Pollen (Material Keyword)
Use for any microscopic plant remains
1,551-1,575 (2,999 Records)
A red quartzite metate with a single grinding facet was recovered from a ridge top in Moffat County, Colorado. The ground surface of the metate was found face down, and although the metate was recovered from the present day ground surface, it is believed to be in situ. The circumstances of recovery lead to exploratory pollen and starch analysis in an attempt to provide information regarding the utilization of the artifact.
POLLEN ANALYSIS OF A PREHISTORIC, BURNT ROCK FEATURE, BIG SKY RANCH, CALIFORNIA (2003)
One subsurface feature described as a "charcoaly" layer located beneath layers of burned cobbles was discovered during blading within a small tributary canyon at Big Sky Ranch near Simi Valley, California. The feature does not appear to be associated with known archaeological sites in the area. One sample from the feature was examined for pollen to provide a description of local and regional vegetation that could be interpreted to describe environmental conditions and potential economic...
POLLEN ANALYSIS OF A ROASTING PIT AT AR-03-12-06-1587 NEAR RYE, ARIZONA (1989)
A single pollen sample was collected from a roasting pit at AR-03-12- 06-1587. This was the only feature present at the small prehistoric artifact scatter. Located on a colluvial slope, the feature was been severely eroded.
POLLEN ANALYSIS OF A SAMPLE FROM LOT 4, BLOCK 39, SKAGWAY, ALASKA (2005)
A single sample collected from soil known as Feature 2 or stratum F on Lot 4, Block 39 in Skagway was submitted for pollen and phytolith analysis. A house stood on this lot between approximately 1918 and 1936, then was demolished. Pollen and phytolith analyses were undertaken in an attempt to identify the soil’s origins.
POLLEN ANALYSIS OF A SAMPLE FROM THE SIBLEY SITE 1, SQUAW BAY, ONTARIO, CANADA (2018)
One sediment sample from a 50 mm diameter core sample taken from the Sibley Site 1, Squaw Bay, Ontario, was collected and submitted for pollen analysis. The core exhibited rhythmic clay with visible dark and light bands. A portion of the core was AMS radiocarbon dated, producing an age of 13,800 ± 60 14C BP (Fred Dean, personal communication, September 6, 2018). The sample was submitted to identify the local vegetation around Lake Superior during the late Pleistocene.
POLLEN ANALYSIS OF A SEDIMENT CORE AT 8SL17, THE DOUGLAS BEACH SITE (1988)
A sediment core and three bulk samples collected from beneath the Gold Wreck at the Douglas Beach Site in 1978 represent prehistoric sediments beneath later Spanish material. The core was collected approximately one meter below the existing beach sand in approximately 12-15 feet of water. Three bulk samples were collected for analysis above the core. A dark, organic layer was included in the core, which may represent a backwater lagoon. The present backwater lagoon is located behind a...
POLLEN ANALYSIS OF A SEDIMENT SAMPLE COLLECTED IN ASSOCIATION WITH A BISON SKULL, WEATHERMEN DRAW, SOUTH-CENTRAL MONTANA (2005)
A single soil sample was collected from a test unit at the Skull Site 1 in Weathermen Draw, south-central Montana. Weathermen Draw, owned by the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, is characterized by numerous deep canyons extending from a central ridge and plateau. Pollen analysis was conducted on this sample to establish a record of vegetation associated with the bison skull for which this site was named.
POLLEN ANALYSIS OF A SEDIMENT SAMPLE FROM SITE 44FX113, FAIRFAX COUNTY, VIRGINIA (2018)
Site 44FX113 is located in Fairfax County, Virginia on the upland portion of the Coastal Plain Province. Within the site is an isolated planting bed. Although the site is historic, there are no records indicating the use of an isolated planting bed as a flower garden, kitchen garden, or a combination of the two. A sediment sample was taken from the planting bed situated in Feature 17-5 in Unit S98W25 approximately 1.25 feet beneath the modern ground surface and within 100 feet of a domestic...
POLLEN ANALYSIS OF A SINGLE CYLINDRICAL HEARTH/OVEN, 48CA3030, WYOMING (2002)
Fill from a small diameter, cylindrical hearth/oven was examined for pollen and starches. This hearth probably dates between AD 600-AD 950 and is located on Horse Creek.
POLLEN ANALYSIS OF A SINGLE METATE, AZ E:12:ll (1990)
A single metate recovered from AZ E:12:ll, near Lukachukai, Arizona was washed for pollen. Pollen analysis was designed to address use of this metate for food processing,
POLLEN ANALYSIS OF A SINGLE PIT FROM AZ BB:6:50, ARIZONA (1990)
A single pollen sample collected from a pit (Feature 1) at AZ BB:6:50 (ASM), was analyzed for pollen. The site is located at an elevation of approximately 4000 feet on a bajada between Oracle and San Manuel to the northeast of Tucson. The area is heavily dissected. Pollen analysis was undertaken in an effort to define activities in the pit.
POLLEN ANALYSIS OF A SINGLE SAMPLE FROM 24JT296, A LATE PREHISTORIC BISON KILL/PROCESSING SITE, CENTRAL MONTANA (2000)
A single pollen sample from 24JT296, an open air, Late Prehistoric bison kill/processing site, was examined to provide information concerning local vegetation. A radiocarbon age of 450 BP was returned for this site, which is situated on the first terrace adjoining Surprise Creek.
