Pollen (Material Keyword)
Use for any microscopic plant remains
1,576-1,600 (2,999 Records)
A single sample from a gleyed, organic-rich sandy layer within deposits identified as representing a brackish estuary for the Maunalua 2 Project was examined for pollen in an effort to confirm that this area was used as a fish pond. In addition, pollen analysis has the potential to identify some of the local plants growing at the time this area was used.
POLLEN ANALYSIS OF CANAL TRAVERTINE, TEHUACAN VALLEY, MEXICO (2000)
Pollen samples were examined from two separate field seasons: 1993 and 2000. The first pollen study was undertaken to evaluate the potential for pollen recovery from a variety of proveniences such as abandoned agricultural fields, tecoates and travertine, as well as different types of soil horizons. Evidence of agriculture and accompanying agricultural weeds was sought in the agricultural samples. Recovery and identification of pollen was attempted and evaluated for samples from the...
Pollen Analysis of Cochiti Project Materials: Preliminary Report (1964)
This study of 23 pollen samples allows recognition of a sequence of ecosystem changes occurring in central New Mexico between A.D. 1280 and 1400 and also in the 1650 - 1750 period. It also discusses the effects of such changes on aboriginal maize agriculture. Draft of the report included in Archaeological Excavations at Pueblo del Encierro (1976). Pollen diagram and tables missing.
POLLEN ANALYSIS OF CORE SAMPLES FROM KAMO’OMAIKA’I FISH POND, HALELE’A DISTRICT, KAUA’I, HAWAII (2011)
Seven pollen samples collected from four separate cores at the Kamo’omaika’i fish pond in the Hanalei Ahupua’a of the Halele’a district in Kaua’i were examined (Table 1). The historic use of the area as a fishpond and also for rice agriculture is documented in the historic record. The use of this area prior to 1816, when it was described as a fish pond, is explored through this pollen analysis.
POLLEN ANALYSIS OF CORES FROM SITE GA426, OFFSHORE NEAR GALVESTON, TEXAS (2011)
Five sediment samples from two cores collected at site GA426, located approximately 31 miles offshore near Galveston, Texas, were examined for pollen. The site is on an old river terrace that is now submerged in an estuary or back bay. The site is a possible Paleoindian site that is expected to date to between approximately 9,000 and 10,000 BP. The area was above water during the last glacial maximum and was subsequently submerged in the range of 8,400 to 10,000 BP (Patrick Hesp, personal...
POLLEN ANALYSIS OF DAUB, 5RB705, CANYON PINTADO, COLORADO (2005)
Two daub samples, possibly representing roofing material, were recovered from within a granary at site 5RB705 in northwestern Colorado. The granary is believed to date to ca. 1,000 BP. Daub samples were analyzed for pollen to determine the origin of the mud used to plaster the granary.
POLLEN ANALYSIS OF EIGHT SITES ALONG THE MAPCO PIPELINE IN SOUTHWESTERN COLORADO (1981)
Eight sites along the Mapco pipeline trench in southwestern Colorado were selected for pollen analysis. These sites represent BM III to P II occupations from Dove Creek on the northwest to a point 3 km west of Dolores, as well as a single site near Durango.
POLLEN ANALYSIS OF FA 2-13 (1983)
Site FA 2-13 is an Archaic or Basketmaker II open campsite located in the Farmington Glade Arroyo system. The site is situated on a stabilized sand dune on the west side of a sandstone cliff in a microecotone between the pinyon and juniper vegetation and the scrub-grassland of the bottom of the Farmington Glade Arroyo where various grasses, sagebrush (Artemisia), rabbitbrush (Chrysothamnus), and snakeweed (Gutierrezia--a high-spine Compositae) predominate. Water is currently available only...
POLLEN ANALYSIS OF FEATURES AT SITES 42DA 364, 42DA 617, 42DA 690, AND 42DA 693 IN THE DUTCH JOHN PRIVATIZATION SURVEY, UINTA MOUNTAINS, UTAH (1999)
Fill from four features at four different sites in the Dutch John Privatization Survey was examined to identify any potential that these features were used to process biscuit root. The features all represent Archaic occupations in Ashley National Forest near Vernal, Utah. Combined pollen and starch granule analysis was undertaken to identify use of the features because processing biscuit root can leave information both in the form of Apiaceae pollen and recovery of starch granules typical...
