Macrofloral Analysis (Other Keyword)
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The Bluff Great House, site 42SA22674, is located along the San Juan River in southeast Utah. This site is a Chacoan Great House occupied during the Pueblo II (Chaco era) and Pueblo III (post-Chaco) periods. The Bluff Great House Site originally was excavated by the Universlty of Colorado's field school from 1996-1998, with on-going additional excavations. This site has several Chacoan settlement characteristics, including a multi-storied Great House surrounded by an earthen berm/trash...
POLLEN, MACROFLORAL, AND DIATOM ANALYSIS, AND AMS RADIOCARBON DATING OF A CORE; AND PROTEIN RESIDUE ANALYSIS OF LITHIC ARTIFACTS FROM THE BEAR CREEK SITE (45KI839), KING COUNTY, WASHINGTON (2014)
The Bear Creek site (45KI839), a multicomponent Paleoindian site, is situated on the northern bank of the lower reach of Bear Creek in King County, Washington. A core was extracted from undisturbed sediments in the eastern portion of the site using a three-inch diameter, beveled section of ABS tube that was pushed through Strata II, Va, Vb, Vc, and VI. Multiple analyses, including pollen, macrofloral, and diatom, of the core sediments were undertaken to provide information about the...
POLLEN, MACROFLORAL, AND FIBER ANALYSIS FROM HYATT HILL, GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK, TENNESSEE (2002)
Paired pollen and macrofloral samples were submitted for analysis from four features and two sediment zones at Hyatt Hill, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee. Examination of pollen and macrofloral remains from the two sediment zones was designed to establish baseline data concerning recovery of these remains outside cultural areas. Analysis of pollen and macrofloral remains from four features was undertaken in an effort to identify use of plants by people occupying this area. In...
POLLEN, MACROFLORAL, AND ORGANIC RESIDUE (FTIR) ANALYSIS FROM SITES 42KA7714 AND 42KA7715, KANE COUNTY, UTAH (2015)
Sites 42KA7714 and 42KA7715, Kane County, Utah, were documented during monitoring of Highway 89 construction in the Kanab Canyon vicinity (MOAC 13-307 project). An isolated basin-shaped hearth (42KA7714) provided a radiocarbon date of AD 970-1025. This basin yielded charcoal, fire-altered rock, and bone fragments, but no other artifacts (Hanna Romes, personal communication June 23, 2015). Macrofloral and pollen analysis was requested for two samples from Feature A, site 42KA7714. Located...
POLLEN, MACROFLORAL, AND ORGANIC RESIDUE (FTIR) ANALYSIS OF SAMPLES FOR SITE LA 159158, LOCO HILLS, NEW MEXICO (2009)
Five hearth fill samples from site LA 159158 in the Loco Hills region of New Mexico were submitted for macrofloral analysis. The samples were excavated as part of an oil spill remediation project at Well Site RJ Unit 123. Macrofloral analysis will be used to provide information concerning plant resources utilized by the prehistoric occupants of the area. One mano fragment and two ceramic sherds were also submitted for pollen and organic residue analysis, respectively. The ceramic sherds were...
POLLEN, MACROFLORAL, AND PROTEIN RESIDUE ANALYSES AT SITE 42GR2069, UTAH (2005)
Pollen, starch, macrofloral, and/or protein residue analyses were conducted on samples representing three pit structures, features within the pit structures, and extramural features at site 42Gr2069 in southeast Utah. Radiocarbon ages range from 1820 ± 40 to 1980 ± 50 BP. Pollen, starch, and macrofloral analyses were targeted towards obtaining subsistence information for use of the vegetal portion of the resource base from several of the structures and features. Protein residue analysis was...
POLLEN, MACROFLORAL, AND PROTEIN RESIDUE ANALYSES AT SITE LA 134890, NEW MEXICO (2002)
A packrat midden from inside a small, south-facing rockshelter (site LA 134890) in southeast New Mexico was sampled for pollen and macrofloral remains. The remains of a burned packrat midden and general fill of the shelter also were examined for macrofloral remains. Charcoal samples from the packrat midden and from the shelter fill were identified prior to submission for radiocarbon analysis, while four lithic flakes were tested for possible protein residues. Radiocarbon analysis of charcoal...
