Pollen (Material Keyword)
Use for any microscopic plant remains
1,726-1,750 (2,995 Records)
Twenty-six pollen and twenty-two macrofloral samples were analyzed from 428a700, Edge of the Cedars Pueblo, in southeast Utah. These samples represent a variety of contexts, including three midden areas, three rooms, several vessels and groundstone, and isolated features and work spaces. Analyses focuses on identification of subsistence items, as well as identification patterns of activities involving specific plants. Identification of both cultigens and native plants was important in...
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSES AT FOUR SITES WEST OF CASPER, WYOMING (1986)
Pollen and macrofloral samples were collected from numerous features and a single stratigraphic column at four sites in central Wyoming in an effort to examine both the paleoenvironment and subsistence base at these sites. Deposits at site 48NA920 were selected to be. sampled stratigraphically for pollen to interpret the paleoenvironment. Four archaeological sites were sampled for pollen and macrofloral remains during archaeological testing in Natrona County, central Wyoming. These sites...
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSES AT LA 15260 NEAR ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO: A PILOT STUDY (1984)
Three pollen and two macrofloral samples from LA 15260, a Puebloan site dating to approximately AD 1200, were analyzed to assess the feasibility of continued paleobotanical research during excavation of the site. This pilot study was aimed at the recovery of economically important remains from cultural deposits. Samples were taken from an ash lens lying immediately above the floor in the pithouse, from a trash deposit, and from the present ground surface as a control.
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSES AT LA 46358 (1986)
Three pollen and two flotation samples were collected during testing operations at LA 46358 located in Sandoval County, New Mexico. The site is believed to date to the Basketmaker II/Pueblo I transition. A single use or activity surface was revealed 15 to 20 cm below the present ground surface. This area contained a single pit hearth. The pollen and macrofloral samples were collected at the site to provide evidence concerning the subsistence resources used, processing techniques used in...
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSES AT SITE 42EM2517, EAST-CENTRAL UTAH (2012)
Samples from the fill of three fire pit/hearth features at Site 42Em2517 in east-central Utah were examined for pollen and macrofloral remains. A soil control sample also was submitted for pollen analysis. Site 42Em2517 is a known rockshelter with multiple components including Archaic, Formative, Late Prehistoric, and Historic. An excavation block was placed within and in front of the rockshelter, with additional excavation units placed to the east and west of the rockshelter. Pollen and...
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSES AT SITE LA 48732, A PUEBLO II SITE IN WEST CENTRAL NEW MEXICO (1985)
Archaeological salvage of site LA 48732, located approximately 5 miles northwest of Laguna Pueblo on I-40J resulted in the analysis of five macrofloral samples and one pollen sample. This Anasazi site was occupied during the Pueblo II period, and contains a pitstructure and several extramural features, including basin-shaped hearths and a roasting pit. The samples represent various features at this site that were sampled for the purpose of gathering subsistence data.
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSES AT SITES AZ U:11:41 (ASM) AND AZ U:11:126 (ASM), ARIZONA (2006)
Features from two sites, AZ U:11:41 (ASM) and AZ U:11:126 (ASM) near Florence Junction, Arizona, were sampled for pollen and macrofloral remains. Both sites were excavated as a part of the Ranch 160 Project. The sites have been identified as Late Colonial Hohokam occupations, representing Santa Cruz through Sacaton time periods. Five pollen samples were recovered from five separate features in the project area. Additionally, five bulk soil samples from the same features were floated to recover...
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSES AT SITES IN THE LINCOLN NATIONAL FOREST, NEW MEXICO (2010)
Samples from five ring middens at five sites in the Guadalupe Mountains of southeastern New Mexico were examined for pollen and macrofloral remains. These ring middens represent roasting pits or hearths with fire-cracked rock that were used from the Archaic to the Jornada Mogollon and up through the historic Apache period. The Apache are noted to still use these types of pits to roast agave (Diane Prather, personal communication, September 22, 2010). Radiocarbon dates from these features ranged...
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSES AT SITES SBa 19, SBa 19WEST, AND SBa 1213 IN SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA (1988)
Twenty-eight pollen and twenty-five flotation samples have been analyzed from sites SBa 19, SBa 19 West, and SBa 1213 in Santa Barbara County, California. Although radiocarbon dates are not yet available, the Ocean Meadows site (SBa 19) appears to include two components, which date to approximately 2,000 BC to 0 AD and 1400 to 1600 AD. Nineteen pollen and eight macrofloral samples were collected from Ocean Meadows and represent a variety of proveniences within several trenches and several...
