Plant Evidence

by Karen R. Adams and Malaina L. Brown

Table 6. Presence of Charcoal Types from Flotation and Macrofossil Samples from Castle Rock Pueblo

Taxon

Presence (N)

Juniperus-type

292

Pinus-type

121

Atriplex-type

44

Populus/Salix-type

43

Artemisia-type

40

Purshia-type

29

Chrysothamnus-type

23

Sarcobatus-type

19

Ephedra-type

15

Amelanchier/Peraphyllum-type

14

Unknown (various)

13

Prunus/Rosa-type

10

Fraxinus-type

7

Quercus-type

7

Cercocarpus-type

6

Rhus-type

1

NOTES: This table presents charcoal types from 57 flotation and 343 macrofossil samples. Charcoal is listed in decreasing order of ubiquity.

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