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

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Table 21. Presence of Charred Plant Parts in Flotation and Macrofossil Samples from Dated Contexts, Late Component, Woods Canyon Pueblo

Taxon a

Part(s)

N

Juniperus-type

charcoal

12

Cercocarpus-type

charcoal

3

Chrysothamnus-type

charcoal

3

Zea mays

cob, cob segment

3

Amelanchier-type

charcoal

2

Artemisia-type

charcoal

2

Pinus-type

bark scale

2

Pinus-type

charcoal

2

Quercus-type

charcoal

2

Cheno-am

seed

1

Monocotyledon

tissue

1

Pinus-type

cone scale umbo

1

Polygonum-type

achene

1

Populus-type

charcoal

1

Populus/Salix-type

charcoal

1

Salix-type

charcoal

1

Zea mays

cupule

1

Zea mays

kernel

1

Zea mays

stalk segment

1

NOTE: Total number of flotation samples = 7; total number of macrofossil samples = 11.

N = number of samples in which specimens occur.

a Listed in order of decreasing ubiquity.

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