Smith River, Montana, Pollen, Phytolith, Starch (Other Keyword)

DOCUMENT Full-Text Linda Scott Cummings.

Sites 24ME333 and 24ME334 represent multiple occupations found in wetlands associated with springs. These features represent repeated occupations approximately 800, 2100, and 2600 years ago. Three features and two control samples were examined for pollen, phytoliths, and starch granules that might indicate what plants, if any, were processed. Bulrush is an abundant resource along the South Fork of the Smith River in eastern southwestern Montana and is suspected to have been an important...