Pollen (Material Keyword)
Use for any microscopic plant remains
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The Analysis of a Late Holocene Bison Skull from Fawn Creek, Lemhi County, Idaho, and Its Implications for Understanding the HIstory and Ecology of Bison in the Intermountain West (1997)
In 1995 the skull of a subadult male bison was recovered from the cutbank of Fawn Creek, Lemhi County, Idaho, by a ranger for the Salmon-Challis National Forest. After slowly drying the skull for about a year it was turned over to the Midwest Archeological Center in order to be stabilized and analyzed for clues to the ecology of Late Holocene bison in the Intermountain West. A number of analytical techniques were applied to the skull in order to understand its age of deposition and ecology....
An Analysis of Macrobotanical and Pollen Remains from Several Contexts Associated with the Manchester Boarding House (2006)
Six bulk soil samples and one sample suitable for palynological analysis were submitted to the Fiske Center from a turn-of-the-century tenement boarding house yard in Manchester, New Hampshire. The six soil samples were submitted as pairs of samples taken from both 19th and 20th-century strata in order to examine change in landscape use over time. Macrobotanical analysis found high levels of weedy and ruderal plants in 19th-century context, as well as evidence of low-growing wild fruits such as...
ANALYSIS OF POLLEN AND CHARCOAL FROM THE FOLSOM SITE (29CX1), NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO (2000)
Three pollen and seventeen charcoal samples from the Folsom Site (29CX1) in northeastern New Mexico were sent for identification and analysis. The pollen samples represent sediments above and below the bison bone bed, as well as associated with a bison cranium. The charcoal samples were recovered from the bone bed, a hearth, arroyo fill, and gravels. Botanic components and detrital charcoal were identified, and potentially radiocarbon datable material was separated. Identification of charcoal...
ANALYSIS OF POLLEN AND CHARRED MACROFLORAL REMAINS FROM THE NAHO SANTA THERESA EXCAVATION PROJECT, SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO (1986)
Twenty-three pollen and 42 bulk soil samples were collected in conjunction with the Navajo-Hopi Land Exchange Archaeological Project in the extreme southeastern portion of Dona Ana County, New Mexico. This project is located within the geographic area known as the Mesilla Bolson, a relatively flat plain west of the Rio Grande, referred to as the West Mesa. This plain terminates in a jagged scarp bordering the river plain. Areas of both low and high artifact density were recovered. Features...
AN ANALYSIS OF POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL SAMPLES FROM SITE 14MT138 ALONG THE NORTH FORK OF THE CIMARRON RIVER, KANSAS (2000)
Bulk soil samples were sent from 14MT138 for pollen and macrofloral analysis. The samples were recovered during a site reconnaissance along the North Fork of the Cimarron River on the Cimarron National Grassland in Morton County, Kansas. The samples were excavated from an amorphous organic stain, identified as Feature 1. The feature contained a variety of cultural materials including flecks of charcoal, bone fragments, and chipped stone artifacts. One burial, containing fragmentary human...
AN ANALYSIS OF POLLEN FROM 5MTUMR 2837, MANCOS CANYON, COLORADO (1977)
Site 5MTUMR 2837 is a PII to PIlI transition site in Mancos Canyon located approximately 4 miles southwest of the confluence of Mancos and Johnson Canyon. The site lies approximately 130 meters north of the Mancos River. Six features were sampled within the site, all associated with occupation levels. It was hoped that analysis of these samples would provide data concerning the function of the rooms sampled and environmental data for comparison with other sites which have been sampled in the...
An Analysis of Pollen from Eighteen Soil Samples Recovered From the Upper Garden Area (44FX762/43) at George Washington's Mount Vernon, Mount Vernon, Virginia (2009)
Eighteen soil samples from Feature 44FX762/43 (the Upper Garden Area) at George Washington's Mount Vernon Estate and Gardens in Virginia were submitted to the Fiske Center for palynological analysis in order to aid archaeologists in their reconstruction of this historic garden. While some samples were not suitable for environmental reconstruction due to poor preservation, many economic and ornamental taxa were recovered, as well as a full spectrum of ambient pollen rain. The presence of such...
