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

Table 9. Presence of Plant Remains in Roof Fall and Wall Fall inside Structures, Castle Rock Pueblo
Structure Kiva Kiva Kiva Surface Room Kiva Kiva Kiva Kiva Tower Surface Room Kiva Total
Structure 103 104 105 117 204 206 302 304 305 403 406
Associated feature BN2 BN5 BN6



BN6


Taxon Part











Amelanchier/Peraphyllum-type charcoal X









1
Artemisia-type charcoal X X X
X X X X


7
Atriplex-type charcoal
X



X X


3
Chrysothamnus-type charcoal X


X

X


3
Cucurbita-type seed X









1
Ephedra-type charcoal









X 1
Juniperus-type charcoal X X X X X X X X

X 9
Phaseolus vulgaris–type cotyledon




X

X

2
Pinus/Pinus edulis–type charcoal X X

X
X



4
Populus/Salix-type charcoal X X X







3
Sarcobatus-type charcoal X









1
Zea mays cob X X X
X X X

X
7
fused mass

X







1
kernel X
X

X
X


4
meal cake?

X



X


2
    TOTAL
10 6 7 1 5 5 5 6 1 1 2
NOTE: This table shows the presence of plant remains in roof fall and wall fall inside structures. All materials were hand-excavated as macrofossil samples. All items are charred unless otherwise noted in the text.
BN = associated bench in structure, where some items were recovered.
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