POLLEN, PHYTOLITH, STARCH, AND ORGANIC RESIDUE (FTIR) ANALYSIS OF A SANDSTONE SLAB FROM THE WATER CANYON PALEO INDIAN SITE (LA 134764), SOCORRO COUNTY, NEW MEXICO

The Water Canyon Paleo Indian Site (LA 134764) is one of a series of late Pleistocene/early Holocene sites observed eroding out of sediments along the first big bend in the Water Canyon drainage. Originally documented in 2001, this site covered an area of approximately 3250 sq m on a northeast-facing, gentle hillslope immediately above No Name Arroyo, an intermittent drainage. Continued work at the site has expanded the area to approximately 9 hectares (Robert Dello-Russo, personal communication September 8, 2016).

水谷古印第安（Paleo Indian）遗址（LA 134764）属于沿水谷水系首个大拐弯处沉积物中侵蚀暴露的晚更新世/早全新世遗址群之一。该遗址于2001年首次被记录，初始覆盖面积约3250平方米，坐落在朝向东北的缓坡之上，紧邻一条名为无名冲沟（No Name Arroyo）的间歇性水系的上游侧。后续针对该遗址的考古工作将其分布范围扩大至约9公顷（罗伯特·德洛-鲁索，2016年9月8日私人通信）。