Hearth Fill (Other Keyword)
26-50 (70 Records)
Two samples, representing fill from a single hearth at depths of 24 and 40 cm, respectively, were collected in a pit structure to determine if there is evidence of processing plants.
POLLEN ANALYSIS FOR 5ME5997, 5ME6141, AND 5ME6144, GLADE PARK, COLORADO (2007)
Six pollen samples, collected from three archaeological sites, were examined to provide information concerning possible processing activities associated with the use of the pits represented. All three sites are located in the area surrounding Clark Wash near Glade Park in Mesa County, Colorado. Radiocarbon ages place occupation of these sites within the past approximately 1700 years, with the most recent age being approximately 150 BP.
POLLEN ANALYSIS FOR SITE 48SW11618, SWEETWATER COUNTY, WYOMING (2005)
Seven samples from hearth and posthole fill at the Shadow Site (48SW11618) in southwestern Wyoming were examined for pollen. The samples represent a Late Uinta Phase Prehistoric component, and radiocarbon testing of charcoal from Feature 1 returned a 2-sigma calibrated date of 1300 to 1170 B.P. (Beta-208787).
POLLEN ANALYSIS FOR THE MARK TWAIN SITE (48SW13992), SOUTHWEST WYOMING (2003)
The Mark Twain site (48SW13992) exhibits evidence of at least three occupation components. The oldest component includes three hearths, two of which were excavated into the regolith immediately above bedrock. Feature 3 yielded a radiocarbon age of 4410 ± 50 B.P. (2 Sigma 5280-5170 B.P., 5130 - 5100 B.P., and 5080 - 4860 B.P.). Features 3 and 4, both from this occupation, were sampled for pollen (Table 1). The middle occupation is represented by Feature 5, a basin-shaped hearth, that yielded...
POLLEN ANALYSIS OF FOUR HEARTHS FROM THE CUL-DE-SAC SITE, 48SW13648, SOUTHWESTERN WYOMING (2006)
The Cul-de-Sac Site, 48SW13648, is a prehistoric camp in Sweetwater County, Wyoming. Six radiocarbon dates, ranging from 1540 to 1900 BP, were obtained from hearth features at the site and indicate at least two occupations dating to the Uinta Phase of the Late Prehistoric period. Four pollen samples were recovered from individual hearths in order to determine possible plant resources available to occupants of the site.
POLLEN ANALYSIS OF THREE MANOS RECOVERED IN A STRUCTURE, AND POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS OF FILL FROM A HEARTH, AT THE PICKETWIRE SITE, 5LA5838, SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO (2003)
Three manos were recovered from structural fill (Structure 1) dating between 500 and 800 BP at the Picketwire site (5LA5838) in southeastern Colorado. These manos were washed to recover pollen to identify plants that were ground. In addition, two sediment samples were examined from the fill of the hearth and sediment in the structure.
POLLEN AND BOTANIC ANALYSIS OF SAMPLES FROM THE STONE BALL SITE (48SW11666), SOUTHWESTERN WYOMING (2002)
Seventeen pollen and a single botanic sample were submitted for analysis from the Stone Ball Site (48SW11666). Seven pollen samples represent hearth fills, six samples represent the cultural level and ash/rock middens, and four samples represent washes of rock slabs used as lining for slab-lined hearths. Two of these washes were examined from each component. Two components were noted at this site. Component B, the oldest, is anchored by calibrated radiocarbon ages of 5480 to 4570 BP. This...
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSES AT SITE 26CK2954, COYOTE SPRINGS ROCKSHELTER, NEVADA (2003)
Six pollen and three macrofloral samples were recovered from various levels of fill at site 26CK2954 in southem Nevada. Fill from a hearth feature and a packrat midden aIso were examined for macrofloral remains, and sixteen botanic samples were submitted for identification. This site is a small alcove/rock shelter containing historic artifacts dating to AD 1820 to 1880 mixed with flaked and ground stone. Pollen and/or macrofloral analysis of strata and feature fill will be used to provide...
