Macrofloral Analysis (Other Keyword)
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Companion pollen and macrofloral samples were collected stratigraphically from Unit 4 inside Kelvin's Cave (10LN93), a lava tube, to provide information concerning local vegetation and environment in the vicinity of the cave during the time it was used and sediment accumulated. Bone recovered from the deepest sediments in Kelvin's Cave, just above the cave floor in units immediately adjacent to Unit 10, have yielded radiocarbon ages ranging between 12,160 ± 60 BP to 16,260 ± 80 BP,...
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS OF BULK SOIL SAMPLES AND IDENTIFICATION OF DETRITAL CHARCOAL SAMPLES FROM ALONG THE MIDDLE FORK JOHN DAY RIVER, OREGON (2008)
Samples from along the Middle Fork of the John Day River in east-central Oregon were collected for a study of fluvial geomorphology. A total of 27 detrital charcoal samples were submitted for identification, and three bulk soil samples were examined for pollen and macrofloral remains. These samples were recovered from soil pit or natural bank exposures along the river. Macrofloral, including charcoal, and pollen identifications will be used to provide information concerning plant taxa that may...
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS OF BULK SOIL SAMPLES AND IDENTIFICATION OF DETRITAL CHARCOAL SAMPLES FROM ALONG THE MIDDLE FORK JOHN DAY RIVER, OREGON (2009)
Samples were collected along the Middle Fork of the John Day River in east-central Oregon for a study of fluvial geomorphology. A total of 32 detrital charcoal/wood samples were submitted for identification, and 11 bulk soil samples were examined for pollen and macrofloral remains. These samples were recovered from soil pit or natural bank exposures along the river. After successful completion of this phase of the study, an additional eight pollen, eleven macrofloral, and two botanic samples...
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS OF HEARTH FILL AT 48SW1644, SOUTHWESTERN WYOMING (2003)
Pollen and macrofloral samples were examined from the fill of a hearth at site 48SW1644 in southwestern Wyoming. This site exhibits Fremont rock art and is situated at the base of two sandstone outcrops west of the Green River. A test unit uncovered the hearth containing a large quantity of fire-cracked rock. A radiocarbon age of 1240 ± 90 BP is reported for this hearth. Pollen and macrofloral samples were collected to identify any plants that might have been processed in the hearth. In...
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS OF HEARTH FILL AT 5EA2145, WESTERN COLORADO (2003)
Site 5EA2145 consists of an isolated hearth exposed in a road cutbank west of McCoy, Colorado. Fill from the hearth was examined for pollen and macrofloral remains. The hearth had been heavily disturbed by road maintenance activities and was in danger of being destroyed; therefore, a salvage operation was undertaken to obtain radiocarbon, subsistence, and paleoclimatic samples. Charred material from the hearth yielded a calibrated radiocarbon date of 3250 ± 60 years B.P. (Beta 180108),...
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS OF HEARTH FILL AT SITE 24CB1861, MONTANA (2004)
Fill from a slab-lined hearth at site 24CB1861 in southern Montana was examined for pollen and macrofloral remains. Fremont pottery was found on the site surface, and Rose Spring projectile points were found associated with the hearth. The feature yielded a conventional radiocarbon age of 1270 ± 70 BP. Pollen and macrofloral analyses are used to provide information concerning plant resources available to and utilized by the site occupants.
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS OF HEARTH FILL AT SITE 48FR5318, WYOMING (2005)
Fill from a hearth at Site 45FR5318 was examined for pollen and macrofloral remains. This site is a small prehistoric site with five hearth features and four concentrations of fire-cracked rock located along Cottonwood Creek in the Wind River Basin of central Wyoming. The presence of oxidized cobbles found on the surface of the hearths along with the absence of lithic debris at this site suggests that it might have been a plant processing site. Pollen and macrofloral samples were collected...
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS OF HEARTH FILL AT SITE AEC-06-006-01, CARBON COUNTY, WYOMING (2006)
A single fill sample from a hearth at site 06-006-01 in Carbon County, Wyoming, was examined for pollen and macrofloral remains. This hearth was discovered while monitoring a construction project. This feature yielded a radiocarbon age of 8580 ± 60 BP, indicating an Early Archaic occupation of the area. Pollen and macrofloral analysis will be used to provide a description of local vegetation and subsistence information concerning plant resources utilized at this site.
