"Archaeobotanical Remains," by Katharine D. Rainey and Sandra Jezik

Table 7. Presence of Charred Reproductive Plant Parts in Flotation Samples from Middens with In Situ Secondary Refuse, Woods Canyon Pueblo

Taxon a Part(s) N
Domesticated Plants
   Zea mays cupule 20
   Zea mays kernel 10
   Zea mays cob, cob segment 2
Wild Plants
   Cheno-am seed 11
   Physalis-type seed 10
   Pinus-type apophysis, cone scale, cone scale umbo 4
   Chenopodium-type seed 3
   Portulaca-type seed 3
   Echinocereus-type seed 2
   Stipa hymenoides–type caryopsis 2
   Amaranthus-type seed 1
   Amelanchier-type seed 1
   Artemisia-type seed 1
   Gramineae-type caryopsis 1
   Juniperus-type pollen balls 1
   Juniperus-type seed 1
   Prunus/Rosa-type seed 1
NOTE: Total number of samples = 40.

N = number of samples in which specimens occur.

a Listed in order of decreasing ubiquity.

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