Hearth Fill (Other Keyword)
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Pollen and macrofloral analyses were undertaken on samples from two overhangs located within about 50 meters of each other in the Little Park area of Mesa County, Colorado. Pollen analysis has the potential of providing information concerning vegetation at the time of occupation or at the time represented by each sample, if that is different. Macrofloral analysis examines the contents of hearths and ash lenses and has the potential of identifying both fuel and any plants that might have...
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS OF SEVERAL HEARTH FEATURES FROM WHITE SANDS NATIONAL MONUMENT, NEW MEXICO (2003)
White Sands National Monument is located in the Tularosa Valley of south-central New Mexico. The Monument is situated entirely within the northern reaches of the Chihuahuan Desertscrub biome. Because the Tularosa Basin has no external drainage, plants tend to be dominated by halophytic types including four-wing saltbush, and alkalai sacaton. The water table in the basin is perched upon an impermeable clay layer that allows plant types such as sumac and cottonwood, normally found in more...
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS OF THE FILL FROM THREE HEARTHS AT 48SW13143, SOUTHWEST WYOMING (2001)
The fill from three hearths at site 48SW13143 in southwest Wyoming was examined for pollen, starch, and macrofloral remains. This site consists of a low density scatter of lithic debris and some fire-cracked rock, and it is believed to represent a secondary lithic workshop associated with reduction of locally available lithic resources. Four shallowly buried hearths were exposed during pipeline construction. Pollen, starch, and macrofloral analysis of the fill from three of the hearths will...
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS OF THREE HEARTHS AT SITE MDU B-35C, WYOMING (2005)
Samples from the fill of three shallow basin hearths at site MDU 8-35C in west-central Wyoming were examined for pollen and macrofloral remains. The hearths were identified during road construction in the Wind River Basin. Pollen and macrofloral analyses are used to provide information concerning plant resources utilized by the occupants of this site.
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS OF THREE SITES ON FLAT IRON MESA, UTAH (2004)
Three sites on Flat Iron Mesa in San Juan County, Utah, were sampled for pollen or macrofloral remains to provide evidence for plant resources utilized by the occupants of these sites. Poorly preserved hearths at 42SA22469 and 42SA22475 were sampled for macrofloral remains. Awash of a mano and a soil control sample from 42SA22477, a small rockshelter, were analyzed for pollen.
POLLEN AND PHYTOLITH ANALYSIS FOR SITE 41KR621, TEXAS (2005)
Site 41KR621 is located within the boundaries of a proposed right-of-way extension along Spur 98 in Kerrville, Texas. Situated on the southern approach of Spur 98 to the Guadalupe River, this multi-component, Mid to Late Holocene prehistoric site covers the entire highway right-of-way from the base of an upland toeslope at the southern terminus to the scarp of a terrace above the river. Soil matrix samples from several features at the site were examined for pollen and phytoliths, as were...
POLLEN AND PHYTOLITH ANALYSIS FOR SITES 34HP70, 34HP76, 34HP131, AND 34HP138, OKLAHOMA (2003)
Pollen analysis was undertaken on samples from four archaeological sites (34HP70, 34HP76, 34HP131, and 34HP138) in the panhandle of northwest Oklahoma. A piece of groundstone and a soil control sample were examined at 34HP70 to determine what, if any, plants were ground using this tool. At site 34HP76 the floor of a pit was examined to identify possible use of the pit. A hearth at 34HP131 was examined to identify economic activity associated with this feature. Finally, at 34HP138 several...
POLLEN AND PHYTOLITH ANALYSIS OF SAMPLES FOR SITE LA 457, NEW MEXICO (2006)
Pollen and phytolith samples were examined from site LA 457, a multi-component Jornada Mogollon village site with occupations ranging from the Late Archaic through the El Paso phase. The samples were collected during the replacement of a waterline from the La Luz Filtration Plant to the Green Reservoir in southern New Mexico because a 752 meter segment of the pipeline passed through portions of the site. Samples examined represent two pit house floors, fill from a probable Archaic hearth,...
POLLEN AND PHYTOLlTH ANALYSIS OF SAMPLES FROM 32MO390, NORTH DAKOTA (2004)
Five companion pollen and phytolith samples were examined from site 32MO390. This Plains Village site is situated on the floodplain of Otter Creek less than 0.5 miles west of the Missouri River Valley. It might be affiliated with nearby sites 32MO40 and 32MO41. Conventional radiocarbon ages between 930 ± 40 BP and 340 ± 40 BP anchor the occupation.
POLLEN AND PROTEIN RESIDUE ANALYSIS FOR SAMPLES FROM SITE CA-SDI-12,770, CALIFORNIA (2004)
Soil samples from unit fill and a probable hearth at CA-SDI-12,770 for the 4S Ranch Project in southern California were examined for pollen remains. These two samples also served as soil controls for a biface and an Elko projectile point examined for possible protein residues. This site represents a temporary campsite with a surface lithic scatter and a subsurface cultural deposit containing three features and numerous artifacts.
POLLEN AND STARCH ANALYSIS OF FILL FROM A HEARTH, SITE 5MF6175, NORTHWESTERN COLORADO (2006)
Two fill samples from a hearth at site 5MF6175 in northwest Colorado were submitted for pollen and starch analysis. The site is believed to have been occupied during the Archaic Era, 400-6400 BC). These two samples will serve as indicators as to the value of future analyses for samples collected from hearth fill. Recovery of pollen and starches might identify possible plant resources available to the occupants of this site.
