Kentucky, pollen , phytolith (Other Keyword)

DOCUMENT Full-Text Linda Scott Cummings. Thomas E. Moutoux.

Paired pollen and phytolith samples represent stratigraphic sediments at 15Ct32 and 15Ct33. The largest temporal sequence is present at 15Ct32-1/15Ct32-2, where Late Paleoindian, Early Archaic, Archaic, and Woodland sediments were sampled. Early Archaic and Archaic sediments were sampled at 15Ct33. Pollen and phytolith records obtained from these sediments were analyzed to assess past vegetation communities and provide information concerning the paleoenvironment. Results from these sites...