POLLEN AND PHYTOLITH ANALYSIS OF SEDIMENTS FROM AGRICULTURAL TERRACES, SITE MU 125A, KAIBAB NATIONAL FOREST, ARIZONA

Site MU 125A is located near the south rim of the Grand Canyon and has no temporal cultural affiliation. Pollen and phytolith analyses were conducted on sediments from four terraces within an agricultural terrace system at this site. Pollen and phytolith analysis address identification of remains from possible agricultural use of these terraces.

MU 125A遗址位于大峡谷南缘附近，暂未明确其年代文化归属。研究人员对该遗址农业梯田系统内四处梯田的沉积物开展了孢粉（Pollen）与植硅体（phytolith）分析，该分析旨在识别该梯田区域存在农业利用行为的相关遗存证据。