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Archaeobotanical Remains
by Karen R. Adams, Kristin A. Kuckelman, and Vandy E. Bowyer |
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| Table 9. Ubiquity and Diversity of Food Taxa Represented in Primary Refuse from Thermal Features in Kivas, Rooms, Towers, and Extramural Contexts, Sand Canyon Pueblo | |||||||||||
| Taxona | Part(s) | Kivas (21 samples) |
Rooms (11 samples) |
Towers (2 samples) |
Extramural Contexts (5 samples) |
Total (39 samples) |
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| N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | ||
| Cheno-am (Chenopodium/Amaranthus) | seed | 8 | 38 | 4 | 36 | 2 | 100 | 3 | 60 | 17 | 44 |
| Physalis longifolia–type and Physalis-type | seed | 5 | 24 | 6 | 55 | 2 | 100 | 2 | 40 | 15 | 38 |
| Opuntia (prickly pear)-type | seed | 3 | 14 | 4 | 36 | 1 | 50 | 8 | 21 | ||
| Portulaca retusa–type | seed | 1 | 5 | 3 | 27 | 1 | 50 | 5 | 13 | ||
| Zea mays | kernel, embryo | 3 | 27 | 2 | 100 | 5 | 13 | ||||
| Scirpus-type | achene | 1 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 5 | ||||
| Amelanchier/Peraphyllum-type | fruit | 1 | 20 | 1 | 3 | ||||||
| Cucurbita-type | seed | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | ||||||
| Cycloloma-type | seed | 1 | 9 | 1 | 3 | ||||||
| Plantago-type | seed | 1 | 9 | 1 | 3 | ||||||
| Yucca-type | seed | 1 | 50 | 1 | 3 | ||||||
| Taxonomic Diversity | 6 | 55 | 8 | 73 | 6 | 55 | 3 | 27 | 11 | 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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