Macrofloral Analysis (Other Keyword)
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The James W. Hatch Site (36CE0544) is located 80 meters west of Slab Cabin Run, a tributary of Spring Creek near the base of Nittany Mountain, Centre County, Pennsylvania. Site surroundings include Millbrook Marsh Nature Center, a marsh ecosystem preserve, and the Pennsylvania State University campus. The geology of the site demonstrates complexly folded and faulted Cambrian and Ordovician carbonate rocks, which is common in the western Appalachian Mountains. Diagnostic lithic finds recovered...
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS OF SAMPLES FROM THE MONTE SERENO SITE, LA 79934, IN SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO (2006)
Fill from three shallow stain features at the Monte Sereno Site, LA 79934, in Santa Fe, New Mexico, were examined for pollen and macrofloral remains. This site consists of a ceramic sherd and lithic scatter on a ridge top. Features from this site yielded radiocarbon ages in the 1400s, indicating a Pueblo IV occupation. Pollen and macrofloral analyses will be used to provide information concerning prehistoric plant gathering and processing activities at the site, as well as to assist in...
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS OF SAMPLES FROM THREE SITES FOR THE 2004-PINON CANYON MANEUVER SITE MITIGATION PROJECT, SOUTHEAST COLORADO (2004)
Pollen and macrofloral samples were examined from three sites in the Pinon Canyon Maneuver Site of southeast Colorado. These sites represent a series of Late Prehistoric rockshelters with multicomponent occupations, including the Developmental period (AD 100- 1050), Diversification period (AD 1050-1450), Protohistoric period (AD 1450-1725), and historic period. Pollen and macrofloral analyses will be used to provide information concerning subsistence strategies utilized by the various...
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS OF SAMPLES FROM WOODFORD’S BRIGADE SITE, VALLEY FORGE NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK, PENNSYLVANIA (2014)
The Woodford’s Brigade Site is situated within Valley Forge National Historical Park, southeastern Pennsylvania. This area of the park, associated with General Woodford’s Brigade, is located on the southern slopes of Mount Joy, on a grassy field (Matthew Kalos, personal communication August 8, 2014). Two soil samples, collected from two trenches in a “pipe trench” feature, were examined for pollen and macrofloral remains to better understand the origin of this trench.
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS OF SEVERAL HEARTH FEATURES FROM WHITE SANDS NATIONAL MONUMENT, NEW MEXICO (2003)
White Sands National Monument is located in the Tularosa Valley of south-central New Mexico. The Monument is situated entirely within the northern reaches of the Chihuahuan Desertscrub biome. Because the Tularosa Basin has no external drainage, plants tend to be dominated by halophytic types including four-wing saltbush, and alkalai sacaton. The water table in the basin is perched upon an impermeable clay layer that allows plant types such as sumac and cottonwood, normally found in more...
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS OF SHALLOW HEARTHS AT SITE LA107831, SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO (1995)
One pollen sample, six flotation samples, and four charcoal samples were examined from shallow hearths at Site LA107831 in southeast New Mexico. Diagnostic artifacts suggest occupation of the site sometime between AD 500 and 1300. Pollen and macrofloral analyses are used to provide information concerning possible plant resources processed in the hearths.
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS OF THE FILL FROM THREE HEARTHS AT 48SW13143, SOUTHWEST WYOMING (2001)
The fill from three hearths at site 48SW13143 in southwest Wyoming was examined for pollen, starch, and macrofloral remains. This site consists of a low density scatter of lithic debris and some fire-cracked rock, and it is believed to represent a secondary lithic workshop associated with reduction of locally available lithic resources. Four shallowly buried hearths were exposed during pipeline construction. Pollen, starch, and macrofloral analysis of the fill from three of the hearths will...
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS OF THERMAL FEATURES AT SITE 41BS611, BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK, TEXAS (2010)
Fill from six features at site 41BS611 in Big Bend National Park, Texas, were examined for pollen and macrofloral remains. These features represent shallow, basin-shaped hearths/thermal features capped with fire-cracked rock. This site is noted to be a large, multicomponent, open campsite containing surface features and deposits of flaked stone and ground stone artifacts. Pollen and macrofloral analyses will be used to provide information concerning plant resources utilized by the occupants of...