POLLEN, MACROFLORAL, AND PROTEIN RESIDUE ANALYSES AT SITES 42DA1269 AND EG10, NORTHEASTERN UTAH (2003)
Samples from a dry cave and a rock shelter at 42DA1269 in northeast Utah were examined for pollen/starch and macrofloral remains to provide evidence of plants that might have utilized by the occupants of these two shelters. One charred tissue fragment was submitted for PET analysis to recover starches and/or phytoliths to aid in identification. Ungulate dung from the lowest level of the dry cave yielded a date of 14,330 cal BP. These fecal pellets were analyzed for protein residues to...
POLLEN, MACROFLORAL, AND PROTEIN RESIDUE ANALYSES OF A MORTAR AND PESTLE FROM SITE CA-CCO-283, CALIFORNIA (2001)
A stacked mortar and pestle were recovered during archaeological monitoring of fuel line removal at CA-CCO-283, located along San Francisco Bay, California. Both the mortar and pestle were washed for pollen and possible protein residues. Fill within the mortar was examined for macrofloral remains and served as a control for the pollen and protein residue washes. Pollen and protein residue analyses will be used to provide information concerning possible plant and animal resources processed with...
POLLEN, MACROFLORAL, AND PROTEIN RESIDUE ANALYSIS FOR SITE 42WN2489, UTAH (2005)
Pollen, macrofloral, and protein residue samples were examined from site 42WN2489, located in the upper Fremont River Valley in Wayne County, Utah. The prehistoric component of the site consists of three distinct clusters of cultural material. The site is associated with Archaic Pinto Series projectile points, which generally date to 8300-6200 BP in stratified cave contexts in Utah. Ten pollen and nine macrofloral samples were collected from Feature 2, a pithouse in the area designated...
POLLEN, MACROFLORAL, AND PROTEIN RESIDUE ANALYSIS FOR SITES IN THE ASHLEY NATIONAL FOREST, UTAH (2005)
Samples were collected and examined from multiple prehistoric sites in the Ashley National Forest of northwestern Utah, including site 42DA145, three rock shelter sites (42DA836, 42DC1211, and 42DC316) and the Clegg Vessel site. All of the sites have been associated with the Fremont culture. Soil samples from these sites were analyzed for evidence of pollen/starches and macrofloral remains, while stone tools from 42DA145 were analyzed for possible protein residues. Pollen, starch, and...
POLLEN, MACROFLORAL, AND X-RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS OF MATERIAL FROM SITES 26CK192 AND 26CK194/1893, MOAPA VALLEY, NEVADA (2004)
Pollen and macrofloral samples were collected from two sites located approximately 50 miles north-northeast of Las Vegas, Nevada. Sites 26CK192 and 26CK194/1893 represent Anasazi occupations associated with a rockshelter and the head of a deep box canyon. Pollen and macrofloral samples were examined to identify subsistence activities at these sites, as well as to compare subsistence activities between the sites.
POLLEN, MACROFLORAL, AND/OR CHARCOAL IDENTIFICATION AT TWELVE SITES IN THE ESCALANTE BASIN, SOUTH-CENTRAL UTAH (2003)
Pollen, macrofloral, and/or charcoal samples were examined from twelve sites in the Escalante Basin of south-central Utah. The samples are from excavations carried out by Brigham Young University in 2001, 2002, and 2003. These sites represent Formative occupations of the area, with both Fremont and Kayenta Anasazi adaptations present. Charcoal samples were identified prior to submission for radiocarbon dating. Pollen and macrofloral analyses will be used to address subsistence and...
