"Archaeobotanical Remains," by Shawn S. Murray and Nicole D. Jackman-Craig

Table 8. Presence of Charred Plant Remains in Flotation and Macrofossils Samples from Roof Fall and Wall Fall,
Yellow Jacket Pueblo
  Great Tower Complex Other Architectural Blocks Total Number of Samples
Structure 1204 Structure 1214 Nonstructure 1219 Structure 204 Structure 704 Structure 903
Context/Description Bench in Aboveground Kiva Great Tower Bi-Wall Room Extramural Surface Masonry Surface Structure Subterranean Structure, Type Unknown Earth-Walled Pit Structure
Number of Samples Analyzed 1 16 1 9 3 1 31
Taxon Part  
Juniperus/J. osteosperma–type charcoal X X X X X   5
Amelanchier/Peraphyllum-type charcoal   X X X X   4
Artemisia/A. tridentata–type charcoal   X X X X   4
Zea mays cob fragment   X   X X X 4
Cercocarpus/C. montanus–type charcoal   X X X     3
Zea mays cob segment   X   X X   3
Pinus/P. edulis–type charcoal   X     X   2
Quercus/Q. gambelii–type charcoal   X   X     2
Zea mays cupules   X X       2
Zea mays kernel   X     X   2
Chenopodium/Amaranthus-type (cheno-am) seed   X         1
Chrysothamnus/C. nauseosus–type charcoal   X         1
Juniperus-type twig   X         1
Monocotyledon charcoal         X   1
Phaseolus vulgaris–type cotyledon   X         1
Populus-type charcoal         X   1
Populus/Salix-type charcoal   X         1
Portulaca/P. oleracea–type seed   X         1
Quercus-type involucre       X     1
Scirpus-type achene   X         1
Zea mays stalk segment X           1
Total no. of taxon-part combinations 2 17 5 8 9 1  
NOTE: The word "type" following a family, genus, or species designation indicates that the ancient botanical specimen is similar to the taxon named, but that other taxa in the area may also have similar-looking parts.
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