Table 16.7. Ubiquity of Charred Reproductive Plant Parts and Charcoal or Other Fuels in Flotation Samples at Troy's Tower
| Taxon and Part | Tower Hearth N = 2 |
Tower Floor Ash N = 1 |
Tower Fill N = 1 |
Kiva Hearth N = 2 |
Roasting Pit Ash N = 5 |
Roasting Pit Floor Scrape N = 1 |
Roasting Pit Controls N = 2 |
Midden N = 1 |
| CHARRED REPRODUCTIVE PARTS | ||||||||
| Artemisia tridentata-type flower bud | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Capparaceae-type seed | 1 | |||||||
| Cheno-am seed | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | ||||
| Cycloloma atriplicifolium-type seed | 1 | |||||||
| Cyperaceae-type achene | 1 | |||||||
| Euphorbia glyptosperma-type seed | 1 | |||||||
| Gramineae caryopsis | 1 | 2 | 1 | |||||
| Mentzelia albicaulis-type seed | 1 | |||||||
| Opuntia-type (prickly pear) seed | 2 | 2 | ||||||
| Phaseolus vulgaris-type cotyledon | 1 | |||||||
| Physalis longifolia-type seed | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Plantago-type seed | 1 | |||||||
| Portulaca retusa-type seed | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Scirpus-type achene | 2 | |||||||
| Triticum-type caryopsis | 1 | |||||||
| Zea mays kernel | 1 | |||||||
| Unknown seed | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| CHARCOAL OR OTHER FUELS | ||||||||
| Amelanchier/Peraphyllum-type | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Artemisia tridentata-type | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||||
| Artemisia-type leaf | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Cercocarpus-type | 1 | |||||||
| Cercocarpus/Artemisia-type axillary bud | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Ephedra-type | 1 | |||||||
| Juniperus-type | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
| Juniperus osteosperma-type twig | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ||||
| Pinus-type | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |||
| Pinus-type bark scale | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||
| Pinus edulis-type needle | 1 | |||||||
| Purshia-type | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ||||
| Zea mays cupule | 2 | 1 | 3 |
NOTES: The upper control sample from the kiva and the lower control sample from the roasting pit contained no identifiable plant remains and are not reported on this table. Macrofossils recovered from Troy's Tower: Zea mays flint kernels; Juniperus osteosperma-type fruit and seeds; Pinus-type wooden artifact.