MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS AT TWO HISTORIC NAVAJO SITES IN NORTHWESTERN NEW MEXICO

Summary

Two sites (SJC-1320 and SJC-1322) located near Navajo Reservoir in Rio

Arriba County, New Mexico, were sampled for macrofloral remains. These

historic Navajo sites are located in the traditional Navajo homeland of

Dinetah. They contain evidence of several features, including a hearth and

a bell-shaped roasting pit that contained human remains. Examination of the

fill from the hearth and roasting pit burial at these two sites focuses on

recovering subsistence data and data pertaining to possible burial practices

during the early Navajo occupation represented.

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