Pollen (Material Keyword)
Use for any microscopic plant remains
1,676-1,700 (2,995 Records)
Eight sediment samples were collected on a plateau overlooking Masalok, Tinian. Pollen and phytolith analyses were conducted on these samples to provide paleoenvironmental information.
POLLEN ANALYSIS OF STRATIGRAPHIC SEDIMENTS FROM COOKE'S ISLAND, LAKE CHAMPLAIN, NEW YORK (2001)
Five pollen samples were selected from stratigraphic sediments in Boring 4, Transect 7 for analysis. A radiocarbon age of 1280 ± 60 BP (Beta-150200) was returned on organic silt at a depth of 290 cm below the surface in Boring 4. Pollen analysis was conducted to establish the viability of pollen analysis on these types of sediments and to obtain a description of local and regional vegetation for periods represented by the five samples selected for analysis.
POLLEN ANALYSIS OF STRATIGRAPHIC SEDIMENTS, LIVING SURFACES, AND GROUNDSTONE AT 48SU1041, WYOMING (2000)
Stratigraphic pollen samples were collected from sediments at 48SU1041, the Pine Creek Site, to examine the past vegetation intermittently over the past approximately 4100 years. This site is located at the base of the Wind River Mountains along the shores of Fremont Lake. In addition, a piece of groundstone was washed to recover possible pollen and/or starch evidence of use. Three pollen samples were examined from one feature and two living surfaces to provide evidence of plant processing...
POLLEN ANALYSIS OF SUSPECTED GARDEN AREAS ASSOCIATED WITH THE HAMILL HOUSE, GEORGETOWN, COLORADO (2002)
Twenty pollen samples were examined from suspected garden beds or plots associated with the Hamill House in Georgetown, Colorado. A modern surface sample was examined to provide control information concerning modern pollen rain. In addition, fifteen samples were examined from a possible garden plot in the northeast portion of the lot. This plot was slightly lower than the neighboring sodded area. A single sample was examined from the possible sodded area next to the garden. One sample was...
POLLEN ANALYSIS OF THE HARDTRIGGER CREEK BURIAL (10OE5968), IDAHO (1996)
The Hardtrigger Creek burial site (10OE5968) consists of a single adult male. At present, no radiocarbon age or prehistoric cultural affiliation has been assigned for this burial, which was recovered in the foothills of the Owyhee Mountains of southwestern Idaho. One sample from the lower abdominal cavity area of the burial was examined for pollen evidence of foods this individual might have consumed prior to death. A control sample was examined to facilitate interpretation of the pollen...
Pollen Analysis of the Helms Project (1978)
Unpublished report, 1978 Study exploring potential of archaeological-context pollen records for interpretation at 8 sites in the San Joaquin Valley, CA.
POLLEN ANALYSIS OF THE PEEK-A-BOO BASKET, CANYONLANDS NATIONAL PARK, UTAH (1988)
A coiled basket, referred to as the Peek-a-boo basket, was found in a cache (42Sa20209) in the Needles District of Canyonlands National Park. In an effort to determine the original contents of this cached basket, pollen samples were collected in the form of washes from this basket while still at the site. Control samples were also collected to aid in the interpretation of pollen types representing economically important plants recovered.
POLLEN ANALYSIS OF THREE ARCHAIC SITES IN THE POWDER RIVER BASIN, WYOMING (1981)
Eleven pollen samples were selected for analysis from three sites (48CA468, 48CA561, and 48CA566) on the AMAX Eagle Butte Mine near Gillette in central Campbell County, Wyoming. These samples were taken stratigraphically within the sites in an effort to gather paleoenvironmental data. The sites are located on terraces above a complex of intermittent drainages at elevations ranging from 4200 to 4240 feet. Site 48CA468 appears to have Late Paleoindian and Archaic components, while...
POLLEN ANALYSIS OF THREE MANOS RECOVERED IN A HUMAN BURIAL, 5LA5838 (2002)
Three manos were recovered with a human burial dating between 500 and 800 BP at the Picketwire site (5LA5838) in southeastern Colorado. These manos were washed to recover pollen to identify plants that were ground.
