Table 16.8. Ubiquity of Charred Reproductive Plant Parts and Charcoal or Other Fuels in Flotation Samples at Lester's Site
Taxon and Part | Kiva 1 Hearth N = 3 |
Kiva 1 Controls N = 2 |
Kiva 3 Hearth N = 2 |
Midden N = 10 |
CHARRED REPRODUCTIVE PARTS | ||||
Capparaceae-type seed | 1 | |||
Cheno-am seed | 2 | |||
Echinocereus-type seed | 1 | |||
Gramineae caryopsis | 1 | |||
Opuntia-type (prickly pear) seed | 1 | 1 | ||
Physalis longifolia-type seed | 3 | |||
Zea mays kernel | 1 | |||
CHARCOAL OR OTHER FUELS | ||||
Artemisia tridentata-type | 2 | 2 | ||
Cercocarpus-type | 1 | |||
Chrysothamnus-type | 1 | |||
Juniperus-type | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
Juniperus osteosperma-type scale leaf | 1 | |||
Pinus-type | 2 | 2 | 7 | |
Pinus-type bark scale | 3 | 1 | 3 | |
Pinus edulis-type cone scale | 1 | |||
Populus/Salix-type | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Prunus/Rosa-type | 1 | |||
Zea mays cupule | 1 | 5 |
NOTES: The lower control sample from the midden contained no identifiable plant remains and is not reported on this table. Macrofossils recovered from Lester's Site: Zea mays cob fragments; unknown organic material.