POLLEN, MACROFLORAL, AND/OR CHARCOAL IDENTIFICATION AT TWELVE SITES IN THE ESCALANTE BASIN, SOUTH-CENTRAL UTAH

Pollen, macrofloral, and/or charcoal samples were examined from twelve sites in the
Escalante Basin of south-central Utah. The samples are from excavations carried out by
Brigham Young University in 2001, 2002, and 2003. These sites represent Formative
occupations of the area, with both Fremont and Kayenta Anasazi adaptations present.
Charcoal samples were identified prior to submission for radiocarbon dating. Pollen and
macrofloral analyses will be used to address subsistence and seasonality information at these
sites.

研究对象为犹他州中南部埃斯卡兰特盆地（Escalante Basin）12处遗址出土的花粉、大植物遗存及炭屑样品。上述样品均来自杨百翰大学（Brigham Young University）于2001、2002及2003年开展的考古发掘工作。这批遗址均属于该区域定居形成期（Formative）的人居遗存，共存弗里蒙特（Fremont）与凯延塔阿纳萨齐（Kayenta Anasazi）两种文化适应模式。炭屑样品在送交放射性碳定年（radiocarbon dating）检测前已完成种属鉴定。针对这批样品开展的花粉与大植物遗存分析，将用于阐明这些遗址的生业模式与人居季节特征。