"Archaeobotanical Remains" by Shawn S. Murray and Nicole D. Jackman-Craig

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Table 3. Presence of Charred and Uncharred Plant Parts, by Sample Type, Yellow Jacket Pueblo

Flotation Samples

Macrofossil Samples

Charred

Uncharred

Charred

Uncharred

Taxon

Part

N

N

N

N

Juniperus/J. osteosperma–type

charcoal/wood

36

0

260

22

Artemisia/A. tridentata–type

charcoal/wood

35

0

112

8

Chenopodium/Amaranthus-type (cheno-am)

seed

28

4

0

0

Amelanchier/Peraphyllum-type

charcoal/wood

16

0

47

1

Cercocarpus-type

charcoal/wood

7

0

25

1

Portulaca/P. oleracea, P. retusa–type

seed

6

1

0

0

Scirpus-type

achene

5

1

0

0

Populus/Salix-type

charcoal/wood

2

0

28

1

Malvaceae-type

seed

1

1

0

0

Lappula redowskii–type

nutlet

0

4

0

0

Marrubium vulgare–type

seed

0

1

0

0

Rumex-type

achene

0

1

0

0

Quercus-type

involucre

0

0

1

3

Rhus aromatica var. trilobata–type

seed

0

0

1

1

Prunus virginiana–type

seed

0

0

0

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.

N = the number of samples in which specimens were identified.

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