POLLEN ANALYSIS AT AZTEC RUINS NATIONAL MONUMENT

Summary

Ten pollen samples were examined from three trenches at Aztec Ruins, New Mexico.

Backhoe testing was conducted some 100 meters south of the ruins. This area is suspected to

have functioned as an agricultural area during the Anasazi occupation. Pollen analysis was

undertaken to understand the use of this area and to attempt to recover evidence of agriculture.

This study focused on defining the prospects of recovering evidence of agriculture and providing

recommendations to guide future research.

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