POLLEN ANALYSIS OF THREE MANOS RECOVERED IN A STRUCTURE, AND POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS OF FILL FROM A HEARTH, AT THE PICKETWIRE SITE, 5LA5838, SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO (2003)
Three manos were recovered from structural fill (Structure 1) dating between 500 and 800 BP at the Picketwire site (5LA5838) in southeastern Colorado. These manos were washed to recover pollen to identify plants that were ground. In addition, two sediment samples were examined from the fill of the hearth and sediment in the structure.
POLLEN ANALYSIS OF THREE SAMPLES FROM 48SUI066 AND 48SUI032, SOUTHWESTERN WYOMING (1988)
Three samples were collected from a slab-lined hearth (48SU1032) and a pithouse and hearth (48SU1066) for pollen analysis. Pollen analysis at these two sites was designed to assess pollen preservation and identify, if possible, subsistence activities.
POLLEN ANALYSIS OF THREE SAMPLES FROM CORE 9, TAMPA, FLORIDA (2010)
Three samples, collected at widely spaced intervals from Core 9, were submitted for exploratory pollen analysis. The purpose of this analysis was to document the presence and preservation of pollen from sediments at this location and recover any identifiable botanic remains and ostracods.
POLLEN ANALYSIS OF THREE SITES IN THE LA MESA FIRE STUDY AREA (1978)
In June of 1977 an intense forest fire took place in Bandelier National Monument and on adjacent United States Forest Service lands burning approximately 15,270 acres. A significant number of archaeological sites were differentially affected by the fire and the La Mesa Fire Study was initiated by the National Park Service to determine the various effects of fire on archaeological sites and materials.
POLLEN ANALYSIS OF TIPI RINGS FROM 24TT83 (1985)
Site 24TT83 is a tipi ring site located on the north side of the Teton River in an old meander scar at an elevation of 1067 m (3500 ft). The present vegetation is dominated by grasses (blue grama and wheat grass). Occasional prickly pear (Opuntia), small sage (Artemisia), and club moss (Lycopodium) were also observed at the site. The Teton River supports a riparian community, including deciduous trees, some 200-300 m west of the site. Four tipi rings ranging in date from 280 to 1080...
POLLEN ANALYSIS OF TWENTY-THREE SEDIMENT SAMPLES FROM SITE 13DB674, DUBUQUE COUNTY, IOWA (2019)
Site 13DB674 is situated on terrace within an actively cultivated cornfield extending southeast of the junction of east/west-trending Seippel Road and north/south-trending Cousins Road in Dubuque County, Iowa. A lithic artifact concentration consisting of tertiary flake reductions was discovered at the site, with cultural materials recovered from two separate stratigraphic formation members, recognized by geologists as Gunder (c. 10,500–3,000 BP) and Roberts Creek (c. 4,000–500 BP) (Leah Rogers,...
POLLEN ANALYSIS OF TWO CELLARS AT HANNAH'S QUARTER, 9JS195, GEORGIA (2001)
Five pollen samples from two cellars at Hannah's Quarter (9JS195) were examined to identify any evidence of plants that might have been processed or stored. In addition, the pollen record should inform concerning historic vegetation.
POLLEN ANALYSIS OF TWO SAMPLES FROM 5MN7429, UNCOMPAHGRE PLATEAU, COLORADO (2006)
Two pollen samples were collected from inside a mine entrance in Montrose County, Colorado. Pollen analysis was undertaken in an effort to establish a pollen signature that was appropriate for the various radiocarbon-dated intervals that were sampled and to explore differences in the pollen signatures for the two samples examined. Radiocarbon ages of 595 BP and 7100 BP are reported for samples 14 and 16, respectively.
