POLLEN, STARCH, AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS OF SAMPLES FROM HEARTH FEATURES AT SITES 5MF6806, 5MF6871, AND 5MF6872, MOFFAT COUNTY, COLORADO

Author(s): Linda Scott Cummings; Kathryn Puseman

Year: 2010

Summary

Samples from the fill of hearth features at sites 5MF6871, 5MF6872, and 5MF6806 were examined to recover pollen, starch, and macrofloral remains. Although most of the samples were submitted earlier in the year, an additional six samples from Features 12 through 17 at site 5MF6806 were submitted later for pollen and macrofloral analysis. These sites were encountered during well pad construction in Powder Wash, Colorado. Radiocarbon dates suggest Settled Period and Pioneer Period (both Early Archaic) occupations at 5MF6806, Settled Period and Aspen Tradition (Formative Era) occupations at 5MF6871, and Pioneer Period and Aspen Tradition occupations at 5MF6872. Pollen, starch, and macrofloral analyses were undertaken to provide information concerning plant food processing activities at these sites. All of the samples are discussed together, rather than in two separate reports.

Cite this Record

POLLEN, STARCH, AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS OF SAMPLES FROM HEARTH FEATURES AT SITES 5MF6806, 5MF6871, AND 5MF6872, MOFFAT COUNTY, COLORADO. Linda Scott Cummings, Kathryn Puseman. PRI Technical Report ,2010-097. 2010 ( tDAR id: 379976) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8XP74GP

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Keywords

Culture
Archaic • Aspen Tradition • Early Archaic • Formative Era • Historic • Pioneer Period • Settled Period

Material
Macrobotanical • Pollen • Sediment

Site Name
5MF6806 • 5MF6871 • 5MF6872

Investigation Types
Data Recovery / Excavation

General
10-097 • Macrofloral Analysis • Pollen Analysis

Geographic Keywords
Colorado (State / Territory) • Moffat County (County) • Powder Wash

Spatial Coverage

min long: -109.045; min lat: 40.036 ; max long: -106.595; max lat: 40.996 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): PaleoResearch Institute

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