POLLEN ANALYSIS AT SITE 5DL775 , DOLORES COUNTY, COLORADO

Summary

Five pollen samples were selected for anaysis from site 5DL775,

northwest of Dolores on the Dolores Plateau. This site is a

southwest-facing rockshelter, which was initially tested during the summer

of 1983. The shelter contained a firehearth, displaying various lenses of

ash and charcoal. Four of the pollen samples were taken from lenses within

the hearth area, while the fifth sample was taken from the present ground

surface. The rockshelter is located in an open, upland valley surrounded by

forests of pine, aspen, and fir. The open valley is grassy containing some

sagebrush (Tom King, personal communication, May 1984). Pollen analysis of

samples from this hearth was conducted primarily to identify subsistence

items.

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