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

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Table 5. Ubiquity and Diversity of Wood and Other Vegetative Parts in Flotation Samples from Primary Refuse in Thermal Features, Secondary Refuse, and Other Contexts, Sand Canyon Pueblo

Primary Refuse in Thermal Features (39 samples)

Secondary Refuse (25 samples)

Other Contexts (16 samples)

Total (80 samples)

Taxona

Part(s)

N

%

N

%

N

%

N

%

Juniperus-type

wood

34

87

22

88

14

88

70

88

Zea mays

cupule

16

41

19

76

8*

50

43

54

Pinus-type

bark scale

13

33

19

76

4*

25

36

45

Pinus-type

wood

13

33

18

72

4

25

35

44

Amelanchier/Peraphyllum-type and Peraphyllum-type

wood

4

10

7

28

6

38

17

21

Prunus/Rosa-type

wood

5

13

8

32

3

19

16

20

Cercocarpus-type

wood

7

18

4

16

4

25

15

19

Artemisia tridentata–type

wood

4

10

6

24

4

25

14

18

Zea mays

cob fragment, cob segment

2

5

6

24

5*

31

13

16

Purshia-type

wood

2

5

6

24

2

13

10

13

Juniperus osteosperma–type

scale leaf, twig

2

5

5

20

1

6

8

10

Unknown

bud

2

5

4

16

1

6

7

9

Populus/Salix-type

wood

2

5

2

8

2

13

6

8

Quercus-type

wood

1

3

4

16

1

6

6

8

Cercocarpus/Artemisia-type

axillary bud

1

3

2

8

2

13

5

6

Unknown

wood (various)

1

3

2

8

1

6

4

5

Ephedra-type

wood, stem

2

5

2

8

 

 

4

5

Fendlera-type

wood

 

 

4

16

 

 

4

5

Artemisia tridentata–type

leaf

 

 

1

4

2

13

3

4

Chrysothamnus-type

wood

1

3

2

8

 

 

3

4

Atriplex-type

wood

1

3

1

4

 

 

2

3

Juniperus-type

bark fragment

 

 

 

 

2

13

2

3

Pinus edulis–type

cone scale

 

 

 

 

1*

6

1

1

Acer-type

wood

 

 

1

4

 

 

1

1

Fraxinus-type

wood

1

3

 

 

 

 

1

1

Gramineae-type

stem

 

 

1

4

 

 

1

1

Monocotyledon-type

tissue

1

3

 

 

 

 

1

1

Purshia-type

leaf

 

 

 

 

1

6

1

1

Zea mays

shank segment

 

 

1

4

 

 

1

1

Unknown

spine

 

 

 

 

1

6

1

1

Unknown

leaf

1

3

 

 

 

 

1

1

Unknown

twig

1

3

 

 

 

 

1

1

Taxonomic Diversity

15

83

16

89

10

56

18

100

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 = number of samples in which specimens occur.
a Listed in order of decreasing total ubiquity.
* Uncharred specimens (all other specimens are charred).

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