"Archaeobotanical Remains," by Katharine D. Rainey and Sandra Jezik
Table 12. Presence of Charred Plant Parts in Flotation Samples, by Section, Woods Canyon Pueblo
Rim Complex
Canyon Bottom
Upper West Side
East Talus Slope
Taxon
Part(s)
N
N
N
N
Amaranthus-type
seed
1
Amelanchier-type
charcoal
2
5
2
Amelanchier-type
seed
1
Amelanchier/Peraphyllum-type
charcoal
1
1
3
Artemisia-type
charcoal
3
8
6
2
Artemisia-type
seed
1
Atriplex-type
charcoal
1
1
1
2
Cercocarpus-type
charcoal
3
6
3
2
Cheno-am
seed
1
10
4
1
Chenopodiaceae-type
seed
1
Chenopodium-type
seed
2
1
Chrysothamnus-type
charcoal
1
1
1
Echinocereus-type
seed
1
1
1
Ephedra-type
charcoal
1
1
1
Gramineae-type
caryopsis
1
Juniperus-type
charcoal
6
27
11
12
Juniperus-type
pollen balls
1
1
Juniperus-type
seed
1
Physalis-type
seed
7
5
1
Pinus-type
bark scale
3
15
9
7
Pinus-type
charcoal
2
19
10
2
Pinus-type
apophysis, cone scale, cone scale umbo
1
2
1
Polygonum-type
achene
1
Populus-type
charcoal
1
1
Populus/Salix-type
charcoal
4
Portulaca-type
seed
2
2
Prunus/Rosa-type
seed
1
Purshia-type
charcoal
1
Quercus-type
charcoal
2
3
2
1
Rhus-type
charcoal
1
Rosa-type
charcoal
1
Solanaceae-type
seed
1
Stipa hymenoidestype
caryopsis
2
Zea mays
cob, cob segment
1
1
Zea mays
cupule
1
13
6
2
Zea mays
embryo
1
Zea mays
kernel
2
7
5
2
Zea mays
stalk segment
1
1
NOTE: Total number of samples = 58, broken down as follows: rim complex = 6; canyon bottom = 27; upper west side = 12; east talus slope = 13.
N = number of samples in which specimens occur.
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