MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS AT NINE SITES FOR THE PGT-PG&E PIPELINE EXPANSION PROJECT, OREGON

Summary

Samples from nine sites for the PGT-PG&E Pipeline Expansion Project in northern

and central Oregon were examined for macrofloral remains. Charred macrofloral

remains recovered from the archaeological sites will provide information

concerning resources available to and utilized by the prehistoric (and some

historic) occupants of the site, will aid in providing evidence for the

interpretation of subsistence, feature function and season of use. In addition

to general questions concerning prehistoric hunter-gatherer land-use strategies,

specific research questions for the region discussed here include the following

questions:

1. What plant resources are represented in botanical assemblages of

different ages and functions? can some sites by their locations, artifact

assemblages, or botanical remains be identified as functionally specific root

digging sites?

2. Does evidence exist for trade in food items?

3. Are environmental changes reflected in changing proportions of wood

charcoal species in prehistoric sites?

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• PaleoResearch Institute

Record Identifiers

PRI Technical Report(s): 93-089

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