An Analysis of Pollen from Fort Vancouver, Washington (2008)
The Andrew Fiske Memorial Center for Archaeological Research at the University of Massachusetts Boston conducted a palynological analysis of twenty-four soil samples that were collected from the Fort Vancouver site. The samples were recovered from various contexts associated with the "garden testing area," a "historically documented 8-acre (maximum) formal garden created and maintained by the HBC [Hudson Bay Company] circa 1829-1855." Archaeologists have considered several research questions,...
ANALYSIS OF POLLEN FROM SITES 5MF480 AND 5MF607 , MOFFAT COUNTY , COLORADO (1978)
Colorado State University, under contract to the Bureau of Land Management, undertook a testing and evaluation program in Moffat County which included sites 5MF480 and 5MF607. As a part of this testing program, soil samples were taken from these sites to be analyzed for their pollen content in an attempt to provide information concerning the past environment and native diet.
ANALYSIS OF POLLEN FROM THE SKULL CREEK BASINA FEASIBILITY STUDY (1976)
Soil samples from the Skull Creek study area were submitted for pollen analysis as part of an interdisciplinary, multi-use study of this unique geological area in northwestern Colorado, adjacent to Dinosaur National Monument. The pollen samples were taken in conjunction with an archaeological study and were submitted for analysis by the Craig District Office under contract number CO 010-PH6-1098. This study was designed and conducted as a preliminary feasibility study for pollen analysis of the...
An Analysis of Pollen from Thomas Jefferson's Poplar Forest: the South Profile of the Gully Located within Site B (2009)
Nineteen soil samples from Site B, an early nineteenth-century site located in Thomas Jefferson's Poplar Forest (Virginia) were submitted to the Fiske Center for palynological analysis. Over 100 distinct taxa were recovered from the eleven samples that were considered to be well preserved enough to allow for a representative reconstruction of past environmental conditions. When viewed collectively, the recovered taxa describe a landscape consisting of both managed ornamental grounds and areas of...
An Analysis of Pollen from Two Archaeological Sites in Windsor, Broome County, New York (2009)
Twenty two soil samples from two prehistoric (Middle Archaic to Woodland) Native American sites in Broome County, New York, were submitted to the Fiske Center for palynological analysis. Within these samples, 72 taxa were identified, providing evidence of a changing landscape which was shaped by human land management strategies, including controlled burning and the intentional cultivation of maize (Zea mays) as a food crop.
An Analysis of Pollen Recovered from the Greenhouse at Wye House Plantation, Maryland (2010)
Nineteen soil samples from a historic greenhouse and slave quarter context located at the Wye House Plantation in Maryland were submitted to the Fiske Center for palynological analysis. Over 120 distinct taxa were identified, including many ornamental taxa such as Hibiscus sp. (Hibiscus) and Citrus sp. (lemons, limes and oranges) as well as a full spectrum of ambient pollen rain. Analysis of samples from the slave quarters suggested the possible utilization and/or consumption of plants such as...
ANALYSIS OF RESIDUE FROM AN ANASAZI POT FOR POLLEN AND FIBERS (1981)
The residue recovered from the bottom of an Anasazi black-on-white bowl found in Burial 4 of Group 4 in the Bob Shields Ruins near Goodman School in Montezuma County, Colorado by Cliff Chappell in April of 1961 was examined for pollen and fibers. This bowl had been exposed to the air for many years. Pollen and fiber analysis of the residue in the bottom of this vessel was designed to identify the composition of the residue.
ANALYSIS OF SAMPLES FROM KHOR KHARFOT, DHOFAR, OMAN (2016)
During field excavations in February 2016, numerous stratigraphic sediment samples were collected. Three of these were selected for AMS radiocarbon analysis to include dates on both shell and organics in the form of humates (soil organic matter or SOM) or charcoal, if any could be recovered. Sufficient quantities of sediments were collected from each location to allow pollen and/or phytolith analysis, either as part of the first batch of samples examined or for examination at a later date. In...
ANALYSIS OF STRATIGRAPHIC POLLEN AND PHYTOLITH SAMPLES FROM RIO DEL OSO, NEW MEXICO (2000)
Several stratigraphic columns were sampled in the cut bank at Rio del Oso to recover pollen and phytoliths that will provide a signal of regional and local vegetation through time. This vegetation is expected to be a reflection of both natural and cultural events. Radiocarbon ages are available for many levels, providing tight dating for the stratigraphic columns. The pollen record was examined to provide evidence of changes in both regional and local vegetation, while the phytolith record was...