POLLEN, MACROFLORAL, AND PROTEIN RESIDUE ANALYSIS AT SITES 42WS2871 , 42WS2872, 42GA3818, 42IN1371, AND 24EM2686, SOUTHERN UTAH (2003)
Samples from five archaeological sites in southwest Utah were submitted for pollen and macrofloral analysis to provide information concerning plant resources utilized at the various sites. Artifacts from three of the sites were analyzed for possible protein residues to determine use of animal resources. Sites 42Ws2871 and 42Ws2872 are located within the city limits of St. George. Site 42Ws2871 is a rock shelter with numerous associated features. A conventional radiocarbon age of 310 ± 40 BP,...
POLLEN, MACROFLORAL, AND X-RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS OF MATERIAL FROM SITES 26CK192 AND 26CK194/1893, MOAPA VALLEY, NEVADA (2004)
Pollen and macrofloral samples were collected from two sites located approximately 50 miles north-northeast of Las Vegas, Nevada. Sites 26CK192 and 26CK194/1893 represent Anasazi occupations associated with a rockshelter and the head of a deep box canyon. Pollen and macrofloral samples were examined to identify subsistence activities at these sites, as well as to compare subsistence activities between the sites.
POLLEN, PHYTOLITH, STARCH, AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSES AND AMS RADIOCARBON DATING OF SAMPLES FROM SITE LA174561, EDDY COUNTY, NEW MEXICO (2012)
Two fill samples from a hearth feature at site LA 174561 in Eddy County, southeast New Mexico, were analyzed for pollen, phytoliths, starches, and macrofloral remains. Charcoal fragments recovered from the macrofloral samples were submitted for AMS radiocarbon dating. In addition to the hearth, this site contains three surface scatters of thermally-altered caliche and is believed to represent a multi-use, short-term, temporary prehistoric camp used for seasonal exploitation of plant and animal...
POLLEN, PHYTOLlTH, AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSES AT SITE CA-TEH-305, CALIFORNIA (2002)
Samples from two archaeological features at site CA-TEH-305 in north-central California were examined for pollen, phytolith, and macrofloral remains. The site contains a large, rounded midden of organic-rich sediment, flaked and groundstone artifacts, fire-cracked rock, faunal remains, shell, and human burials. Based on radiocarbon dates from similar sites in the area, the site is believed to date to the Late Period, no older than about 1200 years BP. Pollen and macrofloral analyses of fill...
POLLEN, PHYTOLlTH, AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSES AT THE WALDBURG STREET SITE (9CH1039), SAVANNAH, GEORGIA (2004)
Samples from features at the Waldburg Street site, 9CH1039, in the northeastern part of Savannah, Georgia, were examined for pollen, phytolith, or macrofloral remains. This site is a medium-sized historic site that dates to the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Sampled features include an I-shaped brick chimney base, a midden area, a trash pit, two possible trash pits, a pit of unknown function, and the area beneath a brick pier. Pollen, phytolith, and macrofloral analyses will be used to...
POLLEN, PHYTOLlTH, AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS AT SITE CA-SDI-9595, SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA (2002)
Samples from two hearth features at site CA-SDI-9595 were examined for pollen phytolith and/or macrofloral remains. The fill of single hearth features at sites CA-SDI-14451 and CA-SDI-14452 also was floated to recover charred macrofloral remains. These sites are located in the Extension Area of the Torrey Pines State Reserve in Del Mar, California. Radiocarbon dates suggest occupation of CA-SDI-9595 around A.D. 1000-1200 and occupation of CA-SDI-14451 around A.D. 1200-1300. A calibrated...
POLLEN, PHYTOLlTH, MACROFLORAL, AND PROTEIN RESIDUE ANALYSIS OF SAMPLES FROM SITE 26CK2605 (2003)
Samples from an Anasazi pit structure at site 26CK2605 in southern Nevada were submitted for pollen, macrofloral, phytolith, and/or protein residue analyses. Fill from a Late Archaic hearth also was examined for macrofloral remains. This site is very large and contains numerous loci and features. The pit structure and thermal pit were located in Midden 1 at Locus 1 in the vicinity of a spring channel. Analyzes were conducted to address questions of subsistence. Pollen, phytolith, and...
POLLEN, STARCH, AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS AT SITE 5LA6493, COLORADO (2006)
Site 5LA6493 in the Comanche National Grasslands of southeastern Colorado consists of a room block with six rooms. Charcoal from three of the rooms yielded conventional radiocarbon ages of 990 ± 40 BP (Room 1), 1080 ± 40 BP (Room 2) and 1090 ± 40 BP (Room 5). Various samples have been submitted at different times for analysis. This report is a compilation of the work done at these various times. Five pollen and three macrofloral samples were submitted and examined in 2005. Soil samples...
POLLEN, STARCH, MACROFLORAL, AND CORN COB ANALYSES AT THE KUCK SITE (5RB3157), RIO BLANCO COUNTY, COLORADO (2002)
Pollen analysis of samples from Kuck Rock Shelter, site 5RB3157, in northwestern Colorado focuses on examination of hearths, ash pits, a mano, and several clay chinking fragments. This study provides a base framework for examination of prehistoric vegetation and Fremont resource use through pollen analysis. Macrofloral samples were examined from the lower fill of a clay-lined hearth to identify economic activity associated with this feature. A single pollen sample was collected from the use...