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Archaeobotanical Remains
by Karen R. Adams, Kristin A. Kuckelman, and Vandy E. Bowyer
Table 15. Ubiquity and Diversity of Reproductive Plant Parts in Flotation Samples That Could Be Assigned to a Temporal Group, Sand Canyon Pueblo
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Temporal Group
Earliest(10 samples)
Early(15 samples)
Earliest Plus Early(25 samples)
Late(38 samples)
Latest(12 samples)
Late Plus Latest(50 samples)
Taxon
Part(s)
N
%
N
%
N
%
N
%
N
%
N
%
Cheno-am (Chenopodium/Amaranthus)
seed
6
60
7
47
13
52
13
34
5
42
18
36
Compositae-type
achene
1
7
1
4
Cucurbita-type and Cucurbita moschata–type
rind, seed
3
20
3
12
4
11
4
8
Cycloloma atriplicifolium–type
seed
1
8
1
2
Gramineae (festucoid)-type and Gramineae-type
caryopsis
2
5
2
4
Helianthus annuus–type and Helianthus-type
achene
2
13
2
8
1
3
1
2
Juniperus-type
seed
1
3
1
2
Leguminosae-type
seed
1
7
1
4
Malvaceae-type
seed
1
3
1
2
Opuntia (prickly pear)-type
seed
2
20
2
13
4
16
8
21
1
8
9
18
Phaseolus vulgaris–type
cotyledon
1
10
1
7
2
8
Physalis longifolia–type and Physalis-type
berry, seed
5
50
8
53
13
52
11
29
3
25
14
28
Pinus edulis–type
cone scale
1
10
1
4
1
3
1
2
Plantago-type
seed
1
8
1
2
Polygonum-type
achene
1
8
1
2
Portulaca retusa–type
seed
1
10
4
27
5
20
1
3
4
33
5
10
Rhus aromatica var. trilobata–type
seed
1
3
1
2
Scirpus-type
achene
3
8
2
17
5
10
Stipa hymenoides–type
floret
2
20
1
7
3
12
1
3
1
2
unknown, Type 1
seed
3
8
3
6
unknown, Type 2
seed
1
3
1
2
unknown, Type 3
seed
1
3
1
2
Yucca baccata–type
seed
1
10
1
4
Zea mays
embryo, kernel
5
50
6
40
11
44
4
11
1
8
5
10
9
38
11
46
13
54
17
71
8
33
20
80
NOTES: 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. All specimens in this table are charred.
N = number of samples in which specimens occur.
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