Plant Evidence

by Karen R. Adams and Malaina L. Brown

Table 9. Presence of Plant Remains in Roof Fall and Wall Fall inside Structures, Castle Rock Pueblo

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Structure

Kiva

Kiva

Kiva

Surface Room

Kiva

Kiva

Kiva

Kiva

Tower

Surface Room

Kiva

Structure

103

104

105

117

204

206

302

304

305

403

406

Associated Feature

BN2

BN5

BN6

BN6

Total

Taxon

Part

Amelanchier/Peraphyllum-type

charcoal

X

1

Artemisia-type

charcoal

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

7

Atriplex-type

charcoal

X

X

X

3

Chrysothamnus-type

charcoal

X

X

X

3

Cucurbita-type

seed

X

1

Ephedra-type

charcoal

X

1

Juniperus-type

charcoal

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

9

Phaseolus vulgaris–type

cotyledon

X

X

2

Pinus/Pinus edulis–type

charcoal

X

X

X

X

4

Populus/Salix-type

charcoal

X

X

X

3

Sarcobatus-type

charcoal

X

1

Zea mays

cob

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

7

fused mass

X

1

kernel

X

X

X

X

4

meal cake?

X

X

2

TOTAL

10

6

7

1

5

5

5

6

1

1

2

NOTE: This table shows the presence of plant remains in roof fall and wall fall inside structures. All materials were hand-excavated as macrofossil samples. All items are charred unless otherwise noted in the text. BN = associated bench in structure, where some items were recovered.

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