POLLEN AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS OF A HEARTH AT APEX ROAD, COLORADO

Two samples from the fill of a hearth recovered during the Apex Road Salvage in Gilpin County, Colorado, were examined for pollen and macrofloral remains. This hearth was found eroding out of a road cut. Pollen and macrofloral analyses are used to provide information concerning plant resources utilized in this hearth.针对科罗拉多州吉尔平县Apex道路抢救性发掘（Apex Road Salvage）中出土的一处灶坑（hearth），研究人员采集了其填土的两份样本，并对其开展了花粉与大植物遗存（macrofloral remains）分析。该灶坑正从路堑（road cut）中被侵蚀暴露。通过上述花粉与大植物遗存分析，可获取该灶坑所利用的植物资源相关信息。