"Archaeobotanical Remains," by Katharine D. Rainey and Sandra Jezik

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Table 19. Presence of Charred Plant Parts in Flotation Samples from the Early and Late Sections of Woods Canyon Pueblo

Early

Late

Taxon

Part(s)

N

N

Amaranthus-type

seed

 

1

Amelanchier-type

charcoal

5

4

Amelanchier-type

seed

1

 

Amelanchier/Peraphyllum-type

charcoal

1

4

Artemisia-type

charcoal

8

11

Artemisia-type

seed

1

 

Atriplex-type

charcoal

 

3

Cercocarpus-type

charcoal

6

8

Cheno-am

seed

10

6

Chenopodiaceae-type

seed

 

1

Chenopodium-type

seed

2

1

Chrysothamnus-type

charcoal

1

2

Echinocereus-type

seed

1

2

Ephedra-type

charcoal

1

2

Gramineae-type

caryopsis

 

1

Juniperus-type

charcoal

27

29

Juniperus-type

pollen balls

1

1

Juniperus-type

seed

1

 

Physalis-type

seed

7

6

Pinus-type

bark scale

15

19

Pinus-type

charcoal

19

14

Pinus-type

apophysis, cone scale, cone scale umbo

2

2

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

3

5

Rhus-type

charcoal

 

1

Rosa-type

charcoal

1

 

Solanaceae-type

seed

1

 

Stipa hymenoides–type

caryopsis

2

 

Zea mays

cob, cob segment

 

2

Zea mays

cupule

13

9

Zea mays

embryo

1

 

Zea mays

kernel

7

9

Zea mays

stalk segment

1

1

NOTE: Total number of samples = 58, broken down as follows: early = 27; late = 31.

N = number of samples in which specimens occur.

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