POLLEN, PHYTOLITH AND STARCH ANALYSIS AT 48CA959, CAMPBELL COUNTY, WYOMING

Summary

Site 48CA959, located in the Porcupine watershed, yielded several Late Prehistoric, small diameter, cylindrical pit/oven features and at least one pit hearth. Calibrated radiocarbon ages reported for the pit/oven features range from AD 390 to AD 1000 and a corner notched Late Archaic point was found on site. Four pollen and phytolith samples were examined from a stratigraphic column to obtain a record of local vegetation from slightly prior to occupation until the present. Five of the pit/oven features were originally selected for pollen analysis and in a second submission in 2013 one additional pit hearth feature was examined for pollen, phytoliths and starch in an effort to assist in identifying plants that might have been processed.

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