Palynology & the archeological record: historic to Neogene, environmental to economic.

Owen K. Davis*

"Palynology"

1, 2, 3
• Versus "pollen analysis"
• Technique-based discipline
  • Corers 1
  • Microscopes
  • Chemical lab
  • Reference collection

"Domain"

• Bogs, Marshes, Lakes, 2, Marine sediments
• Animal deposits
  • packrat middens 1
  • honey
  • dung 1
• Caves
  • speleothems 2
  • unconsolidated sediment 2
• Air
  • allergy
  • seed crops 1
  • pollination ecology (evolutionary ecology)
• glacier ice - snow
• soil

Quaternary Palynology

• Western USA Basins

Environmental Archaeology

• site features
  • age 1 2
  • seasonality / intensity of occupation
  • feature use)
• weeds
• crops

Archaeopalynology

• Impact of humans on environment
  • Hay Hollow
  • San Pedro Wetlands
  • tree rings
  • Deathvalley
• Human vs. other impacts Montezuma Well

Archaeological Palynology

• Impact of environment on humans
  • Dolores (Ken Cole)
  • Sentenac
    tree rings
    Silver Lake
• Artefact sourcing/utilization
  • "metate washes"
  • flint abstract
• site features (seasonality, feature use)
• diet
• weeds and crops