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Archaeobotanical Remains
by Karen R. Adams, Kristin A. Kuckelman, and Vandy E. Bowyer |
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| Table 7. Ubiquity and Diversity of Reproductive Plant 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 | % | ||
| Cheno-am (Chenopodium/Amaranthus) | seed | 17 | 44 | 12 | 48 | 6 | 38 | 35 | 44 |
| Physalis-type or Physalis longifolia–type | berry, seed | 15 | 38 | 8 | 32 | 7* | 44 | 30 | 38 |
| Zea mays | embryo, kernel | 5 | 13 | 9 | 36 | 2 | 13 | 16 | 20 |
| Opuntia (prickly pear)-type | seed | 7 | 18 | 2 | 8 | 4* | 25 | 13 | 16 |
| Unknown | seed (various) | 3 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 38 | 12 | 15 |
| Portulaca retusa–type | seed | 5 | 13 | 5 | 20 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 14 |
| Scirpus-type | achene | 2 | 5 | 3* | 19 | 5 | 6 | ||
| Unknown | fruit, fruit rind | 4 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 6 | ||
| Cucurbita-type and Cucurbitaceae-type | seed, rind | 1 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 5 | ||
| Helianthus annuus–type and Helianthus-type | achene | 1 | 4 | 3* | 19 | 4 | 5 | ||
| Stipa hymenoides–type | floret | 4 | 16 | 4 | 5 | ||||
| Gramineae-type | caryopsis, inflorescence | 1 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 4 | 5 | ||
| Cucurbita moschata–type | seed | 3* | 19 | 3 | 4 | ||||
| Compositae-type | achene | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | ||
| Phaseolus vulgaris–type | cotyledon | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | ||
| Rhus aromatica var. trilobata–type | seed | 2 | 13 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| Amelanchier/Peraphyllum-type | pome | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Cruciferae-type | seed | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Cycloloma atriplicifolium–type | seed | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Juniperus-type | seed | 1* | 6 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Leguminosae-type | seed | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Malvaceae-type | seed | 1* | 6 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Plantago-type | seed | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Polygonum-type | achene | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Yucca baccata–type | seed | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Taxonomic Diversity | 12 | 52 | 12 | 48 | 16 | 70 | 23 | 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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