An Analysis of Pollen from Thomas Jefferson's Poplar Forest: the South Profile of the Gully Located within Site B

Author(s): Susan Jacobucci

Year: 2009

Summary

Nineteen soil samples from Site B, an early nineteenth-century site located in Thomas Jefferson's Poplar Forest (Virginia) were submitted to the Fiske Center for palynological analysis. Over 100 distinct taxa were recovered from the eleven samples that were considered to be well preserved enough to allow for a representative reconstruction of past environmental conditions. When viewed collectively, the recovered taxa describe a landscape consisting of both managed ornamental grounds and areas of open soil such as those consistent with agricultural and heavily utilized fields, augmenting and confirming historical records of land use at Poplar Forest.

Cite this Record

An Analysis of Pollen from Thomas Jefferson's Poplar Forest: the South Profile of the Gully Located within Site B. Susan Jacobucci. Andrew Fiske Memorial Center for Archaeological Research Cultural Resource Management Study ,35b. 2009 ( tDAR id: 368148) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8Z036HG

Keywords

Culture
African American • Euroamerican • Historic

Material
Pollen

Site Name
Thomas Jefferson's Poplar Forest

Site Type
Agricultural Field or Field Feature

Investigation Types
Environment Research

General
Garden Archaeology • Landscape Archaeology • Landscape Reconstruction • Palynological Analysis

Geographic Keywords
Forest • Virginia (State / Territory)

Temporal Keywords
Historic

Spatial Coverage

min long: -79.282; min lat: 37.346 ; max long: -79.259; max lat: 37.362 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): Jack Gary

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