A Macrobotanical Analysis of Site 11PK1771, a Late Woodlands site in Illinois
Author(s): Jessica Bowes; Heather Trigg
Year: 2009
Summary
Forty-four flotation samples from a Late Woodlands site located in Pike County, Illinois were submitted to the Fiske Center for Archaeological Research for macrobotanical analysis. Charred wood, nutshells, and charred chenopodium (Goosefoot) seeds formed the majority of the botanical remains recovered. Bowes and Trigg note the excellent fuel woods recovered from the site, as well as the ubiquity and importance of walnuts, hickory nuts, and hazelnuts in Native diets. The large number of goosefoot seeds recovered may also indicate past cultivation of this plant as a food crop.
Cite this Record
A Macrobotanical Analysis of Site 11PK1771, a Late Woodlands site in Illinois. Jessica Bowes, Heather Trigg. Andrew Fiske Memorial Center for Archaeological Research Cultural Resource Management Study ,32. 2009 ( tDAR id: 367821) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8DZ07BJ
Keywords
Culture
Late Woodland
Material
Macrobotanical
Site Type
Settlements
Investigation Types
Environment Research
General
Agriculture Cultivation
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Archaeobotanical Analysis
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Wood & Charcoal Analysis
Geographic Keywords
Illinois (State / Territory)
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Pike County (County)
Temporal Keywords
Late Woodland
Spatial Coverage
min long: -91.362; min lat: 39.092 ; max long: -90.038; max lat: 39.876 ;
Individual & Institutional Roles
Contact(s): Jeffrey Harbison
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