Archaeobotanical Remains
by Karen R. Adams, Kristin A. Kuckelman, and Vandy E. Bowyer
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Table 3. List of Plant Taxa and Parts, Sand Canyon Pueblo
Taxon Common Name Part Found in Flotation Sample Found in Macrofossil Sample Intentionally Modified Plant Remains
Domesticated Plants
Cucurbita moschata–type butternut squash seed U U  
Cucurbita pepo–type pumpkin seed   U  
Cucurbita-type gourd/squash blossom scar   C, U  
Cucurbita-type gourd/squash peduncle   C  
Cucurbita-type gourd/squash rind C C, P, U  
Cucurbita-type gourd/squash seed C, P C, U  
Cucurbitaceae-type gourd family fruit flesh   C  
Cucurbitaceae-type gourd family rind C U  
Lagenaria siceraria–type bottlegourd seed   U  
Lagenaria siceraria–type bottlegourd fruit (vessel)     U
Lagenaria-type gourd rind   C, P  
Phaseolus vulgaris–type common bean bean (seed)   C  
Phaseolus vulgaris–type common bean cotyledon C C  
Phaseolus-type bean cotyledon   C  
Zea mays maize, corn cob fragment C, U C, U  
Zea mays maize, corn cob segment C C, U  
Zea mays maize, corn cob, whole   C  
Zea mays maize, corn cupule C, U C, P  
Zea mays maize, corn embryo C    
Zea mays maize, corn glume   C  
Zea mays maize, corn kernel C C  
Zea mays maize, corn leaf   C  
Zea mays maize, corn shank   C  
Zea mays maize, corn shank segment C C  
Zea mays maize, corn stem (culm)   C, P  
Wild Plants
Acer-type maple wood C C  
Amelanchier/Peraphyllum-type serviceberry/peraphyllum wood C C  
Amelanchier/Peraphyllum-type serviceberry/peraphyllum pome C    
Artemisia tridentata–type big sagebrush wood C C  
Artemisia tridentata–type big sagebrush flowering head   C  
Artemisia tridentata–type big sagebrush leaf C    
Atriplex-type saltbush wood C C  
Atriplex-type saltbush wood   U  
Capparaceae-type caper family seed   C  
Celtis-type hackberry wood   C  
Cercocarpus-type mountain mahogany wood C C C, U
Cercocarpus/Artemisia-type mountain mahogany/sagebrush axillary bud C    
Cheno-am (Chenopodium/Amaranthus) goosefoot/pigweed seed C, U C  
Chenopodiaceae-type goosefoot family wood   C  
Chrysothamnus-type rabbitbrush wood C C C
Compositae-type sunflower family achene C C  
Compositae-type sunflower family flowering head   C  
Cruciferae-type mustard family seed C C  
Cycloloma atriplicifolium–type winged pigweed seed C    
diffuse porous–type diffuse porous wood C    
Ephedra-type ephedra wood C C C
Ephedra-type ephedra stem C C  
Fendlera-type fendlerbush wood C C  
Fraxinus-type ash wood C C  
Gramineae (festucoid)-type grass family caryopsis C    
Gramineae-type grass family caryopsis C    
Gramineae-type grass family inflorescence C C  
Gramineae-type grass family stem (culm) C C  
Helianthus annuus–type common sunflower achene C, U    
Helianthus-type sunflower achene C    
Helianthus-type sunflower stem   U  
Juniperus osteosperma–type Utah juniper scale leaf C C  
Juniperus osteosperma–type Utah juniper twig C C  
Juniperus-type juniper bark P C, P C
Juniperus-type juniper berry   C, U  
Juniperus-type juniper wood C C, P C, U
Juniperus-type juniper seed U C, U  
Juniperus-type juniper twig C C, U  
Juniperus-type juniper wood   C, P, U  
Leguminosae-type legume (pea) family seed C C  
Lycium-type wolfberry wood   C  
Malvaceae-type mallow family seed U    
Monocotyledon-type monocotyledon leaf   C  
Monocotyledon-type monocotyledon stem (culm)   C  
Monocotyledon-type monocotyledon tissue C C  
Monocotyledon-type monocotyledon fiber     C
Opuntia (prickly pear)-type prickly pear seed C, P, U C, U  
Penstemon-type penstemon seed   C  
Peraphyllum-type peraphyllum wood C    
Phragmites australis–type common reed stem (culm) U C U
Physalis longifolia–type common groundcherry berry C    
Physalis longifolia–type common groundcherry seed C, U    
Physalis-type groundcherry berry   C  
Physalis-type groundcherry seed C C  
Pinaceae-type pine family twig   C  
Pinus edulis–type pinyon pine cone scale C, U    
Pinus-type pine bark scale C, U    
Pinus-type pine wood C C, P U
Pinus-type pine nut (seed)   U  
Pinus-type pine nutshell   U  
Pinus-type pine wood   P, U  
Plantago-type woolly wheat seed C    
Polygonum-type bindweed achene C    
Populus/Salix-type cottonwood/willow wood C C C, U
Portulaca retusa–type purslane seed C    
Prunus/Rosa-type chokecherry/rose wood C C  
Purshia-type cliff-rose/bitterbrush wood C C, P C
Purshia-type cliff-rose/bitterbrush leaf C    
Purshia-type cliff-rose/bitterbrush seed   C  
Quercus-type oak wood C C  
Rhus aromatica–type lemonade berry wood     U
Rhus aromatica var. trilobata–type lemonade berry seed C, U C  
ring porous–type ring porous wood C C  
Rosaceae-type rose family wood   C  
Salix-type willow wood     C
Scirpus-type bulrush achene C, U    
semi-ring porous–type semi-ring porous wood C    
Solanaceae-type potato family seed   C  
Stipa hymenoides–type Indian ricegrass floret C C  
Yucca baccata–type datil yucca leaf   C  
Yucca baccata–type datil yucca seed C    
Yucca-type yucca fiber   C C
Yucca-type yucca leaf   U C
unknown botanical unknown various C C, U  
unknown, Type A unknown, Type A wood C    
unknown, Type 1 unknown, Type 1 seed C, U    
unknown, Type 2 unknown, Type 2 seed U    
unknown, Type 3 unknown, Type 3 seed C    
Nonbotanical
termite termite fecal pellet C    
NOTE: 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.
C = charred; P = partly charred; U = uncharred.

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