MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS AT SITE AZ BB:13:13, TUCSON, ARIZONA

Summary

Excavations in the courtyard area of the modern Pima County Courthouse in

downtown Tucson, Arizona, uncovered historic components that possibly date to the

Spanish Presidio era, about 1783-1860 AD. An adobe brick from a wall remnant

believed to represent the Spanish Presidio was floated to recover macrofloral

remains that would provide insight on possible plants found in the area when the

brick was formed. Sanples from ash, privy, and trash features in the courtyard

area probably represent the early period of Anglo occupation (1880 to 1929) , and

were sampled for macrofloral remains to recover information concerning resources

available and possibly consumed during this period.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• PaleoResearch Institute

Record Identifiers

PRI Technical Report(s): 93-056

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