"Archaeobotanical Remains," by Katharine D. Rainey and Sandra Jezik

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Table 15. Presence of Charred Reproductive Plant Parts in Flotation Samples, by Section, Woods Canyon Pueblo

Rim Complex

Canyon Bottom

Upper West Side

East Talus Slope

Taxon

Part(s)

N

N

N

N

Amaranthus-type

seed

 

 

1

 

Amelanchier-type

seed

 

1

 

 

Artemisia-type

seed

 

1

 

 

Cheno-am

seed

1

10

4

1

Chenopodiaceae-type

seed

 

 

1

 

Chenopodium-type

seed

 

2

1

 

Echinocereus-type

seed

 

1

1

1

Gramineae-type

caryopsis

 

 

1

 

Juniperus-type

seed

 

1

 

 

Juniperus-type

pollen ball

 

1

1

 

Physalis-type

seed

 

7

5

1

Pinus-type

apophysis, cone scale, cone scale umbo

1

2

1

 

Polygonum-type

achene

1

 

 

 

Portulaca-type

seed

 

2

2

 

Prunus/Rosa-type

seed

 

1

 

 

Solanaceae-type

seed

 

1

 

 

Stipa hymenoides–type

caryopsis

 

2

 

 

Zea mays

cob, cob segment

1

 

 

1

Zea mays

cupule

1

13

6

2

Zea mays

embryo

 

1

 

 

Zea mays

kernel

2

7

5

2

Zea mays

stalk segment

1

1

 

 

NOTE: Total number of samples = 58, broken down as follows: rim complex = 6; canyon bottom = 27; upper west side = 12; east talus slope = 13.

N = number of samples in which specimens occur.

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