POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS FOR SITES 26CK6001, 26CK6007, 26CK6146, AND 26CK6147 IN THE LAS VEGAS WASH, NEVADA
Author(s): Linda Scott Cummings; Kathryn Puseman; Jaime Dexter; R.A. Varney
Year: 2006
Summary
Samples from archaeological sites for the Las Vegas Wash Project in the Clark County
Wetlands Park, southeast Nevada, were selected for archaeobotanic analyses. Pollen analysis
was conducted on samples from features at sites 26CK2001, 26CK6007, 26CK6146, and
26CK6147 in an effort to learn how important riparian resources were to the people living at
these sites. Additionally, samples from sites 26CK6146 and 26CK6147 were examined for
macrofloral remains to further elucidate plant resources processed at these sites. Radiocarbon
ages reported for these sites indicate multiple occupations including the Terminal Late Archaic
period, Virgin Branch (Anasazi), and Southern Paiute or Patayan (Mojave). The Paiute
occupied Las Vegas Valley during the historic period; however, evidence suggests an influx of
Virgin Branch (Anasazi) groups from the east and Patayan groups from the south during the
prehistoric ceramic period. Additional radiocarbon dates are necessary to better determine
when the sites were occupied.
Cite this Record
POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS FOR SITES 26CK6001, 26CK6007, 26CK6146, AND 26CK6147 IN THE LAS VEGAS WASH, NEVADA. Linda Scott Cummings, Kathryn Puseman, Jaime Dexter, R.A. Varney. 2006 ( tDAR id: 379379) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8Z60NJD
Keywords
Culture
Southern Paiute
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Terminal Late Archaic
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Virgin Branch (Anasazi)
Material
Macrobotanical
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Pollen
Site Name
Las Vegas Wash Project
Investigation Types
Data Recovery / Excavation
General
Feature FIll
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Macrofloral Analysis
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Pollen Analysis
Geographic Keywords
Clark County, Nevada
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