

During the construction monitor of the Wexpro Company Musser 31, 38, 39, and Carl Allen 37 well pad in the Vermillion Basin of northwestern Colorado, features were discovered that were identified as part of sites 5MF6875 and 5MF7411. Feature 16 yielded a radiocarbon age of 5750 ± 40 BP and has been associated with nearby site 5MF6875. The other four features dated between 860 ± 30 BP and 1690 ± 30 BP. Pollen analysis was undertaken on fill from each of these features in an effort to identify...

DOCUMENT Full-Text R.A. Varney. Linda Scott Cummings.

Site 5MF6875, located in the Vermillion Basin of Northwestern Colorado, yielded evidence of occupation between approximately 6470 BP and 7430 BP. Twelve basin hearths were sampled for pollen evidence of economic activity.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Linda Scott Cummings.

Two pollen samples were collected and examined from Feature T-11212011-2C, which is a small rock mound that probably represents an agricultural feature on the island of Lanai’i, Hawai’i. The feature is situated on a soil-covered-lava-slope on the North Shore. Pollen analysis was undertaken to identify probable agricultural crops grown in this location.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Linda Scott Cummings.

Site 33Li1948, a small Middle Woodland occupation located in Licking County, Ohio, was sampled for pollen during Phase II site evaluation. Samples examined represent post molds, pits and possible pits, and control samples. Pollen analysis was used to identify vegetation growing in the vicinity of the site at the time of occupation and to search for evidence of economic activity.

DOCUMENT Full-Text R.A. Varney.

Two samples from cylindrilical deep basin hearths and one sample from a housepit floor from Carbon County, Wyoming were submitted for pollen analysis. The site, 48CR5699, consists of a multiple housepits and a community area located along a bench of an unnamed tributary of Muddy Creek in south central Wyoming.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Linda Scott Cummings.

Seven soil samples from Batacosa SON:S:7:2 in Sonora, Mexico, were examined for pollen. Six of these samples were collected stratigraphically from Perfil 1, and the seventh represents fill from a burial. Ceramic seriation for this site indicates that it was occupied between AD 200 and 1500 by people of the Huatabampo culture. Pollen analysis of the stratigraphic samples provides information concerning local plant communities and the paleoenvironment, including documenting plants available for...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Linda Scott Cummings.

Two locations on a Payette River island were examined for pollen to document vegetation association with the sediments. This pollen record of vegetation was examined for evidence of both native plants and plants introduced during the Historic Era.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Linda Scott Cummings.

Excavations in the Casma Valley have been conducted for decades. Analysis of 20 pollen samples from the 2002 field season at Sechin Alto (C24) and Taukachi-Konkan (C23) reflects a very small portion of the efforts, thus far, to understand the lives of people living in this area. Evidence of Initial Period occupation was recovered. Pollen analysis was undertaken to provide additional information about the local vegetation and plant use than has been visible from the very extensive...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Linda Scott Cummings.

The New Fork Housepit Site (48SU5084) is located southwest of Boulder, Wyoming in the Green River Basin. Discovered in 2003, the site is situated along the New Fork River, and conventional radiocarbon dates at the site range from 5590 ± 40 BP to 5820 ± 50 BP. Several features were identified during excavation of 48SU5084. Pollen samples were examined from fill collected in the housepit (Feature 2) and eleven hearth features. Botanical identification was also conducted for two samples...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Linda Scott Cummings. Jaime Dexter.

Seven samples from hearth and posthole fill at the Shadow Site (48SW11618) in southwestern Wyoming were examined for pollen. The samples represent a Late Uinta Phase Prehistoric component, and radiocarbon testing of charcoal from Feature 1 returned a 2-sigma calibrated date of 1300 to 1170 B.P. (Beta-208787).

DOCUMENT Full-Text Linda Scott Cummings.

Fill samples from two occupation periods at a site in Sweetwater County, Wyoming, were collected from hearths and analyzed. Radiocarbon dates obtained on charred remains from the hearths implied three separate use events at the site. Samples from Occupation 1 and Occupation 3 were sampled for pollen in search of evidence of plant processing activities.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Linda Scott Cummings. Thomas E. Moutoux.

Site 5LA6862, a south-facing rockshelter in the Dakota sandstone on the north side of Welsh Canyon, contained a small, natural, pocket-like cache in its back wall. The opening of this cache was covered with a thin and worn fragment of a metate that stood upright, blocking the entrance. Apparently rodents had gained access to the cache area, and it had been disturbed extensively by pack rats. Pollen analysis was undertaken in an effort to learn what, if any, plants were stored in this cache.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Linda Scott Cummings.