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS OF MATERIAL FROM SITE 50-80-14-5829 AT THE MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII, OAHU (2001)
Three pollen and macrofloral samples were recovered from an organic layer (II) at Site 50- 80-14-5829 at the Marine Corps Base Hawaii on the Kane'ohe Bay, Oahu. A single pollen sample was removed from inorganic material below the organic layer (III). Pollen and macrofloral samples were examined to provide information concerning vegetation growing in this area.
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS OF MIDDEN DEPOSITS AT SITE CA-SDI-10,920 FOR THE LAKE HODGES PROJECT, SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA (2005)
Samples from midden deposits at prehistoric site CA-SDI-10,920, along the shoreline of Lake Hodges in southern California, were examined for pollen and macrofloral remains. This site contains milling features, midden deposits, and numerous surface artifacts. The milling features yielded 64 milling elements including slicks, mortars, and cupules. Pollen and macrofloral analyses of the midden deposits will be used to provide information concerning plant resources available to and utilized by...
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS OF SAMPLES ASSOCIATED WITH A BURIAL AT 42SV2543 IN SALINA, UTAH (2001)
Four pollen samples and one macrofloral sample were examined from a female burial at site 42SV2543. The burial was discovered during trenching operation on Main Street in Salina, Utah. The burial dates to the Fremont culture and yielded a conventional radiocarbon date of 1070 ± 40 BP, with a two sigma calibrated age range of A.D. 890 to 1020.
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS OF SAMPLES FROM 42WS4283, SOUTHWESTERN UTAH (2003)
Site 42Ws4283, situated in the St. George Basin of southwestern Utah, represents a Southern Paiute occupation. A 2-sigma radiocarbon age of AD 1420-1650 is reported for this site. Three pollen and one macrofloral samples were examined from a deflated hearth, a mano, and the modern ground surface to describe vegetation in the vicinity at the time of occupation and also identify plants processed in the hearth and with the mano.
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS OF SAMPLES FROM C&A SITE (5DA1687), COLORADO (2002)
Seventeen pollen samples were examined from the C&A site (5DA1687), a Plains Woodland site located near an intermittent drainage in DA County, Colorado. Pollen samples were collected stratigraphically through deposits at the site to identify past vegetation communities and provide information concerning the paleoenvironment. In addition, four pollen samples were examined from sediments beneath large rocks in excavation units in Blocks A and B. A small burial pit containing remains of two...
Pollen and Macrofloral Analysis of Samples from Mound Park Mitigation Site 33SC0001, Scioto County, Ohio (2020)
Mound Park, 33SC0001 is the only known surviving mound remnant of the Ohio portion of the Portsmouth Earthworks. This large, geometric Hopewellian earthwork complex included three separate groups of geometric earthworks. Two features, as well as modern topsoil and subsoil were sampled for pollen analysis. Feature fill also was submitted for macrofloral analysis. Pollen and macrofloral analysis were undertaken to provide information concerning local vegetation prior to construction of the...
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS OF SAMPLES FROM SITE AR-03-08-02-419 (LA 115574) FOR THE SACRAMENTO RIVER ROAD, NEW MEXICO (2002)
Samples from two pit features at Site AR-03-08-02-419 (LA 115574) were examined for pollen and macrofloral remains. In addition, a macrofloral sample was collected from the general site surface to serve as a control. This site is part of the Sacramento River Road project in southern New Mexico. The site yielded Iithics dating to the Archaic period, although a single radiocarbon sample from one of the pit features yielded a conventional radiocarbon age of 200 ± 60 BP (Beta-167292). This area...
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS OF SAMPLES FROM SITE AR-O3-07-03-355, KAIBAB PLATEAU, NORTHERN ARIZONA (2009)
Fill from the probable floor of a circular, semi-subterranean pithouse at site AR-03-07-03-355 was examined for pollen and macrofloral remains. This site represents multiple occupations of the area over time. Diagnostic artifacts reflect early to late Archaic occupations. Formative period structures, including a late Pueblo II habitation/room block, also are present at the site. Radiocarbon dates of 1210 ± 40 BP and 1220 ± 40 BP were recovered from burned wood in the pithouse. Pollen and...
