POLLEN ANALYSIS AT THE BIRD CANYON SITE, 48SU390, WYOMING

Summary

Samples from the Bird Canyon Site (48SU390) north of LaBarge, Wyoming, were

examined for pollen and macrofloral remains. This site is a multi-component site with three

cultural components, all representing occupation during the terminal portion of the Late

Prehistoric Period (Firehole Phase). Radiocarbon dating of the middle component yielded an

age of 100 ± 60 BP. Approximately one meter of stratigraphic sediments was examined for

pollen to produce a paleoenvironmental record of this area during the recent past. All three

cultural components are represented within the stratigraphic record. In addition, pollen samples

were examined from Features 10, 11, and 12, and from groundstone washes to provide

information concerning plants that might have been processed. Seven macrofloral samples from

the features also were examined to augment the subsistence record.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• PaleoResearch Institute

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