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

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Table 8. Presence of Charred Plant Remains in Flotation and Macrofossils Samples from Roof Fall and Wall Fall, Yellow Jacket Pueblo

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Great Tower Complex

Other Architectural Blocks

Structure 1204

Structure 1214

Nonstructure 1219

Structure 204

Structure 704

Structure 903

Context/Description

Bench in Aboveground Kiva

Great Tower Bi-Wall Room

Extramural Surface

Masonry Surface Structure

Subterranean Structure, Type Unknown

Earth-Walled Pit Structure

Total Number of Samples

Number of Samples Analyzed

1

16

1

9

3

1

31

Taxon

Part

Juniperus/J. osteosperma–type

charcoal

X

X

X

X

X

 

5

Amelanchier/Peraphyllum-type

charcoal

 

X

X

X

X

 

4

Artemisia/A. tridentata–type

charcoal

 

X

X

X

X

 

4

Zea mays

cob fragment

 

X

 

X

X

X

4

Cercocarpus/C. montanus–type

charcoal

 

X

X

X

 

 

3

Zea mays

cob segment

 

X

 

X

X

 

3

Pinus/P. edulis–type

charcoal

 

X

 

 

X

 

2

Quercus/Q. gambelii–type

charcoal

 

X

 

X

 

 

2

Zea mays

cupules

 

X

X

 

 

 

2

Zea mays

kernel

 

X

 

 

X

 

2

Chenopodium/Amaranthus-type(cheno-am)

seed

 

X

 

 

 

 

1

Chrysothamnus/C. nauseosus–type

charcoal

 

X

 

 

 

 

1

Juniperus-type

twig

 

X

 

 

 

 

1

Monocotyledon

charcoal

 

 

 

 

X

 

1

Phaseolus vulgaris–type

cotyledon

 

X

 

 

 

 

1

Populus-type

charcoal

 

 

 

 

X

 

1

Populus/Salix-type

charcoal

 

X

 

 

 

 

1

Portulaca/P. oleracea–type

seed

 

X

 

 

 

 

1

Quercus-type

involucre

 

 

 

X

 

 

1

Scirpus-type

achene

 

X

 

 

 

 

1

Zea mays

stalksegment

X

 

 

 

 

 

1

Total no. of taxon-part combinations

2

17

5

8

9

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.

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