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Archaeobotanical Remains
by Karen R. Adams, Kristin A. Kuckelman, and Vandy E. Bowyer |
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| Table 5. Ubiquity and Diversity of Wood and Other Vegetative Parts in Flotation Samples from Primary Refuse in Thermal Features, Secondary Refuse, and Other Contexts, Sand Canyon Pueblo | |||||||||
| Taxona | Part(s) | Primary Refuse in Thermal Features (39 samples) |
Secondary Refuse (25 samples) |
Other Contexts (16 samples) |
Total (80 samples) |
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| N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | ||
| Juniperus-type | wood | 34 | 87 | 22 | 88 | 14 | 88 | 70 | 88 |
| Zea mays | cupule | 16 | 41 | 19 | 76 | 8* | 50 | 43 | 54 |
| Pinus-type | bark scale | 13 | 33 | 19 | 76 | 4* | 25 | 36 | 45 |
| Pinus-type | wood | 13 | 33 | 18 | 72 | 4 | 25 | 35 | 44 |
| Amelanchier/Peraphyllum-type and Peraphyllum-type | wood | 4 | 10 | 7 | 28 | 6 | 38 | 17 | 21 |
| Prunus/Rosa-type | wood | 5 | 13 | 8 | 32 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 20 |
| Cercocarpus-type | wood | 7 | 18 | 4 | 16 | 4 | 25 | 15 | 19 |
| Artemisia tridentata–type | wood | 4 | 10 | 6 | 24 | 4 | 25 | 14 | 18 |
| Zea mays | cob fragment, cob segment | 2 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 5* | 31 | 13 | 16 |
| Purshia-type | wood | 2 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 13 |
| Juniperus osteosperma–type | scale leaf, twig | 2 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 10 |
| Unknown | bud | 2 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 9 |
| Populus/Salix-type | wood | 2 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 8 |
| Quercus-type | wood | 1 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 8 |
| Cercocarpus/Artemisia-type | axillary bud | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 6 |
| Unknown | wood (various) | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 5 |
| Ephedra-type | wood, stem | 2 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 5 | ||
| Fendlera-type | wood | 4 | 16 | 4 | 5 | ||||
| Artemisia tridentata–type | leaf | 1 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 3 | 4 | ||
| Chrysothamnus-type | wood | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 4 | ||
| Atriplex-type | wood | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | ||
| Juniperus-type | bark fragment | 2 | 13 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| Pinus edulis–type | cone scale | 1* | 6 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Acer-type | wood | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Fraxinus-type | wood | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Gramineae-type | stem | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Monocotyledon-type | tissue | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Purshia-type | leaf | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Zea mays | shank segment | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Unknown | spine | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Unknown | leaf | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Unknown | twig | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Taxonomic Diversity | 15 | 83 | 16 | 89 | 10 | 56 | 18 | 100 | |
| 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. N = number of samples in which specimens occur. a Listed in order of decreasing total ubiquity. * Uncharred specimens (all other specimens are charred). |
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