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Pollen Analyses
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Pollen and macrofloral samples were submitted from features at sites 42Ws1803, 42Ws1804, and 42Ws4458 in Washington County, Utah. All three sites exhibit evidence of Virgin Anasazi occupations, and site 42Ws4458 also contains evidence of a Basketmaker II-Pueblo I habitation. Pollen and macrofloral analyses will be used to provide information concerning plant resources that were processed by occupants of these sites. AMS radiocarbon dates provide information on the time of occupation of three...
POLLEN ANALYSIS, PHYTOLITH ANALYSIS, AND RADIOCARBON DATING OF CHARCOAL FROM TUMULUS SEDIMENTS, LA REVIVE, FRANCE (2005)
Pollen and phytolith analysis of two samples from a tumulus at La Revive, France, raised questions concerning the interpretation of the sediments and reproducibility of results. In an attempt to answer specific questions, three additional samples were submitted for pollen and phytolith analysis during 2005. These three samples also were floated to recover charcoal fragments that were AMS radiocarbon dated. Specific questions included dating Strata 4, 8, and 9. Stratum 4 might have been a...
POLLEN AND BOTANIC ANALYSIS OF THE CONTENTS OF TWO GRAY-WARE CERAMIC VESSELS FROM THE BERNSTEIN-DIERKING DISCOVERY SITE, 42SA24364, UTAH (2001)
Two Dolores corrugated grayware ceramic vessels were recovered from a small sheltered alcove at the Bernstein-Dierking Discovery site, 42SA24364, in eastern Utah. Ceramics and radiocarbon dates suggest occupation during the Pueblo II period. Fill inside the North Pot was sampled at 5 cm intervals for pollen and/or botanic remains to provide information concerning paleoenvironmental conditions as this vessel filled. In addition, a wash was collected from the interior of the pot to determine...
POLLEN AND DIATOM ANALYSIS FOR OFF-SITE TRENCHES AT FB 16004, FB 16006, AND FB 16008, FORT BLISS, NEW MEXICO (2009)
Four trenches were cut through a low lying playa surrounded by large eolian dune piles and sand sheets in the Tularosa Basin of New Mexico. Six sediment samples from three of the trenches (Geological Trench 1 and 2 and FB 16008) were submitted for pollen and diatom analysis.
POLLEN AND MACRO FLORAL ANALYSIS AT THE GRUB SITE, 48SW11644, WYOMING (1999)
Site 48SW11644 exhibits two occupational components reflecting occupation during the Opal phase (6290-5920 BP) and again much later during the transition between the Deadman Wash and Uinta phases (1830-1535 BP). Pollen and/or macrofloral analyses were conducted on sediment removed from large, slab-lined hearths, slabs lining the hearths, occupational surfaces, and groundstone to understand plant processing activities associated with these features and tools.
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSES AND AMS RADIOCARBON DATING OF SAMPLES FROM SITE AZ B:16:0911, GRAND CANYON, ARIZONA (2012)
Site AZ B:16:0911 is located at the bottom of the Grand Canyon near the mouth of Monument Creek. Fill from a small masonry structure was examined for pollen and macrofloral remains. Macrofloral analysis also was conducted on fill from an ash lens in the masonry structure and from a small thermal feature. Mesquite charcoal in the macrofloral sample from the masonry structure was submitted for AMS radiocarbon dating. Pollen and macrofloral analyses provide information concerning plants utilized by...
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 ANALYSES AT SITES IN THE LINCOLN NATIONAL FOREST, NEW MEXICO (2010)
Samples from five ring middens at five sites in the Guadalupe Mountains of southeastern New Mexico were examined for pollen and macrofloral remains. These ring middens represent roasting pits or hearths with fire-cracked rock that were used from the Archaic to the Jornada Mogollon and up through the historic Apache period. The Apache are noted to still use these types of pits to roast agave (Diane Prather, personal communication, September 22, 2010). Radiocarbon dates from these features ranged...
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSES IN THE SAN MATEO BASIN, NORTHWESTERN NEW MEXICO (1988)
Ten pollen and eight macrofloral samples were collected from four archaeological sites in the San Mateo Basin. These sites ranged in age from Archaic and Basketmaker II to Pueblo to the Historic period. The pollen and macrofloral samples were collected from features at these sites to examine the floral portion of the subsistence base, to address feature and site function. Identification of patterns of subsistence was sought at these sites.
