POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS OF SAMPLES FROM THE COAL STREET EXTENSION PROJECT, WILKES-BARRE, PENNSYLVANIA

Two sediment samples were collected from depths of 9 feet and 10-11 feet below the
surface, apparently within prehistoric fill of a backhoe trench for the Coal Street Extension. Pollen
and macrofloral analysis were conducted on these samples to identify plants represented in these
records and to examine the record of vegetation. In addition, analysis of these samples was
considered exploratory because pollen analysis had not been attempted on sediments from this
area previously.

研究人员从地表以下9英尺及10-11英尺深度处采集了两份沉积物样品，这些样品显然采自煤街延伸段反铲开挖沟槽的史前堆积层中。研究人员对这两份样品开展了花粉与大植物遗存分析，以辨识本记录中涉及的植物类群，并研究相关植被记录。此外，本次样品分析被视作探索性研究，因为此前尚未有针对该区域沉积物开展花粉分析的先例。