MACROFLORAL AND CHARCOAL IDENTIFICATION OF SAMPLES FROM SITES 41CP28, 41CP88, AND 41CP414, AS WELL AS POLLEN, STARCH, PHYTOLITH, AND ORGANIC RESIDUE (FTIR) ANALYSES OF A CERAMIC SHERD FROM SITE 41CP88, CAMP COUNTY, TEXAS

Samples from features at sites 41CP28, 41CP88, and 41CP414 in Camp County,
northeastern Texas, were examined for macrofloral remains. Individual charcoal and botanic
samples were recovered from various levels within shovel tests and units at these sites and also
submitted for identification. A single ceramic sherd from 41CP88 was analyzed for pollen,
starch, phytoliths, and organic residues, the latter using Fourier Transform Infrared
Spectroscopy (FTIR). These sites represent Caddo occupations of the area. Site 41CP28 is
believed to reflect the Middle Caddo (ca A.D. 1200-1400), while ceramic sherds at 41CP88
suggest a Titus phase affiliation (ca. A.D. 1450-1550/1600). An Archaic Gary dart point also
was recovered at 41CP88. Some of the ceramics at 41CP414 might also represent pre-Caddo
populations. Macrofloral, pollen, starch, phytolith, and organic residue results will be used to
provide subsistence information concerning plant resources used by the various prehistoric
inhabitants of these sites.