POLLEN, PHYTOLITH, AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS OF ADOBE BRICKS FROM THE WORKMAN HOUSE, CITY OF INDUSTRY, CALIFORNIA

Summary

Eight adobe brick samples were submitted for macrofloral and pollen analysis from the

Workman House in City of Industry, California. The Workman House is an adobe structure built

in multiple episodes between 1842 and 1870. Analysis of botanical and pollen remains

recovered from the adobe is used to provide information on the construction sequence of the

building. Phytolith analysis of two samples was undertaken after the macrofloral analysis

identified the presence of wheat in the samples in an effort to find evidence of cut phytoliths that

would indicate incorporation of cut straw in the adobe and therefore, use of a threshing sledge.

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