POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS AT BLUFF BENCH, SITE 42SA17725, SOUTHEAST UTAH

Summary

Samples from Site 42SA 17725 in southeast Utah were analyzed for pollen and

macrofloral remains. This site is believed to represent a habitation site and consisted of pit

structures, fire hearths, and a midden deposit. Radiocarbon dates obtained on charred material

and wood from the various features suggest that the site was occupied during the Late

Archaic/Basketmaker II interval, with calibrated dates ranging from 405 B.C to A.D. 160. Pollen

and macrofloral analyses are used to address research questions within the paleoenvironment

and subsistence problem domains. These problem domains address the questions of prehistoric

environmental conditions at the time of the site's occupation and identification of plant resources

procured and processed by the prehistoric site occupants

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• PaleoResearch Institute

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