Phytolith Analysis (Other Keyword)
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Two cores were collected from two locations at the Ford Dry Lake Playa in eastern Riverside County’s Chuckwalla Valley, California. Remote assessment of the dry lake was made using Google Earth. Coring was conducted under the guidance of the Genesis Solar Energy Project Geoarchaeologist near two of the locations suggested by PaleoResearch Institute staff. Two cores measuring 25 feet each and consisting of drive intervals of 5 feet were submitted for analysis to provide a description of...
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 STARCH ANALYSIS AT 48CA959, CARBON COUNTY, WYOMING (2002)
Site 48CA959, located in the Porcupine watershed, yielded several Late Prehistoric, small diameter, cylindrical pit/oven features. Calibrated radiocarbon ages reported for these features range from AD 390 to AD 1000. Five of the features were selected for pollen analysis in an effort to assist in identifying plants that might have been processed. In addition, four pollen and phytolith samples were examined from a stratigraphic column to obtain a record of local vegetation from slightly...
POLLEN AND/OR MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS AT SITES 5ST303, 5FN1572, AND 5JF1780, COLORADO (1998)
Pollen and phytolith analysis of five samples representing three pits and two controls was undertaken in search of evidence of agriculture in these locations. Two of the locations samples are located approximately 200 m from the coast, while the third is located approximately 600 m from the coast.
POLLEN, MACROFLORAL AND PHYTOLITH ANALYSIS AT 26CK3601, BURNT ROCK SPRINGS, LAS VEGAS, NEVADA (2003)
Nine pollen, six phytolith, and six macrofloral samples were analyzed from site 26CK3601, Burnt Rock Spring Mound. Samples were recovered from undifferentiated midden fill encountered in three excavation units surrounding the spring mound. These samples were evaluated for potential local environmental information, seasonality information including seasonal rainfall patterns, changes in the vegetation community through time, and for evidence of plant domestication or plants exotic to the...
POLLEN, MACROFLORAL, AND PHYTOLITH ANALYSIS AT SITE 26CK984, LAS VEGAS SPRINGS PRESERVE, NEVADA (2003)
Four samples were analyzed for pollen, phytoliths, and macrofloral remains from a collapsed pit structure at 26CK948 on the Las Vegas Springs Preserve, Nevada. These samples were evaluated to determine if information could be gathered regarding possible use of plant materials associated with the construction or occupation of the structure.
POLLEN, PARASITE, PHYTOLITH, AND ELEMENTAL COMPOSITION (XRF) ANALYSIS OF SAMPLES FROM LA ALBERCA ROCKSHELTER, MEXICO (2018)
La Alberca Rockshelter is a highland cliff painting site located in the Tancítaro volcanic range foothills, Michoacan, Mexico. The site exhibits Mesoamerican motifs on the primary rock panel, while Archaic motifs are distributed throughout the cliff walls. Excavations at the rockshelter recovered obsidian flakes, an obsidian arrowhead, a smoothing or polishing rock, faunal remains, and a human skeleton. The burial included grave goods, and upon further excavation, it appears to have been...
POLLEN, PARASITE, PHYTOLITH, AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSES OF SAMPLES FROM SITE LA 158037, NEW MEXICO (2012)
Two samples of coprolitic deposits or sediment containing human excrement from site LA 158037 were examined for pollen, parasite eggs, phytoliths, and macrofloral remains. This site is located in downtown Santa Fe, New Mexico, and was excavated as part of the Executive Office Building Data Recovery project. Samples were recovered from a cesspit or early septic tank used by the Beacham and Butler families during the early to middle 1900s. Analysis was undertaken to provide information concerning...
POLLEN, PARASITE, PHYTOLITH, AND STARCH ANALYSIS OF SAMPLES FROM THE ISAIAH DAVENPORT HOUSE, CHATHAM COUNTY, GEORGIA (2014)
The Isaiah Davenport House site is situated on Lots 13 and 14 in the northwestern corner of Columbia Square, Savannah, Georgia. Around 1810, Isaiah Davenport constructed a Federal style home and associated outbuildings on Lot 14 that were inhabited and used by his family and their enslaved household attendants. Isaiah Davenport purchased Lot 13 in 1812 and built a home at this location around 1820. This home currently stands as “...one of the oldest brick structures in the city...” (The LAMAR...
POLLEN, PHYTOLITH AND PROTEIN RESIDUE ANALYSIS OF FEATURE FILL AND LITHIC TOOLS FROM SITE 12GR1783, INDIANA (2012)
Site 12GR1783 is a multiple component site located in Greene County, Indiana, that spans Late Woodland to at least Late Prehistoric cultural periods. Feature fill sediment samples and lithic tools from site 12GR1783 were submitted for pollen, phytolith, starch and protein residue analysis to better understand plant and animal resources that were utilized by the occupants of this site.