POLLEN ANALYSIS OF FEATURES AT THE KRUEGER SITE, NA19,765 (1988)
Twenty extramural pits at the Krueger site (NAI9,765) in southern Arizona were examined for pollen. This Classic period Hohokam site may represent either a small village that was permanently inhabited or a seasonally reoccupied camp that appears to have been occupied during the Soho phase (AD 1100-1200).·A·variety of plant/food processing activities are assumed to have been undertaken at this site. Three research questions have been posed for the pollen (and macrofloral) analysis at this...
POLLEN ANALYSIS OF FEATURES FROM FOUR SITES ON GUAM (1996)
Pollen analysis was undertaken on five samples from four archaeological sites in the Naval Activities Ordinance Annex. Several rivers run through this hilly area, and the sites examined for pollen evidence are associated with the Maemong and Bonya Rivers. Pollen analysis examined four sites to obtain information concerning prehistoric vegetation at the time of occupation. All four sites exhibit at least some evidence of prehistoric occupation that ranges in time from late Transitional...
POLLEN ANALYSIS OF FIELD SEDIMENTS FROM WAWAKIKI, SOUTH COAST, PERU (2003)
Twenty sediment samples collected from agricultural terraces at Wawakiki along the southern coast of Peru in the Department of Moquegua. Four different time periods are represented at this site, dating from the Early Ceramic (extending to approximately AD 700- 800), the Chiribaya (AD 800-1350), the Early Spanish Colonial Period (AD 1600-1750), and finally the Late Spanish Colonial/Early Modern Era (AD 1750-1900). Although Wawakiki is one of a series of spring-fed agricultural systems north...
POLLEN ANALYSIS OF FIVE ADDITIONAL TERRACES AT MACHU PICCHU, PERU (2002)
Previous testing on five terraces at Machu Picchu yielded a wide variety of pollen representing grasses, cloud forest plants, and agricultural crops. Previously, pollen samples were examined from three depths on five terraces to assess the quality of pollen preservation, provide a pollen record of plants growing on and near the terraces, and identify the presence of any agricultural crops (Cummings 2000). That study yielded sufficient pollen preservation and a wide variety of pollen...
POLLEN ANALYSIS OF FIVE GROUNDSTONE FROM SITES 42WS4001 AND 42WS4005, WASHINGTON COUNTY, UTAH (2022)
Five groundstone recovered from Sites 42WS4001 and 42WS4005, located in Washington County, Utah, were submitted for pollen analysis. Previous archaeological investigation at multiple nearby sites in Sand Hollow yielded extensive pollen and macrofloral records (Scott Cummings and Puseman 2001; Scott Cummings et al. 2009; Baxter et al. 2009).
POLLEN ANALYSIS OF FIVE SITES (48SWl695, 48SWl690, 48CR698, 48CR40, AND 48ABl8) ALONG THE TRAILBLAZER PIPELINE IN SOUTHERN WYOMING (1981)
Forty-six pollen samples were selected for analysis from five archaeological sites (48SW1695, 48SW1,690, 48CR698, 48DR40, and 48AB18) along the Trailblazer Pipeline in southern Wyoming. These sites are associated with relatively stabilized dunes or aeolian depositions in Sweetwater, Carbon, and Albany Counties. The samples represent stratigraphic columns removed from each of the sites to gather information concerning the paleoenvironment in southern and southwestern Wyoming. These changes...
POLLEN ANALYSIS OF FIVE SITES ALONG THE YAMPA RIVER IN MOFFAT COUNTY , COLORADO (1981)
In connection with archaeological mitigation for the Colowyo Railroad in Moffat County, Colorado, pollen samples were taken from five sites in an attempt to expand the database for paleo-environmental interpretations in the area. Three of the sites were open sites, including 5MF338 (Upper Round Bottom Site), 5MF340 (Lower Round Bottom Site), and 5MF460 (Perseverance Site). Two rockshelters were also represented; 5MF281 (Empire Park Site) and 5MF435 (Duffy Shelter).
POLLEN ANALYSIS OF FOUR HEARTHS FROM THE CUL-DE-SAC SITE, 48SW13648, SOUTHWESTERN WYOMING (2006)
The Cul-de-Sac Site, 48SW13648, is a prehistoric camp in Sweetwater County, Wyoming. Six radiocarbon dates, ranging from 1540 to 1900 BP, were obtained from hearth features at the site and indicate at least two occupations dating to the Uinta Phase of the Late Prehistoric period. Four pollen samples were recovered from individual hearths in order to determine possible plant resources available to occupants of the site.
