POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS OF SAMPLES FROM SITE AR-03-04-06-673, OFFIELD LAND EXCHANGE PROJECT, ARIZONA

Site AR-03-04-06-673 is located approximately two miles west of Sedona in
the Sedona Ranger District of the Coconino National Forest. A surface scattering
of sandstone rock was noted on the site and originally reported as a potential
deflated roasting pit. The feature is currently thought to be either an historic
debris pile or a naturally occurring feature. Artifacts observed at the site
appear to be Dry Creek Archaic (Horton and Logan 1995) . Two pollen samples and
one macrofloral sample were collected for the purpose of identifying the cultural
significance of the scattered sandstone rock on Site AR-03-04-06-673.

遗址AR-03-04-06-673坐落于科科尼诺国家森林（Coconino National Forest）塞多纳管护区（Sedona Ranger District）内，距塞多纳（Sedona）以西约2英里。该遗址地表散布有砂岩砾石，最初被报告为一处疑似下陷式烘烤坑（deflated roasting pit）。目前该遗迹被推断为两类可能：近代废弃堆积，或是自然形成的地貌。遗址中发现的人工制品经判定属于德赖克里克古风期（Dry Creek Archaic）（Horton与Logan，1995）。为探明该遗址地表散布砂岩砾石的文化内涵，研究人员共采集了两份花粉样本与一份大植物遗存样本。