POLLEN ANALYSIS AT THE OASIS OF MARA, TWENTYNINE PALMS, CALIFORNIA

Summary

The Oasis of Mara is a permanent spring located in the Mojave desert in Twentynine

Palms, California. This spring has served as important source of water and center for human

occupation in the high desert region from prehistoric to post World War II. A geologic trench at

the site revealed a layer dated to 9000 years BP that represented either an eolian lense or a

liquifaction feature within a stratum containing marsh sediments. Three pollen samples were

analyzed from above, below and within this anomalous sedimentary feature in order to

determine plant communities represented by the pollen signatures, and the potential plant

resources available to humans in the area.

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• PaleoResearch Institute

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