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DOCUMENT Full-Text Linda Scott Cummings.

Twenty four stratigraphic samples were examined for pollen and charcoal from two arroyos in northern New Mexico. This study was designed as a pilot study to examine the possibility of sampling these locations at closer intervals to refine any paleoenvironmental interpretations deemed possible through this analysis. Pollen analysis provides a look at vegetation, while charcoal counts provide a means of assessing fire history. In addition, an archaeoclimatic model was examined to provide...