POLLEN ANALYSIS FOR SITES LA110315, LA110325, LA110326, AND LA110327, ZUNI PUEBLO, NEW MEXICO

Four sites on Dutton Plateau and the extreme southern portion of the San Juan Basin
were sampled for pollen. Site LA110315 is a Pueblo II site situated in a broad valley on the
Dutton Plateau. Sites LA110325, LA110326, and LA110327 represent Basketmaker occupations,
and are situated in the southernmost portion of the San Juan Basin near tributaries of Indian
Creek. Seven pollen samples were examined from storage pits and pithouses in an effort to
identify native and cultivated plants used by the occupants of these sites. Research domain 1
addresses the environment and economy, seeking to find relationships between humans and
their environment. Pollen analysis will contribute to an understanding of issues within this
research domain.

本次研究对达顿高原（Dutton Plateau）以及圣胡安盆地（San Juan Basin）最南端区域的4处遗址开展了孢粉采样工作。其中LA110315遗址为普韦布洛II期（Pueblo II）遗址，坐落于达顿高原一处宽阔河谷之中。LA110325、LA110326与LA110327三处遗址则代表篮器文化（Basketmaker）聚落，均位于圣胡安盆地最南端、临近印第安溪（Indian Creek）支流的区域。研究人员从遗址的储藏坑与半地穴式房屋中获取7份孢粉样本，旨在鉴定该遗址先民所利用的本土与栽培植物物种。本研究的1号研究主题聚焦环境与经济维度，旨在揭示人类与所处环境之间的互动关系。孢粉分析将为该研究主题下相关议题的深入理解提供支撑。