Tables


Table B1. Provenience data for samples from site 48LA277.
Sample Number
Feature Number
Depth  (cmbs)

Description

Analysis
Pollen Counted
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19

20
10

11

21

22

23

24

 --
--
--
--
--
--
--
--

--
9

9

9

10

10

12

 0-10
30-40
60-70
90-100
120-130
150-160
180-190
210-220

240-250

 humus
colluvium
colluvium/fluvium
fluvium
fluvium
colluvium/fluvium
colluvium
colluvium, possibly mixed with bedrock
bedrock
fill from inside large roasting basin, 1470 ± 60 B.P.
fill from outside occupation       surface
fill from inside large roasting basin, 1470 ± 60 B.P.
large roasting basin fill,              1160 ± 90 B.P.
charcoal from fill of large roasting basin
pit fill		 pollen
pollen
pollen
pollen
pollen
pollen
pollen

pollen
pollen

pollen

pollen

flotation

flotation

charcoal I.D. flotation

 200
100
100
100
100
100
100

100
100

insuff.

100

 
 


Table B2. Pollen types observed in samples from site 48LA277.
Scientific Name
Common Name
Arboreal pollen
          Alnus
          Juniperus
          Picea
          Pinus

Nonarboreal pollen
     Caryophyllaceae
     Cheno-ams
          Sarcobatus
     Compositae:
          Artemisia
          Low-spine
          High-spine
          Tubuliflorae
          Liguliflorae
     Cruciferae
     Cyperaceae

          Ephedra nevadensis-type
          Ephedra torreyena-type
          Eriogonum
     Gramineae
     Rosaceae
          Cercocarpus
          Holodiscus

          Typha

Spores
          Selaginella densa
alder
juniper
spruce
pine
 

Pink family
includes amaranth and Pigweed family
greasewood
Sunflower family
sagebrush
includes ragweed, cocklebur, etc.
includes aster, rabbitbrush, snakeweed, sunflower, etc.
includes eroded Low- and High-spine
includes dandelion and chicory
Mustard family
Sedge family

Mormon tea
Mormon tea
wild buckwheat
Grass family
Rose family
mountain mahogany
Spirea, ocean spray

cattail
 

little clubmoss

 
 
 

Table B3. Macrofloral remains from site 48LA277, with notes on nonfloral and charcoal remains
Sample Number
Identification
Part		 Charred
Uncharred
 
W F W F
21

Feature 9
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

22

Feature 10 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

23

Feature 10 
 

24

Feature12
 

(24)

Feature 12
 
 

 

 FLORAL REMAINS

Chenopodium
rootlets

CHARCOAL

cf. Betula
Salicaceae

NONFLORAL REMAINS

insect
snail

FLORAL REMAINS

Atriplex
cf. Atriplex
Chenopodium
Cleome
Gramineae
    Oryzopsis
Helianthus
Polygonum
cf. Rosaceae
rootlets

CHARCOAL

cf. Betula
Salicaceae

NONFLORAL REMAINS

bone
insect
snail
 
 

cf. Betula
Salicaceae
unidentifiable bark

FLORAL REMAINS

Chenopodium
rootlets

CHARCOAL

Salicaceae

NONFLORAL REMAINS

insect 
snail

 .
.
seed
--
 
 

present
moderate
 
 
 

--
--
 
 

fruit
seed
seed
seed
seed
hull
seed
seed
seed
--
 
 

moderate
dominant
 
 
 

--
--
--
 
 

charcoal
charcoal
--
 
 

seed
--
 
 

present
 
 
 

--
--

 .
.
1
--
 
 

--
--
 
 
 

--
--
 
 

--
1
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
 
 

--
--
 
 
 

--
--
--
 
 

--
--
--
 
 

1
--
 
 

--
 
 
 

--
--

 .
.
--
--
 
 

X
X
 
 
 

--
--
 
 

1
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
 
 

X
X
 
 
 

--
--
--
 
 

2
1
1
 
 

--
--
 
 

X
 
 
 

--
--

 .
.
2
--
 
 

--
--
 
 
 

1
1
 
 

--
--
2
--
--
--
--
1
1
--
 
 

--
--
 
 
 

--
--
1
 
 

--
--
--
 
 

4
--
 
 

--
 
 
 

--
1

 .
.
--
X
 
 

--
--
 
 
 

8
1
 
 

--
--
2
1
1
2
3
--
--
X
 
 

--
--
 
 
 

8
36
1
 
 

--
--
--
 
 

--
X
 
 

--
 
 
 

3
--
Note: W = whole; F = fragmentary; X = present in sample

 
 
 

Table B4. Index of macrofloral remains recovered from site 48LA277.
Scientific Name Common Name
Floral remains
          Atriplex
          Chenopodium
          Cleome
          Gramineae
           Oryzopsis
          Helianthus
          Polygonum
          cf. Rosaceae

Charcoal/wood
          cf. Betula
          Salicaceae
saltbush, orache
goosefoot
spider plant, beeweed
Grass family
Indian rice grass
sunflower
smartweed, knotweed
Rose family
 

birch
willow/cottonwood, aspen

 
 
 

Figure B1. Pollen diagram.


 

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