roasting pits, north central Wyoming, pollen, macrofloral (Other Keyword)

DOCUMENT Full-Text Kathryn Puseman. Linda Scott Cummings.

Samples from the fill of two roasting pits at Site 48WA1354 in the Bighorn Basin of north central Wyoming were analyzed for pollen and macrofloral remains. A flat rock also was recovered from one of the roasting pits and washed for pollen. Uncalibrated radiocarbon dates from the features range from 1280 to 1420 BP and suggest use during the Late Prehistoric period. Pollen and macrofloral analyses are used to provide information concerning possible plant resources utilized and/or processed...