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS OF THREE HEARTHS AT SITE MDU B-35C, WYOMING (2005)
Samples from the fill of three shallow basin hearths at site MDU 8-35C in west-central Wyoming were examined for pollen and macrofloral remains. The hearths were identified during road construction in the Wind River Basin. Pollen and macrofloral analyses are used to provide information concerning plant resources utilized by the occupants of this site.
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS OF THREE SITES ON FLAT IRON MESA, UTAH (2004)
Three sites on Flat Iron Mesa in San Juan County, Utah, were sampled for pollen or macrofloral remains to provide evidence for plant resources utilized by the occupants of these sites. Poorly preserved hearths at 42SA22469 and 42SA22475 were sampled for macrofloral remains. Awash of a mano and a soil control sample from 42SA22477, a small rockshelter, were analyzed for pollen.
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS OF TRASH MIDDEN FILL FROM SKAGWAY, ALASKA (2002)
Fill from a large trash midden was sampled for pollen and macrofloral remains. This feature dates between 1897 and 1903 and exhibited groups of artifacts arranged spatially across the area. Pollen and macrofloral analyses was undertaken to help provide information concerning feature function.
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS OF TWO SEDIMENT SAMPLES FROM SITE 45WH268, WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON (2017)
Site 45WH268 is situated within the reservoir setting of Ross Lake in a remote area of the North Cascades National Park, Whatcom County, northern Washington. Culturally rich levels were sampled for pollen and macrofloral analysis to identify plant-related activities and local vegetation at the time of use.
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS, AND AMS RADIOCARBON RESULTS, OF SAMPLES FROM SLEEPING RAINBOW RANCH, SITE 42WN1885, UTAH (2005)
Pollen and macrofloral samples were recovered from the Sleeping Rainbow Ranch, site 42WN1885, in Capitol Reef National Park, Utah. This site contains both prehistoric and historic components. Pollen samples were collected from a historic stone masonry structure, possibly a fruit cellar, and from an unknown prehistoric trench-like feature. In addition, a control sample was collected from the modern ground surface. Macrofloral samples were taken from the prehistoric trench-like feature and...
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS, CHARCOAL IDENTIFICATION, AND AMS RADIOCARBON AGE DETERMINATION OF SAMPLES FROM SITE LA 72048, BERNALILLO COUNTY, NEW MEXICO (2016)
Site LA 72048 comprises a U-shaped mound that partially surrounds a depression, stains, a rock alignment, and an extensive midden deposit. It lies on a bench southeast of Tijeras Arroyo in Bernalillo County, New Mexico (Douglas H. M. Boggess, personal communication August 11, 2016). Pollen samples from a stain (Feature 4) in the midden and fill from a bowl sherd collected from the backhoe trench were compared to a modern control sample to interpret economic activity. Two macrofloral samples were...
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS, CHARCOAL IDENTIFICATION, MICROCHARCOAL EXTRACTION, AND AMS RADIOCARBON AGE DETERMINATION OF SAMPLES FROM SITE 42WS1220, WASHINGTON COUNTY, UTAH (2018)
Site 42WS1220 is an open campsite located in the Saint George Basin, Washington County, Utah. The site is situated on three active dunes along the eastern side of Cottonwood Wash with Interstate 15 north-bound lanes running through it. The site produced multiple features, lithics, ground stones, and ceramics dating between the Archaic period and the Puebloan and South Pauite periods (Aaron Woods, personal communication, November 14, 2018). Two thermal feature fill sediments were submitted for...
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL STUDIES AT SITE 5SM232, SOUTHWEST COLORADO (2003)
Soil samples from the lower fill of a deep, slab-lined fire/roasting pit at site 5SM232 on the Uncompahgre Plateau in southwest Colorado were examined for pollen and macrofloral remains. This site is a multi-component archaeological site containing diagnostic artifacts dating from the Middle Archaic to the Protohistoric periods. Charcoal from the pit yielded a conventional radiocarbon age of 6780 ± 80 BP, indicating an Early Archaic occupation. Pollen and macrofloral analyses were conducted...
POLLEN AND PHYTOLITH ANALYSES AND AMS RADIOCARBON DATING OF STRATIGRAPHIC SEDIMENT SAMPLES FROM THE BADGER HOLE SITE, 34HP193, HARPER COUNTY, OKLAHOMA (2012)
Five additional samples from the Middle Trench at the Badger Hole site (34HP193) in the panhandle of Oklahoma were submitted to further evaluate the pollen and phytolith records from this site. Previously, one sample from the Badger Hole site and three from the Military Trail site were examined for pollen and phytoliths to determine the extent of preservation. The Badger Hole site is located approximately 300 m from Jake Bluff. Preliminary results from the first sample from the Badger Hole site...