POLLEN, PHYTOLITH AND STARCH ANALYSIS OF SAMPLES FROM PERNIL ALTO, PERU (2011)
Pernil Alto is located on the Rio Grande in an arid coastal desert in Southern Peru. Water is supplied by rivers from the Andes. Ten pieces of groundstone that included mortars and a single stone bowl fragment were washed and the resulting particles were submitted to PaleoResearch Institute for analysis to determine what plants were ground using these tools.
POLLEN, PHYTOLITH, AND DIATOM ANALYSIS OF THREE SAMPLES FROM THE DEVIL’S LAKE GORGE CORE, WISCONSIN (2012)
Three sediment samples were selected for preliminary pollen, phytolith, and diatom analysis from a 885 cm-deep core collected from glacial maximum-age sediments deposited in Devil’s Lake in the Baraboo Hills of south-central Wisconsin. This analysis was designed to assess the quality of the proxy data before the continuation of analyses of additional samples. Upon completion of this analysis and based on recovery of significant quantities of microscopic charcoal in the pollen samples, four...
POLLEN, PHYTOLITH, AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSES AND AMS RADIOCARBON DATING OF SAMPLES FROM FRANK’S PUEBLO, SITE LA 9032, NEW MEXICO (2010)
Samples from rooms and midden areas at Frank’s Pueblo, site LA 9032, were examined for pollen and/or macrofloral remains. This site is part of the Salinas Pueblo District in central New Mexico and is one of several small, plaza-oriented, aggregated masonry pueblos on the Chupadera Mesa that formed in the late AD 1200s. These early pueblos date to the Glaze A period, which refers both to the time period of occupation (AD 1200–1350) and the presence of Rio Grande Glaze A pottery sherds (Rautman...
POLLEN, PHYTOLITH, AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSES AND AMS RADIOCARBON DATING OF SAMPLES FROM SITE 41DL436, DALLAS COUNTY, TEXAS (2011)
Site 41DL436 lies in a floodplain of Fish Creek in Dallas County, Texas. Pollen and phytolith samples were collected stratigraphically from a column at this site as a feasibility study to examine preservation of these proxy data records. Four samples were examined for macrofloral remains to recover charred material for AMS radiocarbon dating. Charcoal from features in other areas of the site yielded radiocarbon dates from 110 BP to 1090 BP. Four AMS radiocarbon dates were obtained from various...
POLLEN, PHYTOLITH, AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSES AT SITES 5SH1912, 5SH3386, 5SH3418, 5SH3439, 5SH3445, 5SH3484, AND 5SH3503, AND AMS RADIOCARBON DATING AT SITE 5SH3418, IN THE GREAT SAND DUNES NATIONAL PARK, COLORADO (2009)
Samples from hearth, stone ring, or cultural lens features at sites 5SH1912, 5SH3386, 5SH3418, 5SH3439, 5SH3445, 5SH3484, and 5SH3503 were examined for pollen, starch, phytoliths, and/or macrofloral remains. In addition, a mano from 5SH3386 was washed to recover pollen, starches, and phytoliths, while AMS radiocarbon dates were obtained on charcoal from two hearths at 5SH3418. These sites are located in the Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve in southern Colorado. Pollen/starch,...
POLLEN, PHYTOLITH, AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS OF SAMPLES FROM THE OBERBROECKLING FARMSTEAD, SITE 13DB575, DUBUQUE, IOWA (2011)
Fill samples from a house cellar, a stone-lined privy, a wood-lined privy, and a dog burial at site 13DB575 in northeast Iowa were examined for pollen, phytoliths, and macrofloral remains. Parasite analysis also was undertaken on the privy fill samples. Wood from an entry step into the house cellar and from the wood lining and floor of the privy were submitted for identification. In addition, a single sample, examined for pollen and phytoliths, was recovered from an area believed to represent...
POLLEN, PHYTOLITH, AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS OF SAMPLES FROM THE RIMROCK HAMLET (5RB2792) AND SKY AERIE (5RB104) SITES, WESTERN COLORADO (1997)
Sky Aerie Promontory (5RB104) and the Rimrock Hamlet Promontory (5RB2792) are Fremont sites located on the Douglas Creek Arch near Rangely in northwestern Colorado. Radiocarbon ages indicate the sites were occupied between the late AD 800s through AD 1005. Pollen, phytolith, starch granule, and macrofloral analyses were undertaken to identify elements of the subsistence base at these sites.
POLLEN, PHYTOLITH, AND ORGANIC RESIDUE (FTIR) ANALYSIS OF CERAMIC SHERDS AND AMS RADIOCARBON DATING OF MAMMAL BONE FROM THE LOWER FORT GARY NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE, MANITOBA, CANADA (2009)
Ceramic sherds from a single vessel were submitted for pollen, phytolith and organic residue analysis, along with mammal bone fragments for AMS radiocarbon dating. The ceramic sherds were tested for organic reside using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) to determine materials the vessel contained.
