Pollen (Material Keyword)
Use for any microscopic plant remains
1,451-1,475 (2,999 Records)
Pollen analysis was conducted on samples from three sites in connection with archaeological mitigation in the Santa Fe National Forest. Two of the sites represent masonry field houses in Cebollita Canyon occupied during the Pueblo IV period. Samples from these sites were analyzed for pollen to gather data concerning activities conducted at these sites, including functional determinations of specific structures (Table 1). A stratigraphic pollen column was collected from an Archaic lithic...
POLLEN ANALYSIS AT THREE SITES IN THE VERDE VALLEY, ARIZONA (1989)
Pollen samples were analyzed from three sites (AZ N:4:23, PD-11, and PD-12) near Tuzigoot National Monument in the Verde Valley. Occupations include Hohokam, Sinagua, and historic Yavapai. Pollen samples collected at these sites represent living surfaces, a roasting pit, and two rock piles. Pollen analysis identified cultigens grown and addresses the subsistence base.
POLLEN ANALYSIS AT THREE SITES NEAR SHUMWAY, ARIZONA (1989)
Three archaeological sites located between Taylor and Shumway, Arizona along State Highway 77 were sampled for pollen analysis. Sites AZ P:12:33(ASM) and AZ P:12:35(ASM) have been tentatively identified as Archaic through the presence of early projectile points, absence of ceramics, and a single radiocarbon age of 690 ± 150 BC from AZ P:12:35(ASM) (Weaver, personal communication, August 11, 1989). Very little work has been done on Archaic age sites in this area, which represent occupation...
POLLEN ANALYSIS AT TWO FREMONT SITES IN HUNTINGTON CANYON (42EM12109 AND 42EM2095), UTAH (1987)
Fifty-six pollen samples were analyzed from sites 42EH2109 and 42EM2095 in central Utah. These sites are located approximately 100 meters apart along Highway 31 in Huntington Canyon. Located in the extreme northwestern portion of Emery County, these sites both contain evidence of Fremont occupation. Pollen analysis was undertaken to provide evidence of food processing activities, and to delineate plants that were utilized by the occupants of the sites.
POLLEN ANALYSIS AT TWO HIGH ALTITUDE SITES (SLK372 AND SSTl14) NEAR CLIMAX, COLORADO (1981)
Two high altitude sites in Summit and Lake Counties (SSTl14 and SLK372) were examined for their pollen content in connection with archaeological mitigation. These sites were sampled stratigraphically in an effort to define paleoenvironmental changes in this area. Unfortunately, the soil deposition was relatively shallow at both sites, thus compacting the relatively long time sequences and yielding few pollen samples. The pollen samples were removed from defined natural stratigraphic units...
POLLEN ANALYSIS AT TWO SITES IN SAND WASH BASIN, SMF1827 AND SMF1818 (1985)
Sites SMF1827 and SMF18l8 were sampled for pollen to gather both paleoenvironmental and subsistence data. Both sites are located in the northwestern portion of Sand Wash Basin in northwestern Colorado. Site 5MT1827 is located near the rim of the basin and was stratigraphically sampled to collect paleoenvironmental data. In addition, a single ash pocket was also sampled for pollen. Site 5MT1818 is located approximately 3 miles to the east of SMT1827. Two features were sampled for...
POLLEN ANALYSIS AT TWO SITES IN THE JEMEZ MOUNTAIN RANGE (1988)
Stratigraphic pollen samples were collected from two sites in the Santa Fe National Forest of the Jemez Mountain Range. These sites are believed to have functioned as obsidian procurement areas. Pollen samples were collected from stratigraphic units at both samples, and were analyzed to provide paleoenvironmental data.
POLLEN ANALYSIS AT TWO SITES IN THE PLACITAS PARCEL, NEW MEXICO (1983)
Pollen samples were taken in conjunction with archaeological texting at two archaeological sites (PL30A and PL32A) in the Placitas Parcel to assist in the interpretation of these sites. Pollen analysis was undertaken both to study the paleoenvironment and to investigate local subsistence patterns at these sites. The samples analyzed in this study represent both stratigraphic deposits and features.
