POLLEN ANALYSIS AND BOTANIC IDENTIFICATION OF SAMPLES FROM THE SARAH GULCH SITE, 5DA1564, CENTRAL COLORADO
Author(s): Linda Scott Cummings; Kathryn Puseman
Year: 2003
Summary
A pollen column was examined from the Sarah Gulch site, 5DA1564, in central Colorado
to provide information concerning the past environment. Control samples were collected from the
modern ground surface on the ridge slope east of the excavations and from the modem Sarah
Gulch floodplain. In addition, botanic samples were submitted for identification. This site contains
a buried prehistoric cultural component that is believed to date to the Archaic Stage. Activities at
the site are believed to have focused on procurement of petrified wood tool stone and early stage
tool manufacture. Pollen analysis will be used to describe local vegetation and interpret
paleoenvironmental conditions. Identification of charcoal and other botanic remains can provide
information concerning plant resources utilized by the prehistoric occupants of the site.
Cite this Record
POLLEN ANALYSIS AND BOTANIC IDENTIFICATION OF SAMPLES FROM THE SARAH GULCH SITE, 5DA1564, CENTRAL COLORADO. Linda Scott Cummings, Kathryn Puseman. 2003 ( tDAR id: 378989) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8K35T2D
Keywords
Investigation Types
Data Recovery / Excavation
General
Botanic Identification
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Paleoenvironment
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Pollen Analysis
Geographic Keywords
Central Colorado
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