POLLEN, MACROFLORAL, CHARCOAL IDENTIFICATION, AND PROTEIN RESIDUE ANALYSIS AT SITE 48NA465, WYOMING (2001)
Samples from site 48NA465 in central Wyoming were submitted for pollen, macrofloral, charcoal identification, and protein residue analyses. This site appears to contain four separate cultural components based on absolute radiocarbon dates and diagnostic artifacts and to have been used for lithic tool manufacturing, hunting bison and smaller animals, and roasting and cooking activities. Pollen and macrofloral analysis, including charcoal identification, of samples from feature fill and/or...
POLLEN, MACROFLORAL, CHARCOAL, AND CORN COB ANALYSIS AT SITE 42GA3128, UTAH (2001)
Pollen, macrofloral, charcoal, and corn cob samples were examined from Deer Creek Rockshelter (42GA3128), located near Boulder, Utah. This shallow rockshelter contains Late Archaic/Formative materials. Proximity of this shelter to the Coombs site in Boulder indicates that upper levels of this rockshelter might contain Anasazi materials. Pollen, macrofloral, and charcoal analyses were undertaken to identify economic activities within the rockshelter and identify local woody plants and/or...
POLLEN, MACROFLORAL, ORGANIC RESIDUE (FTIR) ANALYSIS, CHARCOAL IDENTIFICATION, AND AMS RADIOCARBON DATING OF SAMPLES FROM SITES 45SN28 AND 45SN303, WASHINGTON (2009)
Sediment, charcoal, feature fill, and fire-cracked rock samples from sites 45SN28 and 45SN303 in Snohomish County, northwestern Washington, were submitted for pollen, macrofloral, and organic residue analyses to provide subsistence information. These samples were also submitted for charcoal identification and AMS radiocarbon dating to establish chronology. Organic residues were recovered for identification using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR). Pollen, macrofloral, and FTIR...
POLLEN, MACROFLORAL, ORGANIC RESIDUE (FTIR), AND AMS RADIOCARBON ANALYSIS OF SAMPLES FROM FEATURES AT SITE 42WS4832, UTAH (2009)
Site 42Ws4832, located in Washington County, southwest Utah, contains slab-lined thermal features, a spiral alignment of upright slabs, a surface rock cairn, rock scatters, lithic flakes, and ceramic sherds. Samples from the fill of six slab-lined thermal features were examined for pollen, macrofloral remains, and/or for organic residues using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR). Charcoal fragments from five of the features also were AMS radiocarbon dated. Pollen and macrofloral...
POLLEN, MACROFLORAL, PROTEIN AND AMS RADIOCARBON ANALYSIS OF ARTIFACTS AND BOTANICAL REMAINS FROM THE SAND HOLLOW 2 PROJECT SITES: 42WS3544, 42WS3552, 42WS3554, 42WS3557, 42WS3559, 42WS4197, 42WS4198, 42WS4242, 42WS4247, 42WS4251, AND 42WS4682, WASHINGTON COUNTY, UTAH (2008)
Samples from sites 42WS3544, 42WS3552, 42WS3554, 42WS3557, 42WS3559, 42WS4197, 42WS4198, 42WS4242, 42WS4251, 42WS4682, and 42WS4247 in the Sand Hollow 2 Project area of Washington, County, southwest Utah, were examined for pollen, macrofloral, protein, and organic residues, the latter using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR). Pollen, protein and macrofloral analyses will be used to provide subsistence information concerning plant resources utilized by the various occupants of these...
POLLEN, MACROFLORAL, PROTEIN RESIDUE ANALYSIS, AND AMS RADIOCARBON DATING AT SITE 42GR3164 ON THE PROFESSOR VALLEY RANCH, SOUTHEAST UTAH (2004)
A soil column at site 42GR3164 in the Professor Valley Ranch, southeast Utah, was sampled for pollen and macrofloral remains. The soil column was placed in an area that is believed to have been the location where a large comer-notched knife made of gray chert was previously found by workers installing an irrigation pipe in a hayfield, and it appeared to be at the edge of prehistoric site 42GR3164, which had been recorded at an earlier date. The irrigation pipe trench was re-opened, and a...