POLLEN AND STARCH ANALYSIS OF GROUNDSTONE, MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS OF SOIL SAMPLES, AND PROTEIN ANALYSIS OF LITHIC ARTIFACTS FROM CA-SDI-1313/14791, SAN DIEGO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA (2012)
Groundstone tools from excavation units at site CA-SDI-1313/14791 on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton in northern San Diego County, southern California, were washed to recover pollen and starches derived from processing activities. Various levels of unit fill were floated to recover macrofloral remains from subsistence activities, while three lithic tools were submitted for protein residue analysis to determine plant or animal resources that were processed with these tools. This site contains a...
POLLEN, CERAMIC RESIDUE, MACROFLORAL, PROTEIN, AND SHELL ANALYSIS FOR SITES IN THE ASHLEY NATIONAL FOREST, UTAH (2003)
Pollen, phytolith, starch, macrofloral, and protein residue analyses were conducted on numerous samples from a variety of archaeological sites in Ashley National Forest, Utah. Sites range In elevation from approxlmately 6100 feet to 9000 feet. In addition, a single shell was submitted for identification. Botanical analyses focused on recovery of information that might indicate economic activity. In addition, the pollen record was expected to provide information concerning local vegetation. A...
POLLEN, DIATOM, AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS OF SAMPLES FROM A CORE NEAR CROSS PLAINS, WISCONSIN (2011)
Six samples representing marsh, lacustrine, and outwash sediment deposits were removed from a core that was collected from a small tributary flowing south into Black Earth Creek just outside the town of Cross Plains, Wisconsin for the purpose of recovering pollen, diatoms, and macrofloral remains. Analysis of these samples was undertaken as a pilot study to examine preservation and the potential for recovering information about vegetation and the paleoenvironmental history of this area from...
POLLEN, DIATOM, AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS OF SAMPLES FROM A CORE NEAR MAZOMANIE, WISCONSIN (2011)
Four samples from a core collected in marsh, lacustrine, and outwash sediment immediately outboard of the Last Glacial Maximum ice margin were examined for pollen, diatoms, and macrofloral remains. The core location is in south-central Wisconsin near the town of Mazomanie. The samples were widely spaced through deposits between 44 and 25 feet in depth.
POLLEN, MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS, AND WOOD IDENTIFICATION AT 888M, SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO (2004)
Excavation project 888M is located east of the Pecos River in southeastern New Mexico in the Mescalero Sands. The site is located within the parabolic dune setting of the sand sheet. Two thermal features, with no associated artifacts, were discovered during ground clearing activities for the preparation of a well pad. Feature 1 dated to 1400 ± 60 radiocarbon years BP, and Feature 2 dated to 1280 ± 60 RCYBP. Two macrofloral and one pollen sample from Feature 1 and two macrofloral and two...
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, AMS RADICOARBON DATING, AND PROTEIN RESIDUE ANALYSES AT SITE 24RL0371 FOR THE BAKKEN PIPELINE PROJECT, EASTERN MONTANA (2012)
Fill from a hearth at site 24RL0371 in eastern Montana, near the North Dakota border, was examined for pollen and macrofloral remains. Charcoal and charred botanics recovered from the hearth fill were submitted for identification and AMS radiocarbon dating. A projectile point also was examined for possible protein residues. This site is a pre-contact (Middle Archaic) lithic scatter and historic trash dump. The prehistoric component might have been used as a long-term or multi-seasonal campsite....
POLLEN, MACROFLORAL, AMS RADIOCARBON DATING, AND ORGANIC RESIDUE (FTIR) ANALYSIS OF SAMPLES FROM SITE LA 32882, EDDY COUNTY, NEW MEXICO (2012)
Fill samples from a hearth and three midden features at site LA 32882 in southeastern New Mexico were examined for pollen and macrofloral remains. An El Paso brownware sherd from one of the midden features also was examined for organic residues using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR). This site is a long-term seasonal camp, and recovery of two brownware ceramic sherds indicate that the area was utilized by the Jornada Mogollon (AD 200-1400). The various analyses are used to gain...