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

Table 17. Presence of Charred Plant Parts in Flotation Samples from Primary Refuse Contexts, Woods Canyon Pueblo

  Rim Complex Canyon Bottom Upper West Side
Taxon Part(s) N N N
Amelanchier-type charcoal   1  
Amelanchier/Peraphyllum-type charcoal 1   1
Artemisia-type charcoal 2 1 2
Cercocarpus-type charcoal 2    
Cheno-am seed     2
Ephedra-type charcoal 1   1
Juniperus-type charcoal 2 3 3
Physalis-type charcoal     2
Pinus-type bark scale 2 1 3
Pinus-type charcoal 2 1 3
Quercus-type charcoal     1
Solanaceae-type seed   1  
Zea mays cupule     1
Zea mays embryo   1  
Zea mays kernel   2 2
NOTE: Total number of samples = 8, broken down as follows: rim complex = 2; canyon bottom = 3; upper west side = 3. No primary refuse contexts were excavated in the east talus slope.

N = number of samples in which specimens occur.

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