POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS AT SITE 42SL230, UTAH

Summary

Samples from general fill proveniences and a single pit from site 42SL230 at the Salt Lake

airport, Utah, were examined for macrofloral remains. Individual charcoal samples were identified

prior to submission for radiocarbon analysis. Nine soil samples from two columns and two pieces

of groundstone also were analyzed for pollen. Site 42SL230 is a large, multicomponent site with

Archaic, Late Prehistoric, and some Fremont deposits. The site experienced fairly severe

bioturbation, and the majority of the samples examined represent secondary deposits. Analysis

of secondary deposits will provide a mixture of remains from most of the different activities that

occurred at the site. Pollen and macrofloral analyses specifically can provide information

concerning plant resources available! to and utilized by the various occupants of the site.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• PaleoResearch Institute

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