POLLEN, PARASITE, AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS OF THREE HISTORIC PRIVIES FOR THE MANDELA PARK AND RIDE PROJECT, OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA

Author(s): Kathryn Puseman; Linda Scott Cummings

Year: 2003

Summary

Fill from three historic privies in Oakland, California, were examined for pollen, parasites,

and macrofloral remains. This portion of Oakland was mostly a middle class, suburban

neighborhood at the time of deposition. Features 17 and 40 are believed to have been used by

German families and to date to ca. 1875. Feature 1 is a privy of unknown affiliation and is believed

to date to the 1860s. Pollen and macrofloral analysis will be used to identify dietary and nondietary

plant remains in the deposits. Parasite analysis can offer insights into the health of the

persons using the privy features.

Cite this Record

POLLEN, PARASITE, AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS OF THREE HISTORIC PRIVIES FOR THE MANDELA PARK AND RIDE PROJECT, OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA. Kathryn Puseman, Linda Scott Cummings. 2003 ( tDAR id: 378985) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8FB52CT

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Keywords

Culture
Historic

Material
Macrobotanical • Pollen

Investigation Types
Data Recovery / Excavation

General
Macrofloral Analysis • Parasite Analysis • Pollen Analysis • Privy

Geographic Keywords
Oakland, California

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