MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS AT THE CAWALIVANO SITE (12PE929), PERRY COUNTY, INDIANA

Summary

A total of 98 soil samples from arbitrary levels in 2-m x 2-m units and from features in the

southeast portion of Site 12PE929, the Cawalivano site, in Perry County, Indiana, were examined

for macrofloral remains. This area of the site contains two primary cultural horizons,

representing Middle Archaic and Late Archaic occupations. Archaeological investigation at this

site provides a unique opportunity to study early prehistoric lifeways in the Ohio Valley,

particularly how groups utilized this area over time. Macrofloral analysis is used to provide

information concerning plant resources exploited by the various occupants of the site,

contributing to paleoenvironmental reconstructions for the area and to an understanding of how

use of plant resources may or may not have changed throughout the time periods represented.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• PaleoResearch Institute

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