POLLEN, STARCH, PHYTOLlTH, PARASITE, AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS OF PRIVY FILL AT THE ALBANY FAMILY COURTS, ALBANY, NEW YORK
Author(s): Linda Scott Cummings; Kathryn Puseman; R.A. Varney
Year: 2003
Summary
The Albany Family Courts lie at an elevation of 60-65 feet above mean sea level and
overlook the Hudson River to the east and Fox Creek valley to the south. European settlers have
occupied the site since the second half of the 1700s, although Albany was settled by the Dutch in
the early 1600s. Feature 17, a circular stone well, was later used as a privy. Two combination
pollen, starch, phytolith, and macrofloral samples were collected and examined from fill within the
privy to identify foods consumed by occupants of this site.
Cite this Record
POLLEN, STARCH, PHYTOLlTH, PARASITE, AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS OF PRIVY FILL AT THE ALBANY FAMILY COURTS, ALBANY, NEW YORK. Linda Scott Cummings, Kathryn Puseman, R.A. Varney. 2003 ( tDAR id: 379084) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8959H0M
Keywords
Investigation Types
Data Recovery / Excavation
General
Macrofloral Analysis
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Parasite Analysis
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Phytolith Analysis
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Pollen Analysis
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Privy Fill
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Starch Analysis
Geographic Keywords
Albany, New York
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