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSES OF A SINGLE SAMPLE FROM THE SCHMITT CHERT MINE AT SITE 24VW559, MONTANA (1996)
Unburned sediment containing wood charcoal was noted as a spoil pile resulting from chert mining at the Three Waters Quarries, Site 24VW559, on the Missouri River in Montana. The mine represents Pelican Lake Complex utilization during the Late Middle Prehistoric Period. Pollen and macrofloral analyses were conducted on the sediment to identify the types of plants growing in the area and those that were burned. Charcoal removed from this sample also will be radiocarbon dated.
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSES OF HEARTHS IN SWEETWATER COUNTY, WYOMING (1988)
Pollen and macrofloral analyses were conducted on samples from eight archaeological sites along the General Atlantic Pipeline in Sweetwater County, Wyoming. The sites are located in the common sagebrush environment of the Interior Green River Basin in western Wyoming. These sites range in age from 1270 to 7130 BP. The flotation samples were all collected from hearth fills, while pollen samples represent both hearth fills and soil collected adjacent to the hearths. These samples were analyzed in...
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSES OF SAMPLES FROM 42GR3751, UTAH (2012)
Site 42Gr3751 represents a temporary camp of unknown cultural affiliation containing chipped stone tools, lithic debitage, and a metate fragment. Recent excavations revealed three features. Samples from a stacked rock slab feature and from an unprepared hearth were examined for pollen. Fill from the unprepared hearth also was floated to recover macrofloral remains. A pollen control sample was collected from the site surface. Pollen and macrofloral analyses of the fill from two of these features...
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSES OF SAMPLES FROM SITE 42SV662, THE BACKHOE VILLAGE SITE, SEVIER COUNTY, UTAH (2010)
Three pollen samples from Backhoe Village (42SV662) were submitted for pollen analysis. The samples represent two depressions in a structure and a pit feature on a nearby prehistoric use surface.
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS ALONG STATE ROUTE 69 NORTH OF DEWEY, YAVAPAI COUNTY, ARIZONA (1990)
The archaeology in the Prescott region, specifically in the Dewey area, is relatively unknown. Pollen and macrofloral samples have been analyzed from three sites north of Dewey along State Route 69 specifically to discuss subsistence practices. Selection of samples focused on examination of material from pithouses, firepits, burial/roasting pits, burial pits, and deep round pits. Pollen and macrofloral remains were examined from sites AZ N:7:41 (ASM), AZ N:8:15 (ASM), and AZ N:8:16 (ASM). ...
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS AND CHARCOAL IDENTIFICATION OF SAMPLES FROM CA-SDI-20130, SAN DIEGO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA (2014)
Site CA-SDI-20130, a prehistoric habitation site, is located in San Diego County along the coast between the community of La Jolla and the Scripps Institute of Oceanography (Pigniolo, et al. 2009). The site has been heavily disturbed by modern development and although its true extent is currently an estimate, the original boundary is believed to include an area near the Pacific shore line on a natural ridge representing a Pleistocene sand bar adjacent to an estuary. Artifacts, a sparse midden...
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS AND IDENTIFICATION OF BOTANIC REMAINS FROM BLACK DOG CAVE, SITE 26CK5686/BLM 53-7216, NEVADA (2000)
Sediment samples recovered from a wall profile in Room 2 of Black Dog Cave (Feature 13, Locus 4) at the Black Dog Mesa Archaeological Complex (26CK5686/BLM 53-7216) in southeast Nevada were examined for pollen and macrofloral remains. Pollen analysis also was conducted on adobe from the bottom of a slab-lined storage pit in the room. Botanic remains from several units within the cave were submitted for identification. Black Dog Cave consists of an extensive cavern containing features and...
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS AND IDENTIFICATION OF CHARCOAL FROM A PITHOUSE IN THE FLOODPLAIN OF LAS VEGAS WASH (SITE 26CK1282), NEVADA (2003)
Samples associated with a shallow pit house at site 26CK1282 were examined for pollen and macrofloral remains to provide information concerning plant resources utilized by the occupants of the pit house, particularly evidence for use of wetland resources or farming. Individual charcoal samples representing construction members also were submitted for identification. This site was buried in the floodplain of Las Vegas Wash in southern Nevada and appears to represent occupation around A.D....
