POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS OF FOUR HEARTHS (SRB2372) NEAR DOUGLAS CREEK IN WESTERN COLORADO
Author(s): Linda J. Scott; PaleoResearch Institute
Year: 1982
Summary
Site 5RB2372 consists of a scatter of hearths located on the third
alluvial terrace on the west side of Douglas Creek. The vegetation in the
vicinity of this site consists of sagebrush (Artemisia), saltbush (Atriplex,
a Cheno-am), mormon tea (Ephedra), greasewood (Sarcobatus), and tumbleweed
(Salsola). The vegetation near Douglas Creek changes rapidly through
various zones as the elevation increases from the creek to the pinon/juniper
woodlands (Creasman 1981). Four hearths were selected for pollen and
macrofloral analysis from this site. The purpose of pollen analysis at this
site was to define the paleoenvironment at the time or times the site was
occupied. Macrofloral analysis was aimed at determining what, if any, plant
foods were prepared in these hearths.
Cite this Record
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS OF FOUR HEARTHS (SRB2372) NEAR DOUGLAS CREEK IN WESTERN COLORADO. Linda J. Scott, PaleoResearch Institute. PRI Technical Report ,1982-012. 1982 ( tDAR id: 376625) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8H1318X
Keywords
Material
Macrobotanical
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Pollen
Site Type
Archaeological Feature
Investigation Types
Data Recovery / Excavation
General
Douglas Creek, Co, pollen, macrofloral
Geographic Keywords
Douglas Creek, CO
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