Past Particles: Palynology at Poverty Point

Summary

This is an abstract from the "*SE Not Your Father’s Poverty Point: Rewriting Old Narratives through New Research" session, at the 89th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

The first pollen work at Poverty Point was conducted by Sears at the request of Ford and Webb in the 1950s. Since then, more evidence has been collected, leading to alternate interpretations of the site and resolving some matters while raising new questions to explore. This paper reviews palynological work, past and present, and the implications of these projects. Issues that will be addressed include: the origin of sediments used in mound building, local vegetation changes over the past five thousand years, microscopic charcoal and its relation to fire records, and comparisons to pollen results from other Archaic sites.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Society for American Archaeology 89th Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA (2024)   •
• *SE Not Your Father’s Poverty Point: Rewriting Old Narratives through New Research

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Abstract Id(s): 39596.0