The Buffalo Hump Site: Late Prehistoric Occupation in the Great Divide Basin Wyoming, Appendix E: Pollen Analysis

Author(s): Linda J. Scott

Year: 1989

Summary

Site 48SW5057 is located in the northern portion of the Great Divide Basin in Sweetwater County, Wyoming. The site is situated on a sand sheet between sandstone outcrop ridge spurs at an approximate elevation of 6800 ft. Pollen samples were collected from this site during archaeological mitigation to examine both the paleoenvironment and subsistence. Two separate stratigraphic columns were sampled at 32 samples were taken from features to examine the subsistence base. Occupation at this site ranged from approximately 1900 B.P. to 1250 B.P., with four separate cultural components in evidence.

Cite this Record

The Buffalo Hump Site: Late Prehistoric Occupation in the Great Divide Basin Wyoming, Appendix E: Pollen Analysis. Linda J. Scott. Cultural Resource Series ,7. Cheyenne: Bureau of Land Management. 1989 ( tDAR id: 380697) ; doi:10.6067/XCV81Z45QW

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Keywords

Material
Pollen • Sediment

Site Name
48SW5057 • Buffalo Hump Site

Investigation Types
Data Recovery / Excavation

General
85-19b • Pollen Analysis

Geographic Keywords
Sweetwater (County) • Wyoming (State / Territory)

Spatial Coverage

min long: -109.471; min lat: 40.996 ; max long: -107.526; max lat: 42.251 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): PaleoResearch Institute

Record Identifiers

PRI Technical Report(s): 85-019B

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