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS OF SAMPLES FROM SITES 42CB78 AND 42CB16, EASTERN UTAH (2006)
Samples were examined from sites 42Cb78 and 42Cb16 (Rasmussen Cave) on the Colorado Plateau of eastern Utah. Site 42Cb78 is a Fremont habitation site located on top of a knoll and consists of two possible room blocks and a cist feature. PolJen samples were collected from the floor of a circular rock-lined depression (Feature A) and from the base of a deep, slab-lined pit containing numerous ceramic sherds (Feature C) to determine the nature and extent of subsurface deposits within these...
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS OF SAMPLES FROM SITES 42CB827 AND 42CB829, UTAH, FOR THE BLM NINEMILE-DADDY CANYON TESTING PROJECT (2002)
Pollen and macrofloral samples were examined from sites 42Cb827 and 42Cb829, Utah, for the BLM Ninemile - Daddy Canyon testing project. Test pits were excavated at the base of several Fremont petroglyph panels at both sites. A hearth overlain with a small sandstone slab was encountered at 42Cb827. The hearth fill was examined for macrofloral remains, while sediment from the occupation surface adjacent to the hearth was sampled for both pollen and macrofloral remains. Pollen and macrofloral...
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS OF SAMPLES FROM SITES 42GR4950 AND 42GR4951, GRAND COUNTY, UTAH (2015)
Sites 42GR4950 and 42GR4951 from Project 15-WAS-007 are situated northeast of Cisco in Grand County, Utah. A hearth feature from each site was sampled for pollen and macrofloral analysis to provide information regarding paleoenvironment and economic activities involving plant processing and fuel strategies at these sites.
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS OF SAMPLES FROM SITES 42SA27020 AND 42SA27022, SAN JUAN COUNTY, UTAH (2018)
Sites 42SA27020 and 42SA27022 were recorded by Montgomery Archaeological Consultants as part of the MOAC 17-083 project in the Spanish Valley, approximately 9.5 mi southeast of the city of Moab, San Juan County, Utah. At Site 42SA27020, Montgomery archaeologists recorded a structure and associated midden, which was discovered in association with Pueblo II-III cultural materials, including three Mesa Verde Grey Ware ceramic body sherds (Jessica DelBozque, personal communication, December 21,...
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS OF SAMPLES FROM SITES 5DA1951 AND 5DA1957, COLORADO (2005)
Sites 5DA 1951 and 5DA 1957 are multi-component sites within the boundaries of the Rueter-Hess Reservoir Project in Douglas County, Colorado. Radiocarbon dates and diagnostic artifacts obtained from the sites indicate occupations ranging from the Early Ceramic through the Middle Archaic periods. A mano and metate, along with soil control samples, were washed and examined for pollen. Additionally, twenty bulk sediment samples were floated to recover macrofloral remains. Pollen and...
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS OF SAMPLES FROM SITES 5ME12,225 AND 5ME12,480, MESA COUNTY, COLORADO (2004)
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 SAMPLES FROM SITES IN THE NAVAJO ROUTE N9(5-1) PROJECT, NEW MEXICO (1997)
The Navajo Route N9(5-1) study area is located on the Chaco Slope of the southwestern part of the structural San Juan Basin in the southern part of the Colorado Plateau in northwestern New Mexico. Sites in the project area are associated with the Peach Springs Chacoan community. The overall goal of this research is to understand the organization and function of the Peach Springs Chacoan community. Organization may range from egalitarian through the highly stratified and centralized. This...
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS OF SAMPLES FROM SITES IN THE WIC MEDICINE BOW LATERAL PIPELINE PROJECT, WYOMING (2002)
Samples from features at six sites for the WIC Medicine Bow Lateral Pipeline Project in southeast Wyoming were examined for macrofloral remains. Seven ground stone samples from 48C02672 also were washed for pollen. These sites represent several occupations ranging from 5390 to 210 BP. Pollen and macrofloral analyses will be used to provide information concerning plant resources utilized by the various occupants of these sites.
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS OF SAMPLES FROM THE CREANOR SITE, CA-SJO-2981, CALIFORNIA (2005)
Site CA-SJO-2981, located in present day Stockton, California, is an historic privy site situated on a large acreage that was owned and built upon by Judge Charles M. Creanor. Judge Creanor was a wealthy and historically important figure in Stockton during the mid-nineteenth century. He constructed a large home on the Stockton Channel in the 1850s and resided there until his death in 1882. Thousands of artifacts were identified at the site, including liquor and medicine bottles, ceramic...