POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS AT 48TE412, GRAND TETON NATIONAL PARK, WYOMING

Summary

Pollen and macrofloral samples were examined from 48TE412 near the outlet

of String Lake in Grand Teton National Park. Fire-cracked rock features were

noted at the site and a single hearth yielded a radiocarbon age of 210 BP in

earlier excavations. The site appears to be multicomponent, containing evidence

of two periods of occupation. The Middle Archaic is represented by a sidenotched

point (Ctannor 1990). Late Prehistoric artifacts were more abundant and

were recovered during the 1990 field season. A single large feature containing

a charcoal stain and fire-cracked rock was sampled for both pollen and

macrofloral remains. In addition, another area containing fire-cracked rock is

represented by a single pollen sample. Pollen and macrofloral samples were

examined to identify any subsistence activities in these features involving

plants. The pollen record also documents plants that existed as part of local

and regional vegetation communities at the time the site was occupied.

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• PaleoResearch Institute

Record Identifiers

PRI Technical Report(s): 91-011

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