Table 16.9. Ubiquity of Charred Reproductive Plant Parts and Charcoal or Other Fuels in Flotation Samples at Lookout House
Taxon and Part | Kiva Hearth N = 2 |
Midden N = 8 |
Burial Pit N = 1 |
CHARRED REPRODUCTIVE PARTS | |||
Cheno-am seed | 2 | 1 | |
Gramineae caryopsis | 1 | ||
Opuntia-type (prickly pear) seed | 2 | ||
Physalis longifolia-type seed | 2 | ||
Zea mays kernel | 2 | ||
CHARCOAL OR OTHER FUELS | |||
Amelanchier/Peraphyllum-type | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Artemisia tridentata-type | 3 | ||
Cercocarpus-type | 1 | 1 | |
Chrysothamnus-type | 1 | ||
Juniperus-type | 2 | 6 | 1 |
Juniperus osteosperma-type twig | 2 | 1 | |
Pinus-type | 2 | 5 | 1 |
Pinus-type bark scale | 1 | 5 | 1 |
Pinus edulis-type needle fragment | 1 | ||
Populus/Salix-type | 1 | ||
Purshia-type | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Quercus-type | 1 | ||
Zea mays cupule | 1 | 4 | 1 |
NOTES: The upper control sample from the kiva contained no identifiable plant parts and is not reported on this table. Macrofossils recovered from Lookout House: Zea mays cob fragments; three 8-row Zea mays cob segments.