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSES AT THE NOLLMEYER SITE (24RL1225): A FEASIBILITY STUDY (1984)
Two pollen and the flotation samples were taken at the Nollmeyer Site along the Yellowstone River in Richland County in far eastern Montana. The Nollmeyer Site (24RL122S) represents a sedentary, horticultural, earth lodge village occupied approximately 300 to 400 years ago. The pollen and macrofloral samples from this site were analyzed in an effort to obtain data concerning the vegetal portion of the subsistence pattern.
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSES AT THREE SITES IN THE GREEN RIVER BASIN, WYOMING: A STUDY OF SUBSISTENCE (1988)
Pollen and flotation samples were collected from three sites (48SW6777, 48SW6778, and 48SW6779) in the Green River Basin. Site 48SW6777 contained a housepit, with interior features, and another probable housepit, also exhibiting interior features. All of the features were analyzed for pollen and macrofloral remains to provide evidence of subsistence activities. In addition, pollen samples were collected from the floor of the housepit in Unit C to further assess subsistence activities....
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSES FOR SITE 36FA476, THE SHAW SITE, PENNSYLVANIA (2005)
Ten pollen and macrofloral samples were examined from the Shaw Site (36Fa476) in Fayette County, Pennsylvania. This historic residential property included possible farm elements from the mid-19th to early 20th century, as well as a house foundation located in a grass field that currently functions as a cow pasture. No evidence exists for large-scale cultivation or plowing. Pollen and macrofloral samples were collected from a possible builder's trench, a secondary yard area, a possible...
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSES IN THE SAN MATEO BASIN, NORTHWESTERN NEW MEXICO (1988)
Ten pollen and eight macrofloral samples were collected from four archaeological sites in the San Mateo Basin. These sites ranged in age from Archaic and Basketmaker II to Pueblo to the Historic period. The pollen and macrofloral samples were collected from features at these sites to examine the floral portion of the subsistence base, to address feature and site function. Identification of patterns of subsistence was sought at these sites.
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSES OF GARDEN AND MIDDEN AREAS, AT SHERBURNE HOUSE IN STRAWBERY BANKE, PORTSMOUTH, NEW HAMPSHIRE (1984)
The Sherburne House site, located in the historic community of Strawbery Banke, now Portsmouth, New Hampshire, was the focus of archaeological investigations in connection with restoration of this historic district. Pollen and macrofloral analyses were undertaken in an effort to define the vegetation, herbs, flowers, and even weed species that grew within several garden areas. Identification of vegetal remains that were disposed of in trash pit-type areas was also attempted from...
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSES OF HEARTHS IN SWEETWATER COUNTY, WYOMING (1988)
Pollen and macrofloral analyses were conducted on samples from eight archaeological sites along the General Atlantic Pipeline in Sweetwater County, Wyoming. The sites are located in the common sagebrush environment of the Interior Green River Basin in western Wyoming. These sites range in age from 1270 to 7130 BP. The flotation samples were all collected from hearth fills, while pollen samples represent both hearth fills and soil collected adjacent to the hearths. These samples were analyzed in...
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSES OF SAMPLES FROM 42GR3751, UTAH (2012)
Site 42Gr3751 represents a temporary camp of unknown cultural affiliation containing chipped stone tools, lithic debitage, and a metate fragment. Recent excavations revealed three features. Samples from a stacked rock slab feature and from an unprepared hearth were examined for pollen. Fill from the unprepared hearth also was floated to recover macrofloral remains. A pollen control sample was collected from the site surface. Pollen and macrofloral analyses of the fill from two of these features...
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSES OF SAMPLES FROM SITE 42SV662, THE BACKHOE VILLAGE SITE, SEVIER COUNTY, UTAH (2010)
Three pollen samples from Backhoe Village (42SV662) were submitted for pollen analysis. The samples represent two depressions in a structure and a pit feature on a nearby prehistoric use surface.
