Pollen Stratigraphy of the Wetherill Mesa Region

Author(s): James Schoenwetter

Year: 1960

Summary

Unpublished report, 1960

Describes pollen study of 115 samples from Wetherill Mesa (Mesa Verde National Park) undertaken at the Geochronology Laboratories, University of Arizona. Stratified pollen records from site 1205 provide information on past environmental events; records from site 1200 (Long House) contain horizon markers and a record of cultural activities. The majority of samples analyzed in an attempt to determine a palynological identifier of cornfields were unproductive.

Cite this Record

Pollen Stratigraphy of the Wetherill Mesa Region. James Schoenwetter. 1960 ( tDAR id: 5966) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8K35SP7

Keywords

Culture
Ancestral Puebloan

Material
Pollen

Site Name
Wetherill Mesa

Investigation Types
Environment Research

Spatial Coverage

min long: -108.515; min lat: 37.194 ; max long: -108.388; max lat: 37.274 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): James Schoenwetter

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