POLLEN, MACROFLORAL, PROTEIN RESIDUE, AND ORGANIC RESIDUE (FTIR) ANALYSES OF ARTIFACTS AND SOIL SAMPLES FROM SITES 42KA4478 AND 42KA6293, KANE COUNTY, UTAH (2008)
Sites 42Ka4478 and 42Ka6293 are prehistoric Virgin Anasazi occupations located north of Kanab, Utah, and east of Kanab Creek. Radiocarbon dates of 1570 ± 40 BP and 1670 ± 40 BP from 42Ka4478 reflect a Basketmaker occupation, while the presence of decorated ceramics and radiocarbon dates from corn cobs of 1340 ± 40 BP and 1170 ± 40 BP at 42Ka6293 indicate a Pueblo I association. Samples from features at sites 42Ka4478 and 42Ka6293 were examined for pollen and/or macrofloral remains to provide...
POLLEN, MACROFLORAL, PROTEIN RESIDUE, AND ORGANIC RESIDUE (FTIR) ANALYSIS OF SOIL AND ARTIFACTS FROM SITE CA-SDI-10690, CAMP PENDLETON, CALIFORNIA (2010)
Column samples from site CA-SDI-10690 at Camp Pendleton in San Diego County, California, were submitted for macrofloral analysis. Protein residue, organic residue (FTIR) and pollen analyses were conducted on three stone tools, and pollen control samples were examined from the four corners of the site. This site represents a lithic and tool scatter associated with a Luiseño occupation. The goal of these analyses was to identify plant and animal remains useful in interpreting subsistence and...
POLLEN, MACROFLORAL, PROTEIN, AND ORGANIC RESIDUE (FTIR) ANALYSIS OF SAMPLES FROM SITE 42EM53, EMERY COUNTY, UTAH (2011)
This Fremont residential site (42EM53) is situated on a ridge top west of Muddy Creek in Castle Valley, a broad valley with a highly varied topography. Samples from activity area fill, hearths, a pit structure, and a storage pit were examined for pollen and macrofloral remains. A fire-cracked rock from the fill of a hearth and a grinding stone from one of the activity areas were examined for organic residues using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR). A side scraper from the activity...
POLLEN, PARASITE, AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS OF A 19TH CENTURY PRIVY SAMPLE FROM THE SARGENT STREET SITE, COHOES, ALBANY COUNTY, NEW YORK (2018)
The Sargent Street Site lies within a 1.3 acre block in Cohoes, Albany County, New York. Trenches excavated in the northern portion of the block exposed various historic deposits, including a wood-lined privy (Adam Luscier, personal communication January 19, 2018). The night soil situated below an approximately 30 cm thick layer of coal was sampled for pollen, parasite, and macrofloral analysis. Macrofloral and pollen analysis identify plant foods consumption and trash disposal during mid- to...
POLLEN, PARASITE, AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS OF PRIVY FILL FROM THE 2ND LOS PINOS INDIAN AGENCY (5OR139EAST), COLORADO (2002)
Privy fill from the 2nd Los Pinos Indian Agency (5OR139East) near Montrose, Colorado, was examined for pollen, parasites, and macrofloral remains to identify elements of the diet and parasites present. This privy is believed to be associated with the mess house at the Indian Agency, which operated from 1875 to 1881. Pollen and macrofloral analysis of the privy fill will be used to provide information concerning foods eaten and trash disposed of by the privy users. Parasite analysis will...
POLLEN, PARASITE, AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS OF PRIVY FILL FROM THE CHIEF OURAY HOMESITE (5MN847) AND THE 2ND LOS PINOS INDIAN AGENCY (50R139EAST), WESTERN COLORADO (2003)
Samples from the lower organic levels of a privy at the Chief Ouray Homesite, 5MN847, near Montrose, Colorado, were examined for pollen, parasites, and macrofloral remains to identify elements of the diet and parasites present. Privy deposits are believed to represent use of the privy by Chief Ouray, his wife Chipeta, and Ute and Mexican tenants from 1876 to the 1890s. Privy fill from the 2nd Los Pinos Indian Agency (50R139East) near Montrose, Colorado, also was examined for pollen,...