POLLEN, MACROFLORAL, AND PROTEIN RESIDUE ANALYSES AT SITES 42DA1269 AND EG10, NORTHEASTERN UTAH

Samples from a dry cave and a rock shelter at 42DA1269 in northeast Utah were examined
for pollen/starch and macrofloral remains to provide evidence of plants that might have utilized by
the occupants of these two shelters. One charred tissue fragment was submitted for PET analysis
to recover starches and/or phytoliths to aid in identification. Ungulate dung from the lowest level
of the dry cave yielded a date of 14,330 cal BP. These fecal pellets were analyzed for protein
residues to determine the type of animal that produced the feces, as well as for pollen, phytoliths,
and macrofloral remains to provide paleoenvironmental information. Coil, bundle, and rod material
from a basket found in the upper levels of the cave was submitted for botanic identification. Site
EG 10 consists of a rock crevice with jacal storage features on a steep slope above Cart Creek,
a Green River tributary. Wood from a jacal structure was submitted for identification.