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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