MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS OF HEARTH FILL FROM THE MB #33 PRECONTACT SITE, SARATOGA COUNTY, NEW YORK

Fill from a stratified hearth at the MB #33 Precontact Site in Saratoga County, New York, was floated to recover macrofloral remains. This hearth was excavated as part of the Mohican-Battenkill Transmission Line Rebuild Project in the town of Moreau. Recovery of Iroquoian pottery from the hearth fill and a radiocarbon date of 650 ±30 RCYBP (Beta-339848) for charcoal from the hearth fill reflect a Late Woodland occupation. Charred macrofloral remains will provide information concerning plant resources processed in the hearth.

采自美国纽约州萨拉托加县MB #33前接触遗址（Precontact Site）一处层状火塘的堆积填充土，通过浮选法回收大植物遗存（macrofloral remains）。该火塘的发掘工作隶属于莫罗镇莫希干-巴滕基尔输电线路重建项目。从该火塘堆积中出土的易洛魁陶器，以及取自该堆积中木炭的放射性碳定年结果650±30 RCYBP（实验室编号：Beta-339848），均证实此处存在伍德兰晚期的人类居留活动。炭化大植物遗存将为探究该火塘内加工利用的植物资源提供关键信息。