POLLEN ANALYSIS OF FOUR METATES FROM 5ME3969 (1984)
Four metates from 5ME3969 were selected for pollen analysis. The ground surfaces of the metates were washed to liberate any pollen remaining on them as a result of grinding foods. Pollen analysis was conducted on the metate wash samples in an effort to determine wllat foods may have been processed.
POLLEN ANALYSIS OF FOUR METATES FROM KINNEY SPRINGS ARROYO, LARIMER COUNTY, COLORADO (1988)
Four metates were collected from SLR144, a deeply stratified site on the bank of Kinney Springs Arroyo. Occupied during the early ceramic or late archaic period (AD 900-1000), this site yielded evidence of a square to rectangular house. These metates were selected for analysis to provide evidence of subsistence activity at the site. Evidence of the growth and use of cultigens (specifically corn) was sought on the metates. In addition, the pollen record addresses evidence of the possible...
POLLEN ANALYSIS OF FOUR SAMPLES FROM THE MOKAPU 12 PROJECT, KANEOHE BAY, OAHU, HAWAI'I (2001)
Four sediment samples were collected during archaeological monitoring of excavations associated with airfield pavement repair in the southern portion of the airfield at Mokapu Peninsula Marine Corps Base, Kaneohe Bay, Oahu. These sediments were sampled in an effort to identify vegetation change during development of wetland and shoreline environments in the southern portion of the peninsula.
POLLEN ANALYSIS OF FOUR SEDIMENT SAMPLES FROM SITE 48SW13143, SWEETWATER COUNTY, WYOMING (2019)
Site 48SW13143 (18-WAS-008) is located on the southeastern slope of a northeast/southwest-trending low ridge complex in the Washakie Basin of Sweetwater County, Wyoming. During data recovery excavation in connection with the Mountain Gas Resources Caprock 1599-23-41H Pipeline Evaluative Testing, three sub-surface basin hearth features, including Features 1 and 3, were discovered within an area (ca. 8 x 6 m) containing four previously recorded, scattered hearth features and a possible ash dump...
POLLEN ANALYSIS OF FOUR SITES ON THE MOGOLLON RIM, ARIZONA (1987)
Four sites located at the edge of the Mogollon Rim near Show Low were sampled for their pollen content. These sites are located near the vicinity of Show Low within five miles of the Mogollon Rim. in eastern Arizona. All four sites are considered to be farmsteads, which are larger than field houses, but not large enough to be considered residential sites. All of the sites appear to be 4-6 room roomblocks and exhibit extramural features. Sites NA 18, 175 and NA 18, 216 are roughly...
POLLEN ANALYSIS OF GROUNDSTONE AND CHARCOAL IDENTIFICATION AT 48SU1753, SOUTHWEST WYOMING (2000)
Several groundstone artifacts and one charcoal sample were sent for analysis and identification. The samples were recovered from a slab-lined fire pit during investigations at site 48SU1753 in southwest Wyoming. The radiocarbon dates for the site range from 4280 ± 70 BP to 1500 ± 60 BP, placing the earlier components of the site in of the Pine Springs Phase of the Late Archaic and the later components in the Uinta Phase of the Late Prehistoric. The groundstone artifacts were sent to the lab...
POLLEN ANALYSIS OF GROUNDSTONE AND SOIL SAMPLES FROM THE BLACKJACK SITE (31CD1035) AND THE MCFADYEN POND SITE (31CD1008), NORTH CAROLINA (2011)
Three soil samples and one ground stone artifact from upland sites in the Sandhills of North Carolina were submitted for pollen analysis. The Blackjack Site (31CD1035) and the McFadyen Pond Site (31CD1008), both of which are of unknown cultural affiliation and date, are in vegetational communities dominated by longleaf pine, wire grass, and small oaks. Samples examined from the blackjack site represent a ground stone wash and soil collected from beneath the ground stone artifact. The McFayden...
POLLEN ANALYSIS OF GROUNDSTONE FROM SITES 5MF435 and 5MF436 MOFFAT COUNTY, COLORADO (1979)
Several pieces of groundstone from sites 5MF435 and 5MF436 were washed to determine if there was any evidence of their use to grind vegetable foods. Five pieces of groundstone from 5MF435 (Duffy Shelter), including 1 mano, 3 metates, and 1 piece of groundstone, were washed for analysis. The Empire Park Site (SMF436) yielded 6 manos, 4 metates, and 4 pieces of groundstone, which were washed for pollen analysis (Table 1). Sites 5MF435 and SMF436 are both rock shelters. Site 5MF435 is located...