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS AT SITE 24CB1862 IN THE BIGHORN BASIN, MONTANA (2004)
Two pollen and one macrofloral sample were examined from the fill of a hearth within a deep rockshelter, site 24CB1862, in southern Montana. Sediment from beneath a rock adjacent to the hearth also was examined for pollen. This hearth represents the southern occupation in the rockshelter. It was found about 5 cm below the surface and widely scattered over a two meter area with abundant charcoal, burned sand, and fire-cracked rock present. The northern occupation consists of a walled...
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS AT SITE 48FR5666, WYOMING (2005)
Seven samples from the fill of five intact hearths recovered in the access road at site 48FR5666 in central Wyoming were examined for pollen and macrofloral remains. Multiple samples were recovered from a hearth with stratified fill. All of the hearths exhibited oxidation rinds varying from 1 cm to 5 cm thick, as well as heavy amounts of charcoal and moderate to heavy amounts of fire-cracked rock. Conventional radiocarbon ages from these features ranged from 1770 ± 60 BP to 1140 ± 50 BP,...
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS AT SITES 48FR5305 AND 48FR5343 FOR THE ROCK RIDGE PROJECT, WYOMING (2005)
Pollen, macrofloral, and charcoal samples were examined from sites 48FR5305 and 48FR5343 near Riverton, Wyoming. These sites were identified as a result of the Tom Brown, Inc. Rock Ridge #6-24 construction project in Fremont County, Wyoming. Pollen and macrofloral samples were recovered from levels of fill in a large earth oven and from the fill of a deep, steep-sided basin at 48FR5305, as well as from different levels of fill from an earth oven at 48FR5343. Samples were collected from...
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS AT SITES 48SW15144 AND 48SW15146, SOUTHWEST WYOMING (2004)
Soil samples from features at sites 48SW15144 and 48SW15146 in Sweetwater County, southwest Wyoming, were submitted for pollen and macrofloral analyses. These sites represent prehistoric open camps with hearth features and are located northeast of the Boar’s Tusk outside of Rock Springs. The features were discovered in the two-track maintenance road for the PacifiCorp’s Atlantic City to Rock Springs power line. Pollen and macrofloral analyses will be used to provide information concerning plant...
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS AT THE MAXON RANCH SITE, 48SW2590, WYOMING (2003)
The Maxon Ranch site (48SW2590), located along the south-southwestern flank of Miller Mountain at an elevation of 2225-2285m (7300-7500 ft.), contained evidence of four occupations. Excavations in 1984 by Western Wyoming College yielded evidence of four cultural components ranging in age from at least 7000 years ago to the Late Prehistoric. Radiocarbon ages obtained from several isolated pit features, as well as two semi-subterranean habitation structures, ranged from 6480 ± 90 (Cultural...
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS AT THE NOMAD SITE, 48SW9204, SOUTHWEST WYOMING (2003)
The floated light fractions from the fill of five basin hearth features at the Nomad site, 48SW9204, in southwest Wyoming were examined for macrofloral remains to provide information concerning plant resources that were utilized by the site occupants. In addition, a mano fragment found on the edge of a small pit of unknown function (Feature 6) was washed for pollen and starches to determine plants that might have been ground using the mano. A soil control was collected with the mano....
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS AT THE SHINOBCOB SITE, 42WS4335, SOUTHWEST UTAH (2004)
Single samples were submitted for pollen and macrofloral analysis from site 42WS4335, representing a probable Pueblo II Anasazi occupation in southwest Utah. These samples represent fill from a small hearth in an exterior work area and were examined to provide information about plants that might have been processed in or near the hearth.
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS AT THE VIVENDI SITE, 24CA0656, MONTANA (2002)
Pollen and macrofloral samples were examined from a single hearth area surrounded by lithics and bones at the Vivendi site, 24CA0656, near Great Falls, Montana. This site is a single component Pelican Lake open camp used for meat processing activities. Faunal remains recovered at the site include shell, eggshell, and bison, deer, bear and dog bone. Pollen and macrofloral analyses will be used to provide information concerning paleoenvironment, seasonality, and subsistence.
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS FOR 42UT920, A LATE PREHISTORIC SITE IN SOUTHERN UTAH COUNTY, UTAH (2001)
Single pollen and macrofloral samples were collected from the fill of a hearth at site 42Ut920 in southern Utah County, Utah. This site appears to represent a single component Late Prehistoric lithic scatter/hunting camp/tool quarry. Pollen and macrofloral analysis will be used to provide information concerning plant resources utilized by the site occupants.