Site 8HN54 includes two former tree islands that exhibit middens and represents occupation between Glades I and late Glades II (Ad 500-1100). Stratigraphic samples collected from these two former tree islands in the Everglades were examined for pollen to obtain information concerning climate change and available plant resources.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Linda Scott Cummings. Thomas E. Moutoux.

Eleven pollen samples were examined from two vertical units at site CA-SDI-48, a prehistoric site located in Pt. Loma adjacent to the Pacific Ocean. Stratigraphic pollen analysis was undertaken to identify prehistoric vegetation in this area. Radiocarbon ages indicate that the majority of the stratigraphic samples represent the time interval between approximately 4600 and 5700 or 6200 BP.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Linda Scott Cummings.

Stratigraphic pollen samples from two prehistoric sites in Eureka County, Nevada, located near the Humboldt River, were examined to provide information concerning vegetation growing at the time these sites were occupied. Site 26Eu3654, a small, dispersed lithic scatter was located on an alluvial fan south of the Humboldt River, while site 26Eu3655, another dispersed lithic scatter, was situated on a small knoll south of the river. Five pollen samples were examined from each site.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Linda Scott Cummings.

Samples from three archaeological sites in southwestern Wyoming were examined for pollen and/or starch to identify plants that might have been processed. One of the samples submitted represents the modem surface, and acts as a control for interpreting the other samples.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Linda Scott Cummings.

The La Lomita site (AZ U:9:67) and the Germann site (AZ U:10:2) are large Hohokam Village sites located in modern-day Phoenix, Arizona. Both areas have undergone repeated archaeological investigations. The La Lomita site represents occupation from at least the late Santa Cruz through middle Sacaton phases, while the Germann Site dates to the late Pioneer through Classic periods. Pollen analysis at these sites is limited to five samples from the La Lomita site and two samples from the...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Linda Scott Cummings. Kathryn Puseman.

Stratigraphic pollen analysis was undertaken at both CA-SDI-316 and CA-SDI-4935 to identify past vegetation. In addition, pollen analysis can contribute to an evaluation of the degree of disturbance of deposits containing cultural materials because pollen from plants introduced during the historic era is usually very visible in the upper portion of stratigraphic columns in much of western California. Introduced Eucalyptus and Brassicaceae pollen are expected to be important in evaluating...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Linda Scott Cummings. R.A. Varney. Kathryn Puseman.

Stratigraphic pollen analysis was undertaken at sites CA-SDI-316, CA-SDI-317, and CASDI-4935B, located within the C. W. Harris Site Archaeological District of the Starwood Project Area in Santa Fe Valley, to identify past vegetation. Pollen samples were collected at 10 cm intervals. In addition, pollen analysis can contribute to an evaluation of the degree of disturbance of deposits containing cultural materials because pollen from plants introduced during the historic era is usually very...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Linda Scott Cummings. R.A. Varney.

Ten samples were examined for starch and pollen from nine archaeological sites in the Las Vegas Wash of southern Nevada. These samples represent features of cleared areas in desert pavement. Pollen and starch analysis was conducted in an effort to determine whether these cleared areas were cultural or natural. If they were cultural areas, raw foodstuffs might have been placed or perhaps stored in these locations.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Linda Scott Cummings. Thomas E. Moutoux.

Four sites on Dutton Plateau and the extreme southern portion of the San Juan Basin were sampled for pollen. Site LA110315 is a Pueblo II site situated in a broad valley on the Dutton Plateau. Sites LA110325, LA110326, and LA110327 represent Basketmaker occupations, and are situated in the southernmost portion of the San Juan Basin near tributaries of Indian Creek. Seven pollen samples were examined from storage pits and pithouses in an effort to identify native and cultivated plants used...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Linda Scott Cummings. Thomas E. Moutoux.

The Solomons Creek Site is situated in the flood plain along the north bank of Solomons Creek in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. Pollen samples were collected from three different units to provide stratigraphic records of the paleoenvironment.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Linda Scott Cummings. PaleoResearch Institute.

Pollen analysis on the Beeline Highway Archaeological Project was oriented toward identifying the presence of prehistoric agave. In addition, concentrations of cholla pollen were sought. This analysis concentrated on the identification of subsistence-related pollen as an aid in the interpretation of subsistence activities of the prehistoric occupants.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Linda Scott Cummings.

Four sediment samples and a single ground stone from the Big Chico Creek Ecological Reserve were submitted for pollen and starch analysis. This area is part of the Chico State BCCER project. The sediment samples represent individual levels and comprise an informal stratigraphic record. Pollen analysis was undertaken to document prehistoric vegetation during the time represented by these sediments and to examine the metate surface for evidence of food processing.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Linda Scott Cummings. Thomas E. Moutoux.

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...