ANALYSIS OF SURFACE POLLEN SAMPLES AND FEATURE PHYTOLITH SAMPLES AT THE SANCHEZ COPPER DATA RECOVERY PROJECT, GRAHAM COUNTY, ARIZONA (1995)
Previous pollen and macrofloral examination of samples from the Sanchez Copper Data Recovery Project yielded evidence of Gossypium and Zea mays pollen in several of the archaeological features. Because modern cotton is cultivated in this area, it was deemed important to understand the distribution of cotton pollen in this area more fully. Therefore, a series of modern surface samples were examined for pollen to establish the distance that Gossypium pollen are expected to be transported in...
ANALYSIS OF TWO POLLEN/PARASITE AND PHYTOLITH SAMPLES FROM BLOCK 37, LOT 1, SKAGWAY, ALASKA (1998)
Two samples from Block 37 in the town of Skagway, Alaska, were examined for pollen, parasite eggs, and phytoliths. These samples represent the fill of Feature 4B, a probable wooden drainage feature, and Stratum 4 of unknown origin. Evaluation of these samples for pollen and phytoliths was expected to reveal the presence of discarded food remains and local vegetation. A search for parasite eggs was undertaken because one of these proveniences was thought to represent a privy when the samples...
The Anasazi Origins Project (1970)
This is a set of studies and documents relevant to the Anasazi Origins archaeological project directed by Cynthia Irwin- Williams in central New Mexico 1965-1970. Pollen records of surface samples from rockshelter and dune sites representing the Paleoindian (Jay Complex) to Basketmaker time period in the Arroyo Cuervo area. Includes palynological observations by Peter J. Mehringer and J. Schoenwetter, report on the area's alluvial/paleoclimatic chronology by C. Vance Haynes, C. Irwin-Williams'...
The Anasazi Origins Project Digital Archives Initiative
The Anasazi Origins Project (AOP) was led by Cynthia Iriwn-Williams to investigate the antecedents of Ancestral Puebloans, which she called the Oshara Tradition, in the Arroyo Cuervo Region of northwestern New Mexico. This project was fundamental to the understanding of the Archaic period in the northern Southwest at a time when this area was understudied. One result of this monumental investigation is the enormous collection of artifacts, ecofacts, and contextual documents from its field...
The Anasazi Origins Project Digital Archives Initiative: Transferring a Legacy Dataset to a Living Document Using tDAR (2013)
The Anasazi Origins Project Digital Archives Initiative, funded by a Digital Antiquity grant-in- aid, is designed to ingest paper documents (site records, inventory sheet for notes, maps, publications, manuscripts, and presented papers) of the Anasazi Origins Project (AOP) Collection into the Digital Archaeological Record (tDAR), an online international digital repository. Furthermore, an electronic database of the AOP paper documents was created and organized using the Laboratory of...
The Anasazi Origins Project Laboratory of Anthropology Database (2013)
This database compiles data from the site records, inventory sheet for notes, and Administrative Report on the Status of the Anasazi Origins Project (AOP I) Collections Curated at Eastern New Mexico University of the Anasazi Origins Project. The Laboratory of Anthropology site record is used to organize this database.
Ancient Farmers of the Safford Basin: Archaeology of the U.S. 70 Safford-to-Thatcher Project (2004)
In March 1999, Desert Archaeology, Inc., was subcontracted by lnca Engineering to conduct archaeological testing along U.S. 70 between Safford and Thatcher at the behest of the Arizona Department of Transportation. Subsurface features associated with four prehistoric habitation sites (AZ CC:2:235, :289, :290, and :291 [ASM]), two prehistoric canal sites (AZ CC:2:296 and :297), and one late historic-period canal site (AZ CC:2:298) were identified. Except CC:2:291 that was removed from the project...
Ancient Farming Along the Salt River: Data Recovery at a 9th Century Field House Community (AZ T:12:395[ASM]) for the Coral Pointe Development in Phoenix, Arizona (2010)
The City of Phoenix requested that archaeological work be conducted at the location of the proposed Coral Pointe Apartments Project in Phoenix. The Project is on private property but will receive federal funding so the effects of this undertaking on cultural resources must be considered to comply with section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act. According to the City of Phoenix archaeological site files, several prehistoric canals cross the area of potential effect (APE). Although no...