POLLEN ANALYSIS OF STRATIGRAPHIC COLUMNS AND FEATURES AT SITE 48PA175, PARK COUNTY, WYOMING

Summary

Site 48PA175 included evidence of a probable semi-subterranean structure

that included two probable hearths, as well as scattered areas of lithics and

fire-cracked rock, additional hearths, stone circles, rock alignments, and purple

glass fragments. Radiocarbon ages of 3400 ± 70 and 3670 + 50 BP are reported for

these probable hearths, placing occupation during the middle Archaic. A

stratigraphic profile was sampled for pollen off-site to provide control for

interpreting the on-site sarrples and provide paleoenvironmental information. A

stratigraphic pollen column was also sampled within the buried semi-subterranean

structure, to provide specific information concerning utilization of the

structure, and additional paleoenvironmental information. Pollen sarrples were

also collected from the southwest corners of excavation units within or

immediately adjacent to the buried semi-subterranean structure. These samples

were examined to provide evidence of plants that may have been processed within

the structure.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• PaleoResearch Institute

Record Identifiers

PRI Technical Report(s): 92-075

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