Surface and Archaeological Sediment Pollen Studies in the Mammoth Cave National Park Study Area: A Methodological and Interpretive Report

Author(s): James Schoenwetter

Year: 1978

Summary

Studied modern pollen rain/vegetation pattern relationships through discriminant functions analysis in Mammoth Cave National Park, KY, and archaeological-context pollen records from local Middle Woodland and Late Woodland sites. Concludes that analysis of this sort identifies control data for interpreting archaeological pollen records in terms of paleovegetation and paleoecological patterns.

Cite this Record

Surface and Archaeological Sediment Pollen Studies in the Mammoth Cave National Park Study Area: A Methodological and Interpretive Report. James Schoenwetter. 1978 ( tDAR id: 6215) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8KP80ZN

Keywords

Culture
Early Woodland • Middle Woodland

Material
Pollen

Site Name
Blue Springs Hollow Shelter • Crump's Cave • GRS-12 • GRS-19 • Mammoth Cave • Owl Cave • Salts Cave

Investigation Types
Environment Research • Methodology, Theory, or Synthesis

Spatial Coverage

min long: -86.331; min lat: 37.099 ; max long: -85.93; max lat: 37.393 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): James Schoenwetter

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