POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL STUDIES AT SITE 5SM232, SOUTHWEST COLORADO
Author(s): Kathryn Puseman; R.A. Varney
Year: 2003
Summary
Soil samples from the lower fill of a deep, slab-lined fire/roasting pit at site 5SM232 on the
Uncompahgre Plateau in southwest Colorado were examined for pollen and macrofloral remains.
This site is a multi-component archaeological site containing diagnostic artifacts dating from the
Middle Archaic to the Protohistoric periods. Charcoal from the pit yielded a conventional
radiocarbon age of 6780 ± 80 BP, indicating an Early Archaic occupation. Pollen and macrofloral
analyses were conducted to determine the potential processing of plants within the feature, as well
as woods burned as fuel.
Cite this Record
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL STUDIES AT SITE 5SM232, SOUTHWEST COLORADO. Kathryn Puseman, R.A. Varney. 2003 ( tDAR id: 379052) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8RJ4HXT
Keywords
Culture
Middle Archaic
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Protohistoric
Material
Macrobotanical
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Pollen
Investigation Types
Data Recovery / Excavation
General
Macrofloral Analysis
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Pollen Analysis
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Slab-Lined Fire Pit
Geographic Keywords
Uncompahgre Plateau, Colorado
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