"Archaeobotanical Remains," by Shawn S. Murray and Nicole D. Jackman-Craig
| Table 4.
Presence of Charred Reproductive Plant Parts in Flotation and Macrofossil
Samples, Yellow Jacket Pueblo |
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| Taxon | Part(s) | N |
| Domesticated Plants | ||
| Zea mays | embryo, kernela | 16 |
| Phaseolus vulgaris–type | bean (seed), cotyledon | 7 |
| Cucurbita-type | rind | 2 |
| Wild Plants | ||
| Chenopodium/Amaranthus-type (cheno-am) | seed | 27 |
| Physalis-type | seed | 7 |
| Yucca baccata–type | capsule, seed | 7 |
| Portulaca/P. oleracea/P. retusa–type | seed | 6 |
| Scirpus-type | achene | 5 |
| Artemisia tridentata–type | achene | 4 |
| Stipa hymenoides–type | caryopsis | 4 |
| Echinocereus fendleri–type | seed | 2 |
| Helianthus/H. annuus–type | achene | 2 |
| Quercus-type | involucre, nutshell | 2 |
| Sphaeralcea-type | seed | 2 |
| Corispermum-type | achene | 1 |
| Gramineae-type | caryopsis | 1 |
| Juncus-type | seed | 1 |
| Malvaceae-type | seed | 1 |
| Rhus aromatica var. trilobata–type | seed | 1 |
| Stipa comata–type | caryopsis | 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.
N = the number of flotation or macrofossil samples in which specimens were identified. aAll other Zea mays parts are categorized with wood charcoal types (see Table 5). |
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