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS AT 48PA987 IN NORTHWESTERN WYOMING and POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSES AT FA88-136-1 AND FA88-136-2 IN NORTHWESTERN WYOMING (1989)
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS AT 48PA987 IN NORTHWESTERN WYOMING: Pollen and macrofloral samples were collected at 42PA987 during archaeological testing. One hearth, two stone circles, two soil surfaces, and the present ground surface are presented. Pollen analysis has concentrated on the identification of elements of the paleoenvironment, as well as any evidence for subsistence activity. POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSES AT FA88-136-1 AND FA88-136-2 IN NORTHWESTERN WYOMING: Pollen and...
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS AT 48SU1144 AND 48SU1172, SOUTHWESTERN WYOMING (1990)
One pollen and one macrofloral sample were selected for analysis from 48SU1144, while one pollen and three macrofloral samples were examined from 48SU1172. Groundstone was washed for pollen from both sites. Pollen and macrofloral analyses concentrated on identification of remains that would indicate subsistence activities at this site.
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS AT 48SW11483, THE ALKALI CREEK SITE (2001)
Eight pollen samples and a single botanic identification sample were examined from 48SW11483, the Alkali Creek Site, in Sweetwater County, Wyoming. The Alkali Creek Site is located on a low ridge overlooking the confluence of Alkali Creek and Salt Wells Creek at the foot of Pine Mountain between Flaming Gorge and Vermillion Basin. Feature 1, a slab-lined, cobblefilled hearth, yielded a radiocarbon age of 3580 +/- 70 BP. Features 2 and 3 yielded radiocarbon ages of 2970 +/- 70 BP and 3360...
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS AT SITE 283-3, NEAR SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO (1992)
Samples from site 283-3, part of the Dos Griegos Project, were examined for pollen and macrofloral remains. The site included Developmental to Mid-Classic occupations, AD 400-1350. A surface pollen sample was examined to provide modern control for the pollen samples collected from the features. Pollen and flotation samples were taken from several pit features and from two test pits to identify subsistence activities at this site.
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS AT SITE 42DA1094, NORTHEAST UTAH (2004)
Six pollen and eight macrofloral samples were examined from site 42DA1094, a multi-use site situated at an elevation of 5640 feet in a pinyon/juniper woodland. This site includes roasting pits and three brush structures that yielded radiocarbon ages from 1120 ± 60 BP to 1550 ± 60 BP. The three brush structures are superimposed on one another. Pollen and macrofloral samples were studied to provide information concerning subsistence of the various occupants of this site and to provide a...
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS AT SITE 42SA3775, A LATE BASKETMAKER III PITHOUSE COMPLEX IN SOUTHEAST UTAH (1998)
Samples from site 42SA3775 in southeastern Utah were examined for pollen and macrofloral remains to recover evidence of subsistence. This site represents a single component, late Basketmaker III pithouse complex with at least three typical Basketmaker III pithouses and associated features. Sediment and botanic samples were collected from the floors of living features and fills of various interior features to examine the archaeobotanic record for evidence of plant processing activities.
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS AT SITE 42SL230, UTAH (2002)
Samples from general fill proveniences and a single pit from site 42SL230 at the Salt Lake airport, Utah, were examined for macrofloral remains. Individual charcoal samples were identified prior to submission for radiocarbon analysis. Nine soil samples from two columns and two pieces of groundstone also were analyzed for pollen. Site 42SL230 is a large, multicomponent site with Archaic, Late Prehistoric, and some Fremont deposits. The site experienced fairly severe bioturbation, and the...
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS AT SITE 42TO137, MOSQUITO WILLIE, UTAH (2003)
Samples from Mosquito Willie (42To137), located in a cold desert shrub community on the west side of the Great Salt Lake Desert approximately 15 miles south of Wendover, Utah, were examined for pollen, macrofloral remains, or charcoal to identify plants that were processed and/or used by occupants of this site. Springs east of the site provide riparian resources not available in the more xeric desert shrub community in which the site is located. Pollen, macrofloral, and charcoal analyses...