Las Cruces, NM, macrofloral (Other Keyword)

DOCUMENT Full-Text Linda J. Scott. PaleoResearch Institute. Margaret Van Ness.

Thirteen flotation samples and one charcoal sample from four archaeological sites in the vicinity of Las Cruces, New Mexico were processed and analyzed. The purpose of this investigation was to recover and identify archaeologically significant macrobotanical remains and, therefore, gain a better undertanding of prehistoric plant use. All of the analyzed samples were removed from archaeologically defined hearths and roasting pits (Table 1).