POLLEN, PHYTOLITH, AND MACROFLORAL ANALYSIS ALONG THE COOLIDGE TO HAYDEN TRANSMISSION LINE, EAST-CENTRAL ARIZONA

Five archaeological sites (AZU:15:241,AZV:13:145,AZV:13:152,AZV:13:160, and AZ
V:13:162) in the Eastern Mining Area Survey Project in east-central Arizona were sampled for
pollen, phytoliths, and macrofloral remains. These sites represent mainly Hohokam and/or
Salado agricultural rock-pile fields. Samples were collected from field features as well as
structures. Pollen, phytolith, and macrofloral analyses are undertaken to provide information
concerning possible plants that might have been grown in these fields and/or utilized by the
prehistoric occupants of the sites.

东中部亚利桑那州东部矿区调查项目（Eastern Mining Area Survey Project）中的5处考古遗址（编号依次为AZU:15:241、AZV:13:145、AZV:13:152、AZV:13:160及AZV:13:162），针对其开展了孢粉（pollen）、植硅体（phytoliths）与大植物遗存（macrofloral remains）的采样工作。这些遗址主要属于霍霍坎文化（Hohokam）和/或萨拉多文化（Salado）的农业石堆农田。采样工作覆盖了田野遗迹与建筑遗存两类载体。本次孢粉、植硅体及大植物遗存分析旨在获取相关信息，以明确这些农田中可能种植的植物，以及史前时期该遗址居民所利用的植物种类。