Archaeobotanical Remains
by Karen R. Adams, Kristin A. Kuckelman, and Vandy E. Bowyer
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Table 15. Ubiquity and Diversity of Reproductive Plant Parts in Flotation Samples That Could Be Assigned to a Temporal Group, Sand Canyon Pueblo
Taxon Part(s) Temporal Group
Earliest
(10 samples)
Early
(15 samples)
Earliest Plus Early
(25 samples)
Late
(38 samples)
Latest
(12 samples)
Late Plus Latest
(50 samples)
N % N % N % N % N % N %
Cheno-am (Chenopodium/Amaranthus) seed 6 60 7 47 13 52 13 34 5 42 18 36
Compositae-type achene     1 7 1 4            
Cucurbita-type and Cucurbita moschata–type rind, seed     3 20 3 12 4 11     4 8
Cycloloma atriplicifolium–type seed                 1 8 1  2
Gramineae (festucoid)-type and Gramineae-type caryopsis             2 5     2 4
Helianthus annuus–type and Helianthus-type achene     2 13 2 8 1 3     1 2
Juniperus-type seed             1 3     1 2
Leguminosae-type seed     1 7 1 4            
Malvaceae-type seed             1 3     1 2
Opuntia (prickly pear)-type seed 2 20 2 13 4 16 8 21 1 8 9 18
Phaseolus vulgaris–type cotyledon 1 10 1 7 2 8            
Physalis longifolia–type and Physalis-type berry, seed 5 50 8 53 13 52 11 29 3 25 14 28
Pinus edulis–type cone scale 1 10     1 4 1 3     1 2
Plantago-type seed                 1 8 1 2
Polygonum-type achene                 1 8 1 2
Portulaca retusa–type seed 1 10 4 27 5 20 1 3 4 33 5 10
Rhus aromatica var. trilobata–type seed             1 3     1 2
Scirpus-type achene             3 8 2 17 5 10
Stipa hymenoides–type floret 2 20 1 7 3 12 1 3     1 2
unknown, Type 1 seed             3 8     3 6
unknown, Type 2 seed             1 3     1 2
unknown, Type 3 seed             1 3     1 2
Yucca baccata–type seed 1 10     1 4            
Zea mays embryo, kernel 5 50 6 40 11 44 4 11 1 8 5 10
 
Taxonomic Diversity 9 38 11 46 13 54 17 71 8 33 20 80
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 in this table are charred.
N = number of samples in which specimens occur.

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