POLLEN, MACROFLORAL, AND ORGANIC RESIDUE (FTIR) ANALYSIS AT SITE 42WN2151

Summary

Pollen samples were examined from strata in a trench at site 42Wn2151 on the south

side of the Fremont River Valley in Wayne County, south-central Utah. Pollen samples also

were recovered from a poured clay floor believed to represent an outdoor work area or ramada

that burned, while fill from a hearth noted in the poured clay floor was examined for macrofloral

remains and for organic residues using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR).

Diagnostic artifacts and radiocarbon dates indicate a Fremont occupation of the site. Pollen,

macrofloral, and FTIR analyses will be used to provide subsistence information concerning plant

resources utilized by the site occupants, particularly the use or presence of riparian plants.

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• PaleoResearch Institute

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