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

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Table 6. Presence of Charred Reproductive Plant Parts in Flotation and Macrofossil Samples from Selected Contexts with Primary and De Facto Refuse,
Yellow Jacket Pueblo

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Great Tower Complex

Other Architectural Blocks

Oversize Kiva

Nonstructure

Nonstructures

Structure/Nonstructure Number

1201

1201

1201

1217

203

506

2403

2601

2605

2606

Context

Hearth, F-7 Stratum 2

Hearth, F-7 Stratum 3

Hearth, F-7 Stratum 4

Hearth, F-1

Firepit, F-1

Extramural Surface

Extramural Surface

Firepit, F-1

Firepit, F-1

PNS, F-1

Total Number of Samples

Number of Samples Analyzed

3

2

2

2

2

3

1

3

2

4

24

Taxon

Part

Chenopodium/Amaranthus-type (cheno-am)

seed

 

X

X

 

X

X

 

X

X

 

6

Echinocereus fendleri–type

seed

 

 

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Physalis-type

seed

 

 

X

 

X

 

 

X

 

 

3

Portulaca/P. oleracea/P. retusa–type

seed

 

X

X

 

 

 

 

 

X

 

3

Quercus-type

nutshell

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Scirpus-type

achene

 

 

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Sphaeralcea-type

seed

 

 

 

 

X

 

 

 

 

 

1

Stipa hymenoides–type

caryopsis

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

X

 

 

1

Unknown

nutshell

X

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

Unknown

seed

 

X

 

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

Total number of taxa

2

4

5

1

3

1

0

3

2

0

 

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.

F = Feature; PNS = pit, not further specified.

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