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

Table 15. Presence of Charred Reproductive Plant Parts in Flotation Samples, by Section,
Woods Canyon Pueblo

  Rim Complex Canyon Bottom Upper West Side East Talus Slope
Taxon Part(s) N N N N
Amaranthus-type seed     1  
Amelanchier-type seed   1    
Artemisia-type seed   1    
Cheno-am seed 1 10 4 1
Chenopodiaceae-type seed     1  
Chenopodium-type seed   2 1  
Echinocereus-type seed   1 1 1
Gramineae-type caryopsis     1  
Juniperus-type seed   1    
Juniperus-type pollen ball   1 1  
Physalis-type seed   7 5 1
Pinus-type apophysis, cone scale, cone scale umbo 1 2 1  
Polygonum-type achene 1      
Portulaca-type seed   2 2  
Prunus/Rosa-type seed   1    
Solanaceae-type seed   1    
Stipa hymenoides–type caryopsis   2    
Zea mays cob, cob segment 1     1
Zea mays cupule 1 13 6 2
Zea mays embryo   1    
Zea mays kernel 2 7 5 2
Zea mays stalk segment 1 1    
NOTE: Total number of samples = 58, broken down as follows: rim complex = 6; canyon bottom = 27; upper west side = 12; east talus slope = 13.

N = number of samples in which specimens occur.

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