POLLEN ANALYSIS AT EAST RUIN, AZTEC RUINS NATIONAL MONUMENT, NEW MEXICO

Summary

Six pollen samples were analyzed from three mounds from the East Ruin

at Aztec Ruins National Monument in New Mexico. This analysis was performed

in association with excavations to determine the nature of various mounds.

Excavations confirmed Mound E as a trash mound from the Mesa Verde period

(1200s), Mound D as a roomblock extension of Mound C, and the unnumbered

mound as an historic earthwork possibly associated with a barn. The

emphasis of the pollen study was on establishing a spectrum of pollen to aid

in interpretation of target deposits.

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