POLLEN, PHYTOLITH, AND PARASITE ANALYSES OF SEDIMENT SAMPLES FROM FORT ARGYLE, 9BN28, BRYAN COUNTY, GEORGIA (2019)
The Fort Argyle Site (9BN28) is situated upon a bluff on the west bank of the Ogeechee River on the eastern margin of the modern Fort Stewart US Army Reservation in Bryan County, Georgia. The site contains the historical Fort Argyle, which was an important early colonial outpost (AD 1733–1767). Eleven sediment samples collected primarily from palisade trenches were submitted for pollen and phytolith analysis in conjunction with Phase III archaeological work. In addition, individual samples...
POLLEN, PHYTOLITH, AND PROTEIN RESIDUE (CIEP) ANALYSIS OF SAMPLES FROM SITES CA-SDI-21271, CA-SDI-21282 AND CA-SDI-21517, CAMP PENDLETON, SAN DIEGO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA (2017)
The Camp Pendleton Basewide Water Infrastructure Improvements Project yielded flaked stone and ground stone tools for analysis to assess their use. Tools were collected from three sites (CA-SDI-21271, CA-SDI-21282, and CA-SDI-21517). Protein residue analysis addresses evidence of proteins from animals and a few plants, while pollen, phytolith, and starch analysis targeted use of plants (pollen) including grasses (phytoliths) and seeds and underground storage organs (starch).
POLLEN, PHYTOLITH, AND PROTEIN RESIDUE (CIEP) ANALYSIS OF SAMPLES FROM THE BLACK HANK SITE (24RB2339), ROSEBUD COUNTY, MONTANA (2016)
The Black Hank Site (24RB2339) consists of a large prehistoric camp along with minimal historic remains in the vicinity of possible foundation stones. The site occupies an irregular area spanning a high terrace and low bench southwest of the confluence of an unnamed ephemeral stream and Black Hank Creek in Rosebud County, Montana. Prehistoric cultural materials at the site include lithics, scattered pieces of oxidized sandstone, and possible fire cracked rock (FCR). Brown glass and a .22 short...
POLLEN, PHYTOLITH, AND PROTEIN RESIDUE ANALYSIS AT SITES 48YE697 AND 48YE701, YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, WYOMING (1994)
A stratigraphic column from Site 48YE697 on the north shore of Yellowstone Lake was sampled for pollen and phytoliths. This column sequence is believed to represent the entire Holocene, with bottom samples possibly representing the Holocene-Pleistocene transition. A soil sample from beneath a butchered bison skull with a radiocarbon date of 800 + 60 BP also was sampled for pollen and phytoliths. Pollen and phytolith analyses of these column and soil samples are used to address questions...
POLLEN, PHYTOLITH, AND PROTEIN RESIDUE ANALYSIS FOR SITES AZ-P-54-24, AZ-P-54-177, AND AZ-P-54-179, APACHE COUNTY, ARIZONA (1993)
Pollen and phytolith analyses were conducted on samples from three sites within the Sanders rural community expansion area in Apache County, Arizona. Analysis was undertaken to answer research questions concerning cultural processes of site formation, to assist in determining regional development of Pueblo II and Pueblo III transition, to assist in identifying prehistoric cultural exchange, to identify evidence of past environment including vegetation and agricultural practices, and to...
POLLEN, PHYTOLITH, AND PROTEIN RESIDUE ANALYSIS OF ARTIFACTS FROM THE 4S RANCH PROJECT, CALIFORNIA (1999)
Artifacts from eight sites in the 4S Ranch Project in San Diego County, southern California were analyzed for pollen, phytoliths, or protein residues. Column samples also were floated to recover charred macrofloral remains. The project area is located on the first range of hills rising above the Pacific Ocean and contains over 20 archaeological sites. Soil samples from these sites yielded uncalibrated conventional radiocarbon dates ranging from 7400 + 140 BP to 300 + 60 BP. The project area...
POLLEN, PHYTOLITH, AND PROTEIN RESIDUE ANALYSIS OF GROUNDSTONE AND IDENTIFICATION AND AMS RADIOCARBON ANALYSIS OF CHARCOAL FROM SITE 48AB18, WYOMING (2007)
Site 48AB18 represents a buried prehistoric occupation on the top and north side of north-trending Strouss Hill in southeast Wyoming. First identified in 1980, this site has a long history of archaeological investigation. The upper component was radiocarbon dated to 1555 ± 75 BP during a previous investigation, while the lower component is anchored by recovery of a McKean-type point suggesting occupation during the Middle Archaic. Three pieces of groundstone were washed to recover pollen,...