"Plant Evidence," by Karen R. Adams and Malaina L. Brown

Table 7. Presence of Charred Reproductive Plant Parts from Flotation Samples, Castle Rock Pueblo

 Towers Kivas Surface Rooms Total
Structure 305 401 103 107 112 125 302 304 402 108 108 111 117 119 124
Feature Number and Type 4
Hearth		 1
Firepit		 10
Hearth		 2
Hearth 		2
Hearth		 1
Hearth		 4
Hearth		 6
Hearth		 4
Hearth		 1
Hearth		 2
Firepit		 2
Hearth		 1
Hearth		 1
Hearth		 1
Hearth
No. of Flotation Samples 1 2 1 1 2 1 2 1 2 3 1 1 1 0 1 20
Taxon Part















Cheno-am seed X X



X



X X

5
Cucurbitaceae-type rind








X




1
Gramineae-type caryopsis
X








X


2
Lappula-type seed X













1
Malvaceae-type seed
X












1
Mentzelia albicaulis–type seed
X



X







2
Opuntia-type seed








X
X X

3
Physalis-type seed










X


1
Portulaca-type seed




X




X


2
Stipa hymenoides–type caryopsis
X



X







2
floret
X



X







2
Yucca/Yucca baccata–type seed X X












2
Zea mays cob



X X*


X
X X
X* 6
cob segment











X
X* 2
cupule






X
X X X X
X 6
kernel

X X* X
X

X
X X
X* 8
    TOTAL
3 7 1 1 2 2 5 1 0 5 1 8 6 0 4
NOTES: This table presents charred reproductive plant parts from flotation samples obtained from thermal features (hearths and firepits) with primary refuse from within towers, kivas, and surface rooms interpreted as habitations. Macrofossil data (signified by an asterisk *) are included here and indicate that the taxon was not present in the flotation sample but was hand-excavated from primary refuse in the same feature.
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