PHYTOLITH ANALYSIS OF RESERVOIR FILL FEATURE SAMPLES FROM SITE FB 9122 (LA 30116), DOÑA ANA COUNTY, NM.

Summary

Two stratigraphic sediment samples from a prehistoric reservoir feature were submitted

for plant opal phytolith analysis from site FB 9122 (LA 30116), located along the east side of the

Hueco Mountains, in Doña Ana County, New Mexico. This site is culturally affiliated with the

Jornada Mogollon, and has an occupation that spans approximately A.D. 1200 to the early

1400s. Phytolith analysis may provide information concerning local vegetation during the

accumulation of sediments within this reservoir.

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