POLLEN ANALYSIS AT TWO SITES OVERLOOKING WHITE RIVER, RIO BLANCO COUNTY, COLORADO (1989)
Pollen samples were collected from rock features at two sites in Rio Blanco County in northwestern Colorado. Located on a bench approximately 11 miles east of Rangely, these sites overlook the White River. Two features at each site were sampled for pollen. The features are described as concentrations of river-worn cobbles similar to agricultural features in Arizona. The purpose of pollen analysis at these sites was to search for evidence of agriculture.
POLLEN ANALYSIS AT WAIKAPU, MAUl (1989)
Dry land agricultural features were noted during archaeological investigations. Located on the leeward slopes of the West Maui Mountains, the area receives drainage from the higher West Maui Mountains. Eight trenches were sampled stratigraphically for pollen to examine evidence of agricultural activity.
POLLEN ANALYSIS COMPARED TO AN ARCHAEOCLIMATIC MODEL AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS FOR SITES AZ CC:1:89 AND AZ CC:2:299, AZNG-SAFFORD, ARIZONA (2005)
Sites AZ CC:1:89 and AZ CC:2:299 belong to a large cultural complex containing 29 sites located in Maricopa County, Arizona, near the Gila River approximately 160 miles east of Phoenix. Both sites are thought to have been prehistoric. Site AZ CC:1:89 consists of rock ring features associated with a low density sherd and lithic scatter, while site AZ CC:2:299 is probably a prehistoric horticultural site that also contains seven rock piles and a chipped-stone scatter. Four samples collected...
POLLEN ANALYSIS FOR 24BH2317 AND 24BH2613, SOUTHEASTERN MONTANA (1999)
Both sites 24BH2317 and 24BH2613 are located in southeastern Montana on the west side of the present Tongue River Reservoir. Site 24BH2317 is a tipi ring campsite located on the upland, moderately rolling short grass and sagebrush prairie bordering the flooded valley of the Tongue River. This site appears to have a radiocarbon date of 3930 + 60 BP, indicating a McKean occupation. Four pollen samples were collected stratigraphically from the fill within Stone Circle 6 to identify vegetation...
POLLEN ANALYSIS FOR 26CK948, THE SPRINGS PRESERVE, LAS VEGAS VALLEY, NEVADA (2004)
Two samples, representing fill from a single hearth at depths of 24 and 40 cm, respectively, were collected in a pit structure to determine if there is evidence of processing plants.
POLLEN ANALYSIS FOR 48SW13552, THE CRESCENT SITE, WYOMING (2006)
The Crescent Site, 48SW13552, is a camp site located in Sweetwater County, Wyoming. Thirty-seven features were recorded during the excavation of two block sets at the site. A backhoe trench was also placed on a north-south trajectory through the middle of the site. Radiocarbon dating of features indicate three distinct phases associated with the cultural component of the site, which were subsequently identified as the Opal Phase, the Pine Springs Phase, and the Uinta Phase. Thirteen...
POLLEN ANALYSIS FOR 5ME5997, 5ME6141, AND 5ME6144, GLADE PARK, COLORADO (2007)
Six pollen samples, collected from three archaeological sites, were examined to provide information concerning possible processing activities associated with the use of the pits represented. All three sites are located in the area surrounding Clark Wash near Glade Park in Mesa County, Colorado. Radiocarbon ages place occupation of these sites within the past approximately 1700 years, with the most recent age being approximately 150 BP.
POLLEN ANALYSIS FOR 5MV1931, MOREFIELD CANYON, COLORADO (1998)
Twelve pollen samples were examined from sediments of a probable water collection facility in Morefield Canyon, Colorado. This study was designed to evaluate the deposition of sediments deposited into this facility to contribute to the interpretation of the function of this feature. These samples were selected from deposits with differing flow rates to compare the pollen contents of these sediments and to assist in identifying the origin of the sediments.
