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Archaeobotanical Remains
by Karen R. Adams, Kristin A. Kuckelman, and Vandy E. Bowyer |
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| Table 6. Ubiquity and Diversity of Wood and Other Vegetative Parts in Flotation Samples from Primary Refuse in Thermal Features, Sand Canyon Pueblo | |||||||||
| Taxona | Part(s) | Burned Spot (8 samples) |
Firepit (12 samples) |
Hearth (19 samples) |
Total (39 samples) |
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| N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | ||
| Juniperus-type | wood, twig | 6 | 75 | 11 | 92 | 17 | 89 | 34 | 84 |
| Zea mays | cupule, cob, cob fragment | 3 | 38 | 7 | 58 | 6 | 32 | 16 | 41 |
| Pinus-type | bark scale | 3 | 38 | 4 | 33 | 6 | 32 | 13 | 33 |
| Pinus-type | wood | 3 | 38 | 4 | 33 | 6 | 32 | 13 | 33 |
| Cercocarpus-type | wood | 2 | 17 | 5 | 26 | 7 | 18 | ||
| Prunus/Rosa-type | wood | 1 | 13 | 4 | 33 | 5 | 13 | ||
| Artemisia tridentata–type | wood | 1 | 13 | 2 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 |
| Amelanchier/Peraphyllum-type and Peraphyllum-type | wood | 2 | 25 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 |
| Populus/Salix-type | wood | 1 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | ||
| Purshia-type | wood | 1 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 5 | ||
| Unknown | bud | 1 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | ||
| Unknown | wood (various) | 1 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | ||
| Ephedra-type | wood | 1 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 5 | ||
| Atriplex-type | wood | 1 | 8 | 1 | 3 | ||||
| Cercocarpus/Artemisia-type | axillary bud | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | ||||
| Chrysothamnus-type | wood | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | ||||
| Fraxinus-type | wood | 1 | 8 | 1 | 3 | ||||
| Juniperus osteosperma–type | twig | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | ||||
| Juniperus osteosperma–type | scale leaf | 1 | 8 | 1 | 3 | ||||
| Monocotyledon-type | tissue | 1 | 13 | 1 | 3 | ||||
| Quercus-type | wood | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | ||||
| Unknown | leaf | 1 | 13 | 1 | 3 | ||||
| Unknown | twig | 1 | 8 | 1 | 3 | ||||
| Taxonomic Diversity | 9 | 60 | 12 | 80 | 10 | 67 | 15 | 100 | |
| NOTES: 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. All specimens listed in this table are charred. N = number of samples in which specimens occur. a Listed in order of decreasing total ubiquity. |
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