Table 16.3. Ubiquity of Charred Reproductive Plant Parts and Charcoal or Other Fuels in Flotation Samples at Lillian's Site

Taxon and Part Kiva Fill
N = 1
Kiva Hearth
N = 3
Courtyard
N = 1
Midden
N = 13
Midden Controls
N = 2
Room Fill
N = 1
Room Hearth
N = 1
CHARRED REPRODUCTIVE PARTS
Artemisia tridentata-type flower bud 1
Capparaceae-type seed 1
Cheno-am seed 6
Gramineae caryopsis 1
Juniperus osteosperma-type fruit 1
Opuntia-type (prickly pear) seed 3
Physalis longifolia-type seed 4
Portulaca retusa-type seed 1
Rhus aromatica-type seed 1 1
Zea mays kernel 3
CHARCOAL OR OTHER FUELS
Amelanchier/Peraphyllum-type 2 2
Artemisia tridentata-type 1 2 2 1 1
Ephedra-type 1
Juniperus-type 1 3 1 12 1 1
Juniperus osteosperma-type twig 1 3
Pinus-type 1 1 6 1
Pinus-type bark scale 2 3
Purshia-type 2 5 1
Quercus-type 2
Zea mays cupule 2 7
Unknown 1 1 1

NOTES: The lower control sample from the midden contained no identifiable plant remains and is not reported on this table. Macrofossils recovered from Lillian's Site: Zea kernels and cob segments.