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Archaeobotanical Remains
by Karen R. Adams, Kristin A. Kuckelman, and Vandy E. Bowyer |
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| Table 8. Ubiquity and Diversity of Reproductive Plant 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 | % | ||
| Cheno-am (Chenopodium/Amaranthus) | seed | 5 | 63 | 7 | 58 | 5 | 26 | 17 | 45 |
| Physalis longifolia–type and Physalis-type | seed | 4 | 50 | 8 | 67 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 39 |
| Opuntia (prickly pear)-type | seed | 1 | 13 | 3 | 25 | 3 | 16 | 7 | 18 |
| Zea mays | kernel, embryo | 2 | 25 | 3 | 25 | 5 | 13 | ||
| Portulaca retusa–type | seed | 3 | 38 | 2 | 17 | 5 | 13 | ||
| Unknown | seed (various) | 1 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| Scirpus-type | achene | 2 | 25 | 2 | 5 | ||||
| Amelanchier/Peraphyllum-type | pome | 1 | 13 | 1 | 3 | ||||
| Cycloloma-type | seed | 1 | 13 | 1 | 3 | ||||
| Cucurbita-type | seed | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | ||||
| Polygonum-type | achene | 1 | 13 | 1 | 3 | ||||
| Plantago-type | seed | 1 | 13 | 1 | 3 | ||||
| Yucca baccata–type | seed | 1 | 8 | 1 | 3 | ||||
| Taxonomic Diversity | 10 | 83 | 7 | 58 | 4 | 33 | 12 | 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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