POLLEN ANALYSIS FOR A SEDIMENT SAMPLE FROM THE PRUITT SHELTER NO.1, 3NW1308, NEWTON COUNTY, ARKANSAS (2018)
Pruitt Shelter No. 1 (3NW1308) is situated along a steep bluff face of the Buffalo River, Newton County, Arkansas. Site 3NW1308 is estimated to have been occupied during the Late Pleistocene or Early Holocene, as well as during the Early Archaic through the Late Mississippian, the latter represented by lithics recovered from the site. A midden that appears to have been deposited between approximately AD 600 and 1600 was sampled for pollen analysis.
POLLEN ANALYSIS FOR AREAS 8/9 AND 14 AT PUEBLO SALADO, ARIZONA (1991)
Pollen and phytolith samples were examined from a variety of occupational proveniences within areas 8/9 and 14 at Pueblo Salado to examine the subsistence record. In addition to identifying vegetal elements of the subsistence base, examination of pollen from occupational proveniences provides evidence of patterns of economic activities. Pollen may contribute to an understanding of functional differentiation of space at Pueblo Salado, an element of Problem Domain I. Examination of the pollen...
POLLEN ANALYSIS FOR AZ 88:13:1, THE ZANARDELLI SITE, SOUTHERN ARIZONA (2004)
The Zanardelli site (AZ 88:13:1) is a large Classic period site located on the east side of the Santa Cruz River. Composite floor samples were collected to observe the types of pollen deposited inside the structures. Although the original research design was oriented towards comparison of results from several phases within the Classic occupation, final assignment of occupation for the structures represented by pollen samples does not provide sufficient variety to note changes through time.
POLLEN ANALYSIS FOR AZ EE:9:174 (2003)
Site AZ EE:9:174, situated along the Santa Cruz River slightly north of the international border between Mexico and Arizona, exhibited several structures and at least one deep, bellshaped, extramural pit. Four pollen samples were selected as composite floor samples from structures to identify pollen representing plants growing in the vicinity of these sites during occupation and also to represent any plants processed in the structures. In addition, a fifth sample, from a large, deep,...
POLLEN ANALYSIS FOR AZ T:12:413(ASM), ROESER HACIENDAS DATA RECOVERY, ARIZONA (2012)
Site AZ T:12:413(ASM) contains evidence of occupation during at least the Pioneer, Sedentary, and Classic periods. Ceramics, which were primarily plainware, did not provide good temporal resolution. The area probably was used for farming and related activities over a period of centuries. Pollen samples were collected from a variety of locations at this site, and samples were selected for analysis from the Pioneer, Sedentary, and Classic periods. The samples represent a variety of protein in...
POLLEN ANALYSIS FOR CA-SDI-13655, CALIFORNIA (2005)
Three pollen samples collected from a presumed lithic quarry site (CA-SDI-13,655) were examined to provide information concerning local vegetation from the present and at two points in the past. At present, no cultural affiliation has been ascribed to this site located in the western foothills of the Santa Margarita Mountains.
POLLEN ANALYSIS FOR CÍFER-PÁC, A ROMAN MILITARY MARCHING CAMP, AND IŽA-LEÁNYVÁR, SLOVAKIA (2009)
Eight pollen samples from two archaeological sites in Slovakia were submitted for analysis. These samples represent Cífer-Pác, a Roman military marching camp located just southeast of the small town of Cifer, and Iža-Leányvár, located on the north side of the Danube River.
POLLEN ANALYSIS FOR DEER PARK (36WO80), PENNSYLVANIA (2004)
Thirteen stratigraphic samples were submitted for pollen analysis from site 36WO80, Deer Park, Pennsylvania. The site is located along Tunkhannock Creek in Wyoming County. The stratigraphic record, including some flood episodes, represents an period of sediment accumulation during the Mid-to-Late-Archaic, based on recovery of projectile points.
POLLEN ANALYSIS FOR KOLO 29, A FISHPOND ON KAUA'I, HAWAI'I (2004)
Four samples were collected stratigraphically from sediments of a fishpond at Koloa, Kaua'i, Hawai'i. Pollen analysis was conducted to identify local vegetation at the time of use of this fishpond.