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS FOR SITE 42WS2556, UTAH (2004)
A single mano, recovered from site 42Ws2556, was submitted for a pollen wash to recover evidence of its use. In addition, fill from a small hearth (Feature 1), was floated to recover evidence of foods processed and/or fuel used. This Southern Paiute site, occupied between AD 1460 and 1640, is located on a terrace on the south side of the Virgin River.
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS FOR SITES 42WS4228 AND 42WS4230, UTAH (2004)
Three combined pollen and macrofloral samples were submitted for analysis from sites 42WS4228 and 42WS4230 in Cave Valley, southwest Utah. Site 42WS4228 consists of a sparse lithic and ground stone scatter with ash stains and fire-cracked rock. No ceramics or diagnostic artifacts were recovered. One sample was collected from the lower fill and floor of an unlined hearth. Site 42WS4230 represents a Virgin Anasazi occupation (Pueblo I-Pueblo II), and it contains a lithic and ceramic scatter...
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS FOR SITES 5DA2299 AND 5DA2300, DOUGLAS COUNTY, COLORADO (2006)
Sediment samples from three hearths or hearth dump areas at sites 5DA2299 and 5DA2300 were floated to recover macrofloral remains to provide subsistence information concerning plant resources utilized by the occupants of these sites. In addition, a mano found in the hearth/hearth dump at 5DA2299 was washed for pollen, starches, and phytoliths in order to determine plants hat might have been processed using this tool. These sites are located south of Denver near the town of Parker in central...
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS OF A SINGLE HEARTH FEATURE AT SITE 42EM2817, UTAH (2002)
Fill from a single, isolated hearth at site 42EM2817 in east-central Utah was examined for pollen and macrofloral remains. This hearth feature was discovered during monitoring of an oil and gas development project in Huntington Canyon. A Fremont habitation site (42EM2808) is located 40 m from the hearth. Pollen and macrofloral analyses are used to provide information concerning plant resources processed in this hearth.
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS OF A SINGLE HEARTH FROM SITE 48FR5351, WYOMING (2006)
The fill from a single hearth excavated during mitigation at site 48FR5351 in the Wind River Basin of central Wyoming was examined for pollen and macrofloral remains. This site consists of the hearth (Feature 2) and a tight concentration of fire-cracked rock (Feature 1). Charcoal from the hearth yielded a conventional radiocarbon age of 1520 ± 40 BP, placing use of the hearth at the transition from the Late Archaic (2500-1500 BP) to the Late Prehistoric (1500-200 BP). Pollen and macrofloral...
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS OF HEARTH FILL AT 48SW1644, SOUTHWESTERN WYOMING (2003)
Pollen and macrofloral samples were examined from the fill of a hearth at site 48SW1644 in southwestern Wyoming. This site exhibits Fremont rock art and is situated at the base of two sandstone outcrops west of the Green River. A test unit uncovered the hearth containing a large quantity of fire-cracked rock. A radiocarbon age of 1240 ± 90 BP is reported for this hearth. Pollen and macrofloral samples were collected to identify any plants that might have been processed in the hearth. In...
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS OF HEARTH FILL AT 5EA2145, WESTERN COLORADO (2003)
Site 5EA2145 consists of an isolated hearth exposed in a road cutbank west of McCoy, Colorado. Fill from the hearth was examined for pollen and macrofloral remains. The hearth had been heavily disturbed by road maintenance activities and was in danger of being destroyed; therefore, a salvage operation was undertaken to obtain radiocarbon, subsistence, and paleoclimatic samples. Charred material from the hearth yielded a calibrated radiocarbon date of 3250 ± 60 years B.P. (Beta 180108),...
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS OF HEARTH FILL AT SITE AEC-06-006-01, CARBON COUNTY, WYOMING (2006)
A single fill sample from a hearth at site 06-006-01 in Carbon County, Wyoming, was examined for pollen and macrofloral remains. This hearth was discovered while monitoring a construction project. This feature yielded a radiocarbon age of 8580 ± 60 BP, indicating an Early Archaic occupation of the area. Pollen and macrofloral analysis will be used to provide a description of local vegetation and subsistence information concerning plant resources utilized at this site.