"Archaeobotanical Remains," by Katharine D. Rainey and Sandra Jezik

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Table 14. Presence of Charred Plant Remains in Flotation Samples from In Situ Secondary Refuse, by Section, Woods Canyon Pueblo

Rim Complex

Canyon Bottom

Upper West Side

East Talus Slope

Taxon

Part(s)

N

N

N

N

Amaranthus-type

seed

 

 

1

 

Amelanchier-type

charcoal

1

3

 

2

Amelanchier-type

seed

 

1

 

 

Amelanchier/Peraphyllum-type

charcoal

 

1

2

 

Artemisia-type

charcoal

1

7

4

1

Artemisia-type

seed

 

1

 

 

Atriplex-type

charcoal

 

 

1

2

Cercocarpus-type

charcoal

1

6

3

1

Cheno-am

seed

 

9

2

 

Chenopodium-type

seed

 

2

1

 

Chrysothamnus-type

charcoal

 

1

1

 

Echinocereus-type

seed

 

1

1

 

Ephedra-type

charcoal

 

1

 

 

Gramineae-type

caryopsis

 

 

1

 

Juniperus-type

charcoal

3

21

7

8

Juniperus-type

pollen balls

 

1

 

 

Juniperus-type

seed

 

1

 

 

Physalis-type

seed

 

7

3

 

Pinus-type

bark scale

1

13

7

5

Pinus-type

charcoal

 

18

7

1

Pinus-type

apophysis, cone scale, cone scale umbo

1

2

1

 

Populus-type

charcoal

1

1

 

 

Populus/Salix-type

charcoal

 

4

 

 

Portulaca-type

seed

 

2

1

 

Prunus/Rosa-type

seed

 

1

 

 

Purshia-type

charcoal

 

1

 

 

Quercus-type

charcoal

2

3

1

1

Rhus-type

charcoal

 

  

1

 

Rosa-type

charcoal

 

1

 

 

Stipa hymenoides–type

caryopsis

 

2

 

 

Zea mays

cob, cob segment

1

 

 

1

Zea mays

cupule

1

13

5

1

Zea mays

kernel

1

5

3

1

Zea mays

stalk segment

1

1

 

 

NOTE: Total number of samples = 40, broken down as follows: rim complex = 3; canyon bottom = 21; upper west side = 8; east talus slope = 8.

N = number of samples in which specimens occur.

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