POLLEN ANALYSIS OF A SINGLE SAMPLE FROM AN HISTORIC ROASTING PIT AT LOS MUERTOS (AZ U:9:56(ASM) (1989)
A single pollen sample was collected from the base of a roasting pit, which was thought to be prehistoric at the time of excavation. The Hemenway Expedition field camp was noted to be located in the general vicinity of this site. Severe historic and modern disturbances were also noted to this area, including agricultural cultivation and plowing since the late 1800s. The pollen sample was collected and analyzed in an effort to provide subsistence data concerning use of the roasting pit.
POLLEN ANALYSIS OF A SINGLE SAMPLE FROM HAMMOND DRAW, 5RB4254, COLORADO (2012)
Hammond Draw Cave (5RB4254) is a rock shelter located east of the town of Rangely in northwestern Colorado. A single soil sample, collected from floor deposits within this small rock shelter was submitted for pollen analysis. A charcoal sample from this same area and level returned a radiocarbon date of 1280 ± 60 BP.
POLLEN ANALYSIS OF A SINGLE SAMPLE FROM THE NATIONAL CITY MASTODON, CALIFORNIA (2009)
A single sediment sample associated with the National City Mastodon in California was submitted for pollen analysis to examine feasibility of recovering and identifying pollen from these deposits.
POLLEN ANALYSIS OF A SINGLE SAMPLE FROM THE OAHU 6 PROJECT, HONOLULU, OAHU, HAWAI’I (2007)
A single pollen sample was collected at a depth between 1.6 and 1.8 m below the surface in an industrial area of Honolulu at the Makoloa Electrical substation on Makaloa Street. Pollen analysis was undertaken to provide information as to whether this area had functioned as a fishpond and whether or not it contained pollen from European-introduced plants.
POLLEN ANALYSIS OF A SINKHOLE AT BARBER'S POINT, OAHU, HAWAII (1988)
Eight pollen samples were collected from a sinkhole 2 m in diameter and 2 m deep at site #50-Oa-B6-2BO. At the time of occupation, during historic times, this area of the Ewa Plain was used as a seasonal fishing/habitation area. Small vegetable gardens were planted where possible on the bedrock or in shallow sinkholes. The pollen samples were collected stratigraphically from the sinkhole in an effort to obtain information concerning the vegetation in this area, and identify any evidence...
POLLEN ANALYSIS OF A SLAB-LINED HEARTH, 48LN3701 (2001)
Fill from a slab-lined hearth at 48LN3701, a site exhibiting primarily lithic debris, was examined for pollen. This hearth yielded a radiocarbon age of 5220 +/- 80 BP. Pollen analysis was conducted in an effort to recover evidence of food processing activities associated with this hearth.
POLLEN ANALYSIS OF A SLAB-LINED PIT AT 5ME5962, COLORADO (1989)
A single slab-lined feature was excavated at 5ME5962 and sampled for pollen. Analysis of this sample was undertaken in an attempt to identify subsistence activities associated with the use of this feature.
POLLEN ANALYSIS OF A STRATIGRAPHIC PROFILE AND A FEATURE AT 48SW13156, SWEETWATER COUNTY, WYOMING (2004)
Site 48SW13156 is a buried, open camp site, containing numerous features and stains dating to between 9430±40 and 8150±40 RCYBP. All of the features were noted in the lower portion of stratum A or the upper portion of stratum E. Two modern samples, collected from different modern vegetation communities, were analyzed as controls for the site. Eleven stratigraphic samples collected at ten centimeter intervals from a buried A horizon that overlaid the cultural A stratum 90wn through stratum K...
POLLEN ANALYSIS OF A WETLANDS NEAR AUA VILLAGE, BORA BORA, AMERICAN SAMOA (1995)
Four samples were collected from a former marsh or wetlands associated with Aua Village. This analysis was undertaken to provide information concerning plants growing in this wetland area.
POLLEN ANALYSIS OF A WOODLAND MIDDEN AT 15GD44, GARRARD COUNTY, KENTUCKY (2002)
Two samples were examined from a Woodland site (15GD44) in Garrard County, Kentucky. These samples represent a midden and the overlying disturbed horizon. The midden was examined in an effort to identify plant remains discarded by Woodland occupants of this site.
POLLEN ANALYSIS OF ADOBE BLOCKS FROM PIO PICO ADOBE (CA-LAN-1179H), SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA (2000)
Pollen analysis of four adobe blocks from Pio Pico's El Ranchito was designed to place these adobe bricks in their proper historical perspective. Three of the adobe bricks were from areas of the site with known building episodes. The fourth brick was from an adobe that was part of a wall that was not securely dated. Pollen analysis was undertaken in an effort to compare the pollen records of these individual bricks and assign a date for the fourth date based on its similarity to one of the...
POLLEN ANALYSIS OF AGRICULTURAL DEPOSITS NEAR WEST LOCH, OAHU (1987)
Pollen samples were collected in conjunction with the archaeological survey of an historic settlement on the edge of West Loch in the flood plain of the Honouliuli Stream. Pollen samples were collected from trenches through areas that displayed probable fishpond or pond field sediments. These locations have been identified with the assistance of both historic information and examination of the sediments. Pollen analysis was oriented toward the recovery of pollen types that would indicate...
POLLEN ANALYSIS OF AN ARCHAIC CAMPSITE (AR 03-10-08-422) IN LOS ALAMOS COUNTY, NEW MEXICO (1981)
Site AR 03-10-08-422 is an Archaic campsite located on a forested slope in Water Canyon, Los Alamos County, New Mexico. The site is situated on a southeast-facing slope at an elevation of about 8450 feet above sea level and displays elements of both the Transition and Canadian vegetation zones (Friedlander and Pinyan 1980). Weber (1976) assigns plants at this altitude to the Upper Montane and Lower Subalpine zones. A steep slope rises sharply from the northern edge of the site, and the...