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

Table 22. Presence of Zea mays Parts in Flotation Samples from Woods Canyon Pueblo

Section Rim Complex Canyon Bottom Upper West Side East Talus Slope
No. of Flotation Samples 6 27 12 13
Part(s)        
Cob, cob segment 1 3* 3* 1
Cupule 1 13 6 2
Embryo   1    
Kernel 2 7 5 2
Stalk segment 1 1    
Stem (culm)     1*  
NOTE: Total number of flotation samples = 58.

* Macrofossil data included to indicate taxa not present in flotation samples, but handpicked by excavators from the same provenience.
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