POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL INTERPRETATIONS FROM THE SEVIER DESERT, WESTERN UTAH

Summary

Three Fremont sites in western Utah were the object of pollen and

macrofloral analyses as part of archaeological testing. Sites 42Md771 and

42Md749 are located in the alluvial valley plain of the Sevier Desert, while

site 42Md767 is situated on the floor of Snake Valley near the Nevada/Utah

line. The sites were primarily lithic and ceramic scatters, although two

sites contained datable hearths. Site 42Md771 yielded a radiocarbon date of

AD 1030 _+ 80, while site 42Md767 produced two radiocarbon dates from a

hearth--AD 870 + 90 and AD 1040 _+ 80. Pollen and macrofloral analyses were

undertaken at sites 42Md771, 42Md749, and 42Md767 to provide data concerning

the paleoenvironment at the time of occupation for these sites, as well as

to shed light on the vegetable portion of the subsistence base. The pollen

samples were collected from features, as well as from general levels exposed

during archaeological testing of the sites.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• PaleoResearch Institute

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