Archaeobotanical Remains
by Karen R. Adams, Kristin A. Kuckelman, and Vandy E. Bowyer

Table 2. Summary of Flotation Samples Collected from Primary Refuse, Secondary Refuse, and a Variety of Other Contexts, Sand Canyon Pueblo

Sample Type

No. of Samples from Structures

No. of Samples from Nonstructures

Total

Primary Refusea

Hearth

19

0

19

Firepit

10

2

12

Burned Spot

5b

3

8

Secondary Refuse

9

16

25

Other Contextsc

16

0

16

Total

59

21

80

a The samples from three hearths, two firepits, and one burned spot might contain materials introduced by disturbance.
b Includes one burned spot (PD 536) that was not assigned a feature number (PD = Provenience Designation).
c "Other Contexts" includes four samples (PD 253) from mixed primary and secondary refuse in Room 1205, one sterile sample (PD 834), and one sample each from the following contexts:
     Room 206, corner bin (PD 218)
     Kiva 208, mixed construction fill and secondary refuse (PD 331)
     Kiva 501, adobe layer capping a floor pit (PD 721)
     Room 503, metate bin fill (PD 441)
     Room 503, metate bin fill (PD 443)
     Room 512, de facto refuse on floor (PD 630)
     Kiva 1004, de facto refuse on bench (PD 658)
     Kiva 1004, packrat nest that burned (PD 663)
     Kiva 1004, roofing debris in bin on bench (PD 846)
     Room 1017, fill of indeterminate origin below wall (PD 534)
     Kiva 1501, metate bin fill (PD 1504)

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