Archaeobotanical Remains
by Karen R. Adams, Kristin A. Kuckelman, and Vandy E. Bowyer

Table 4. Taxa, Part, Condition, and Quantity of Specimens Identified in Flotation Samples, Sand Canyon Pueblo

Taxon

Common Name

Part

Condition

Quantity

Acer-type

maple

wood

C

1

Amelanchier/Peraphyllum-type

serviceberry/peraphyllum

wood

C

16

Amelanchier/Peraphyllum-type

serviceberry/peraphyllum

pome

C

1

Artemisia tridentata–type

big sagebrush

wood

C

14

Artemisia tridentata–type

big sagebrush

leaf

C

3

Atriplex-type

saltbush

wood

C

2

Cercocarpus-type

mountain mahogany

wood

C

15

Cercocarpus/Artemisia-type

mountain mahogany/sagebrush

axillary bud

C

5

Cheno-am (Chenopodium/Amaranthus)

goosefoot/pigweed

seed

C

34

Cheno-am (Chenopodium/Amaranthus)

goosefoot/pigweed

seed

U

1

Chrysothamnus-type

rabbitbrush

wood

C

3

Compositae-type

sunflower family

achene

C

2

Cruciferae-type

mustard family

seed

C

1

Cucurbita moschata–type

butternut squash

seed

U

3

Cucurbita-type

gourd/squash

rind

C

1

Cucurbita-type

gourd/squash

seed

C

1

Cucurbita-type

gourd/squash

seed

P

1

Cucurbitaceae-type

gourd family

rind

C

1

Cycloloma atriplicifolium–type

winged pigweed

seed

C

1

diffuse porous–type

diffuse porous

wood

C

5

Ephedra-type

ephedra

wood

C

3

Ephedra-type

ephedra

stem

C

1

Fendlera-type

fendlerbush

wood

C

4

Fraxinus-type

ash

wood

C

1

Gramineae (festucoid)-type

grass family

caryopsis

C

1

Gramineae-type

grass family

caryopsis

C

2

Gramineae-type

grass family

inflorescence

C

1

Gramineae-type

grass family

stem (culm)

C

1

Helianthus annuus–type

common sunflower

achene

C

1

Helianthus annuus–type

common sunflower

achene

U

1

Helianthus-type

sunflower

achene

C

2

Juniperus osteosperma–type

Utah juniper

scale leaf

C

2

Juniperus osteosperma–type

Utah juniper

twig

C

6

Juniperus-type

juniper

bark fragment

P

2

Juniperus-type

juniper

wood

C

70

Juniperus-type

juniper

seed

U

1

Juniperus-type

juniper

twig

C

8

Leguminosae-type

legume (pea) family

seed

C

1

Malvaceae-type

mallow family

seed

U

1

Monocotyledon-type

monocotyledon

tissue

C

1

Opuntia (prickly pear)-type

prickly pear

seed

C

9

Opuntia (prickly pear)-type

prickly pear

seed

P

1

Opuntia (prickly pear)-type

prickly pear

seed

U

5

Peraphyllum-type

peraphyllum

wood

C

1

Phaseolus vulgaris–type

common bean

cotyledon

C

2

Phragmites australis–type

common reed

stem (culm)

U

4

Physalis longifolia–type

common groundcherry

berry

C

1

Physalis longifolia–type

common groundcherry

seed

C

23

Physalis longifolia–type

common groundcherry

seed

U

4

Physalis-type

groundcherry

seed

C

2

Pinus edulis–type

pinyon pine

cone scale

C

1

Pinus edulis–type

pinyon pine

cone scale

U

1

Pinus-type

pine

bark scale

C

35

Pinus-type

pine

bark scale

U

1

Pinus-type

pine

wood

C

35

Plantago-type

woolly wheat

seed

C

1

Polygonum-type

bindweed

achene

C

1

Populus/Salix-type

cottonwood/willow

wood

C

6

Portulaca retusa–type

purslane

seed

C

11

Prunus/Rosa-type

chokecherry/rose

wood

C

16

Purshia-type

cliff-rose/bitterbrush

wood

C

10

Purshia-type

cliff-rose/bitterbrush

leaf

C

1

Quercus-type

oak

wood

C

6

Rhus aromatica var. trilobata–type

lemonade berry

seed

C

1

Rhus aromatica var. trilobata–type

lemonade berry

seed

U

1

ring porous–type

ring porous

wood

C

2

Scirpus-type

bulrush

achene

C

2

Scirpus-type

bulrush

achene

U

3

semi-ring porous–type

semi-ring porous

charcoal

C

1

Stipa hymenoides–type

Indian ricegrass

floret

C

4

Yucca baccata–type

datil yucca

seed

C

1

Zea mays

maize, corn

cob fragment

C

9

Zea mays

maize, corn

cob fragment

U

4

Zea mays

maize, corn

cob segment

C

1

Zea mays

maize, corn

cupule

C

41

Zea mays

maize, corn

cupule

U

2

Zea mays

maize, corn

embryo

C

1

Zea mays

maize, corn

kernel

C

19

Zea mays

maize, corn

shank segment

C

1

unknown botanical

unknown

bud

C

7

unknown botanical

unknown

wood

C

3

unknown botanical

unknown

fruit

C

2

unknown botanical

unknown

fruit rind

C

3

unknown botanical

unknown

leaf

C

1

unknown botanical

unknown

organic material

C

3

unknown botanical

unknown

seed

C

8

unknown botanical

unknown

spine

C

1

unknown botanical

unknown

twig

C

1

unknown, Type A

unknown, Type A

wood

C

1

unknown, Type 1

unknown, Type 1

seed

C

1

unknown, Type 1

unknown, Type 1

seed

U

2

unknown, Type 2

unknown, Type 2

seed

U

1

unknown, Type 3

unknown, Type 3

seed

C

1

Nonbotanical

termite

termite

fecal pellet

C

2

unknown nonbotanical

unknown nonbotanical

bone

C

1

unknown nonbotanical

unknown nonbotanical

bone

U

5

unknown nonbotanical

unknown nonbotanical

fecal pellet

C

2

unknown nonbotanical

unknown nonbotanical

fecal pellet

U

4

unknown nonbotanical

unknown nonbotanical

insect part

C

1

NOTE: The word "type" following a family, genus, or species designation indicates that the ancient botanical specimen is similar to the taxon named, but that other taxa in the area may also have similar-looking parts.
C = charred; P = partly charred; U = uncharred.

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