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Archaeobotanical Remains
by Karen R. Adams, Kristin A. Kuckelman, and Vandy E. Bowyer
Table 6. Ubiquity and Diversity of Wood and Other Vegetative Parts in Flotation Samples from Primary Refuse in Thermal Features, Sand Canyon Pueblo
Burned Spot
(8 samples)
Firepit
(12 samples)
Hearth
(19 samples)
Total
(39 samples)
Taxona
Part(s)
N
%
N
%
N
%
N
%
Juniperus-type
wood, twig
6
75
11
92
17
89
34
84
Zea mays
cupule, cob, cob fragment
3
38
7
58
6
32
16
41
Pinus-type
bark scale
3
38
4
33
6
32
13
33
Pinus-type
wood
3
38
4
33
6
32
13
33
Cercocarpus-type
wood
2
17
5
26
7
18
Prunus/Rosa-type
wood
1
13
4
33
5
13
Artemisia tridentata–type
wood
1
13
2
17
1
5
4
10
Amelanchier/Peraphyllum-type and Peraphyllum-type
wood
2
25
1
8
1
5
4
10
Populus/Salix-type
wood
1
8
1
5
2
5
Purshia-type
wood
1
13
1
8
2
5
Unknown
bud
1
13
1
5
2
5
Unknown
wood (various)
1
8
1
5
2
5
Ephedra-type
wood
1
13
1
8
2
5
Atriplex-type
wood
1
8
1
3
Cercocarpus/Artemisia-type
axillary bud
1
5
1
3
Chrysothamnus-type
wood
1
5
1
3
Fraxinus-type
wood
1
8
1
3
Juniperus osteosperma–type
twig
1
5
1
3
Juniperus osteosperma–type
scale leaf
1
8
1
3
Monocotyledon-type
tissue
1
13
1
3
Quercus-type
wood
1
5
1
3
Unknown
leaf
1
13
1
3
Unknown
twig
1
8
1
3
Taxonomic Diversity
9
60
12
80
10
67
15
100
NOTES: 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. All specimens listed in this table are charred.
N = number of samples in which specimens occur.
a Listed in order of decreasing total ubiquity.
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