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

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Table 22. Presence of Zea mays Parts in Flotation Samples from Woods Canyon Pueblo

Section

Rim Complex

Canyon Bottom

Upper West Side

East Talus Slope

No. of Flotation Samples

6

27

12

13

Part(s)

Cob, cob segment

1

3*

3*

1

Cupule

1

13

6

2

Embryo

 

1

 

 

Kernel

2

7

5

2

Stalk segment

1

1

 

 

Stem (culm)

 

 

1*

 

NOTE: Total number of flotation samples = 58.

* Macrofossil data included to indicate taxa not present in flotation samples, but handpicked by excavators from the same provenience.

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