POLLEN ANALYSIS FOR SECHIN ALTO AND TAUKACHI-KONKAN, CASMA VALLEY, PERU

Excavations in the Casma Valley have been conducted for decades. Analysis of 20
pollen samples from the 2002 field season at Sechin Alto (C24) and Taukachi-Konkan (C23)
reflects a very small portion of the efforts, thus far, to understand the lives of people living in this
area. Evidence of Initial Period occupation was recovered. Pollen analysis was undertaken to
provide additional information about the local vegetation and plant use than has been visible
from the very extensive macrofloral record.

卡斯马谷（Casma Valley）的考古发掘工作已持续数十年。本次针对2002年野外季在塞钦阿尔托（Sechin Alto，编号C24）与陶卡奇-孔坎（Taukachi-Konkan，编号C23）遗址采集的20份花粉样本所开展的分析，仅是迄今为探明该区域先民生活全貌所付出全部考古努力中的极小一部分。本次发掘已发现初始期（Initial Period）的人类定居遗存。相较于已有的极为丰富的大型植物遗存记录，本次花粉分析旨在补充当地植被与植物利用方面此前未被充分揭示的相关信息。