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSES OF SAND CANYON PUEBLO: FEASIBILITY STUDY AND PRELIMINARY INTERPRETATIONS (1985)
Sand Canyon Pueblo is located in Montezuma County in the southwest corner of the state of Colorado. This late Pueblo III site is situated at the head of Sand Canyon at an elevation of 6800 ft (2073 m). Sand Canyon ultimately drains into McElmo Creek at an elevation of 5400 ft (1646 m). Considerable topographic diversity is noted in the area, which would have provided habitats for a variety of flora and fauna. A spring is located at the site, and arable land is abundant on the mesa top...
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSES ON THE INTERSTATE 70 GHOST ROCK DATA RECOVERY PROJECT, EMERY COUNTY, UTAH (1985)
Pollen and macrofloral sampling was undertaken in conjunction with archaeological mitigation during the Interstate 70 Ghost Rock Data Recovery Project in Emery County. A total of 41 pollen and 37 macrofloral samples were collected and analyzed from seven archaeological sites. The sites represent Archaic and Fremont occupation of the area. The sampling strategy employed at these sites emphasized subsistence reconstruction. The majority of the pollen and macrofloral samples were taken from...
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS ALONG STATE ROUTE 69 NORTH OF DEWEY, YAVAPAI COUNTY, ARIZONA (1990)
The archaeology in the Prescott region, specifically in the Dewey area, is relatively unknown. Pollen and macrofloral samples have been analyzed from three sites north of Dewey along State Route 69 specifically to discuss subsistence practices. Selection of samples focused on examination of material from pithouses, firepits, burial/roasting pits, burial pits, and deep round pits. Pollen and macrofloral remains were examined from sites AZ N:7:41 (ASM), AZ N:8:15 (ASM), and AZ N:8:16 (ASM). ...
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS AND CHARCOAL IDENTIFICATION OF SAMPLES FROM CA-SDI-20130, SAN DIEGO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA (2014)
Site CA-SDI-20130, a prehistoric habitation site, is located in San Diego County along the coast between the community of La Jolla and the Scripps Institute of Oceanography (Pigniolo, et al. 2009). The site has been heavily disturbed by modern development and although its true extent is currently an estimate, the original boundary is believed to include an area near the Pacific shore line on a natural ridge representing a Pleistocene sand bar adjacent to an estuary. Artifacts, a sparse midden...
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS AND IDENTIFICATION OF BOTANIC REMAINS FROM BLACK DOG CAVE, SITE 26CK5686/BLM 53-7216, NEVADA (2000)
Sediment samples recovered from a wall profile in Room 2 of Black Dog Cave (Feature 13, Locus 4) at the Black Dog Mesa Archaeological Complex (26CK5686/BLM 53-7216) in southeast Nevada were examined for pollen and macrofloral remains. Pollen analysis also was conducted on adobe from the bottom of a slab-lined storage pit in the room. Botanic remains from several units within the cave were submitted for identification. Black Dog Cave consists of an extensive cavern containing features and...
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS AND IDENTIFICATION OF CHARCOAL FROM A PITHOUSE IN THE FLOODPLAIN OF LAS VEGAS WASH (SITE 26CK1282), NEVADA (2003)
Samples associated with a shallow pit house at site 26CK1282 were examined for pollen and macrofloral remains to provide information concerning plant resources utilized by the occupants of the pit house, particularly evidence for use of wetland resources or farming. Individual charcoal samples representing construction members also were submitted for identification. This site was buried in the floodplain of Las Vegas Wash in southern Nevada and appears to represent occupation around A.D....
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS AT 42CB1279, UTAH (1999)
Site 42CB 1279 in Carbon County, Utah, exhibits rock art evidence of occupations during the Archaic, Fremont, and probable Numic (Ute) time period affiliations. A shallow alcove adjacent to the rock art panels contained a single-component Numic (Ute) occupation. A cultural horizon in the alcove exhibited charcoal-stained soil, faunal materials, and lithic artifacts. No hearth, processing pits, or groundstone were noted in the occupational layer. Pollen and floatation samples were collected...
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS AT 42CB1302, UTAH (1999)
A single hearth or roasting pit at Site 42CB1302 was sampled for pollen and macrofloral remains to provide information concerning plants processed. This site is a small prehistoric camp of unknown temporal affiliation situated in the uplands north of Price, Utah. Other material noted at the site included a two-handed mono and a few pieces of debitage.