POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS OF ROASTING PIT FILL AT SITES AZ U:15:227 (ASM) AND AZ U:15:229 (ASM) , ARIZONA

Samples from roasting pits at Sites AZ U: 15:227 (ASM) and AZ U: 15:229 (ASM)
were examined for pollen and macrofloral remains. These sites are areas of
roasting pit and artifact scatter that appear to be related to Hohokam
specialized agricultural production. The features at Site AZ U: 15:227 (ASM) were
Classic period Hohokam roasting pits, while Feature 1 at Site AZ U: 15:229 (ASM)
was a deflated roasting pit dating to the Colonial period. Pollen and
macrofloral analyses may provide information concerning food production and
processing activities at these sites, specifically, plants that were roasted in
these pits and possible variation in function among the features. Of particular
interest was any evidence indicating that agave was processed in any of these
features.

对AZ U:15:227（ASM）与AZ U:15:229（ASM）遗址焙烧坑中的样本开展了孢粉与大植物遗存分析。两处遗址均为焙烧坑与遗物散布区，其性质与霍霍坎（Hohokam）文化的专业化农业生产相关。AZ U:15:227（ASM）遗址的遗迹为霍霍坎文化古典期的焙烧坑，而AZ U:15:229（ASM）遗址的1号遗迹则为一座可追溯至殖民时期的塌陷型焙烧坑。孢粉与大植物遗存分析可揭示两处遗址的食物生产与加工活动相关信息，具体包括在此类坑中焙烧的植物种类，以及各遗迹功能可能存在的差异。尤为值得关注的是，能否找到相关证据证明这些遗迹中曾开展过龙舌兰（agave）的加工活动。