POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS AND IDENTIFICATION OF CHARCOAL FROM A PITHOUSE IN THE FLOODPLAIN OF LAS VEGAS WASH (SITE 26CK1282), NEVADA

Author(s): Kathryn Puseman; Linda Scott Cummings

Year: 2003

Summary

Samples associated with a shallow pit house at site 26CK1282 were examined for pollen

and macrofloral remains to provide information concerning plant resources utilized by the

occupants of the pit house, particularly evidence for use of wetland resources or farming.

Individual charcoal samples representing construction members also were submitted for

identification. This site was buried in the floodplain of Las Vegas Wash in southern Nevada

and appears to represent occupation around A.D. 500-700, which is pre-ceramic for this area.

Finding evidence for use of wetland resources or agriculture would provide an explanation for

the relative degree of sedentism reflected by construction of a pithouse.

Cite this Record

POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS AND IDENTIFICATION OF CHARCOAL FROM A PITHOUSE IN THE FLOODPLAIN OF LAS VEGAS WASH (SITE 26CK1282), NEVADA. Kathryn Puseman, Linda Scott Cummings. 2003 ( tDAR id: 379082) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8R210TW

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Keywords

Material
Macrobotanical • Pollen

Investigation Types
Data Recovery / Excavation

General
Charcoal Identification • Macrofloral Analysis • Pithouse • Pollen Analysis

Geographic Keywords
Las Vegas Wash Floodplain • Southern Nevada

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