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.