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DOCUMENT Full-Text Linda Scott Cummings.

Two sediment samples were examined for pollen and phytoliths from separate sites on Easter Island. This analysis was exploratory in nature with its primary goal to identify the quality of preservation of pollen and phytoliths and assess the value of further analysis. One pollen and phytolith sample was collected at site 26-50, a surface cave or overhang site that had been walled up. The other sample was collected at site 26-1, an ahu.