POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS AT THE MORMON TANK PROJECT, SITE 42SA22548, SOUTHEAST UTAH

Summary

Pollen and macrofloral samples were examined from firepit fill at Site

42SA22548 in southeast Utah. A pollen control sample from the modern surface

also was examined. Site 42SA22548 is a multicomponent site where subsistence

activities are believed to have revolved around wild food procurement and

processing. The prehistoric component of the site contained two cultural

horizons. Two Mesa Verde Anasazi sherds suggest that the upper horizon is

associated with a Pueblo II-III occupation, while the lower horizon appears to

represent an earlier occupation. Pollen and macrofloral analyses are used to

provide information concerning possible plants processed in these firepits.

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• PaleoResearch Institute

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