POLLEN ANALYSIS OF TWO SAMPLES FROM AN HISTORIC AGRICULTURAL FIELD AT AK-CHIN, ARIZONA (1989)
Pollen samples were collected for analysis from an historic-recent agricultural field at the Ak-Chin Indian Community. Both samples were removed from the plowzone. Pollen analysis was oriented toward finding evidence of cultivated crops, rather than identifying specific plant communities.
POLLEN ANALYSIS OF TWO SAMPLES FROM AZ EE:9:117 (ASM), SOUTHEASTERN ARIZONA (1997)
Two pollen samples representing a pithouse and an extramural pit were examined for evidence of economic activity. Site AZ EE:9:117(ASM) is situated within the semi-desert grassland on the southwestern side of the Santa Cruz River approximately 3 miles northeast of Nogales, Arizona. This site represents an occupation between approximately 850-1150 AD.
POLLEN ANALYSIS OF TWO SAMPLES FROM FEATURES AT 5ME11766 AND 5ME11767, COLORADO (1999)
Pollen samples were collected from two small piles of fire-cracked basalt rock at sites 5ME11766 and 5ME11767 to identify plants that might have been processed in these features. The sites are located near Whitewater, Colorado.
POLLEN ANALYSIS OF TWO SITES IN THE CANYON PINTADO HISTORIC DISTRICT, RIO BLANCO, COLORADO (1979)
Pollen analysis of samples from the Brady Site (5RB726) and the Dripping Brow Cave Site (5RB699) was undertaken in conjunction with archaeological investigations of these sites. Both sites are located in the Canyon Pintado Historic District in Rio Blanco County, Colorado. The Brady Site is a large campsite located along the exposed edges of the main Douglas Creek arroyo, at an elevation of 5410 feet and dates from before A. D. 200 to the protohistoric period. The Dripping Brow Cave Site is...
POLLEN ANALYSIS ON SAMPLES FROM KAHALUU AHUPUA’A, HAWAI’I (2015)
Recent archaeological work at Kahaluu Ahupua’a, located on the western coast of Hawai’i Island, recovered sediment samples from Po’o Pond. Two samples, one from the southern portion and one from the central portion, collected from one meter below the water table, were submitted for pollen analysis to determine use of the area (Trevor Yucha, personal communication June 29, 2015). Previous pollen analysis for this site examined three sediment samples from open air water wells (Scott Cummings...
POLLEN ANALYSIS, CHARCOAL IDENTIFICATION, AND AMS RADIOCARBON ANALYSIS FOR SAMPLE EF-ECG-1-05, EGLINGTON FAULT, LAS VEGAS, NEVADA (2006)
A single sample from the Eglington Fault in Las Vegas, Nevada, was analyzed for pollen and charcoal identification. This sample was collected from a colluvial wedge in the last rupture at the EI Campo Grande site of the Eglington Fault. Pollen analysis was used to determine the local vegetation at the time of the rupture. Charcoal in the sample was identified and submitted for an AMS radiocarbon date.
POLLEN ANALYSIS, CHARCOAL IDENTIFICATION, AND PROTEIN RESIDUE ANALYSIS AT SITE LA 112366, NEW MEXICO (1999)
One pollen sample and one charcoal sample were recovered from the fill of a hearth feature at LA 112366 in southeastern New Mexico. Two lithic flakes from the site surface also were submitted for protein residue analysis. This site consists of a surface artifact scatter and is believed to represent a short-term habitation site that was utilized on multiple occasions for hunting and gathering activities. Pollen analysis of the hearth fill is used to determine possible plant resources...
POLLEN ANALYSIS, CHARCOAL, AND CORN IDENTIFICATION OF SAMPLES FROM THE BLUFF GREAT HOUSE, SITE 42SA22674, UTAH (1997)
Research at the Bluff Great House seeks to explore the relationship of this site to Chaco Canyon, some 125 miles to the southwest. The Bluff Great House exhibits characteristics typical of a Chacoan settlement, including an earthen berm that included trash midden deposits, surrounding the Great House. Research questions focus on determining the relationship of the Bluff Great House to Chaco Canyon, understanding the role of the Bluff Great House in the Northern San Juan region, comparing...