POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS AT SITE LA 105139, CARLSBAD CAVERNS NATIONAL PARK, NEW MEXICO

Author(s): Kathryn Puseman; Linda Scott Cummings

Year: 1994

Summary

Samples from a trench in a rock ring midden at Site LA 105139 in

southeastern New Mexico were examined for pollen and macrofloral remains. In

addition, soil from the modern surface was collected as a control for pollen

samples from the excavated trench. The rock ring midden at this site is believed

to have been used for roasting cacti, and radiocarbon dates from this site range

from approximately 1040 to 590 BP. Pollen and macrofloral analyses are used to

provide information concerning plants processed in this feature.

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POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS AT SITE LA 105139, CARLSBAD CAVERNS NATIONAL PARK, NEW MEXICO. Kathryn Puseman, Linda Scott Cummings. 1994 ( tDAR id: 375597) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8D21WTN

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