Sampling (Author’s Note)
The provenience of the samples analyzed below is as follows:
All samples were taken at 6 inch intervals.
Samples W 1-10 were collected in Square J8, starting at 38 inches below baseline.
Samples E₁ 1-6 were collected in Square M11, starting at 38 inches below baseline.
Samples E₂ 3-7 were collected in Square P 9-10, starting at 62 inches below baseline.
Samples E₁ 1 - E₁ 5 (38-68″)
Preservation extremely poor, only badly corroded pine pollen, a few Compositae grains, and many plant fragments (mostly coniferous tracheids).
- Sample E₁ 6 (68-74″)
- Pinus—9
- Gramineae—2, (70,21ₘ, pore obscured by detritus), (40.46ₘ, 1:4.9)
- Sample E₂ 3 (62-68″)
- Pinus—10
- Sample E₂ 4 (68-74″)
- Pinus—19
- Picea—2
- Fern spore—1
- Gramineae—-1, (71.40ₘ, pore distorted)
- unknowns—2
- Sample E₂ 5 (74-80″)
- Pinus—66
- Picea—1
- Juniperus—2
- Quercus—1
- Compositae (total)—24, (Artemisia—11,
- Ambrosia type—2, Liguliflorae—1)
- Chenopodiaceae—11 Caryophyllaceae—4
- Allium—3 Geranium—1
- Polygonum, sect. Pericaria—3
- Gramineae—5, (53.55ₘ, 1:3.8), (70.21ₘ, pore obscured),
- (46.41ₘ, 1:4.3), (58.30ₘ, 1:5.5), (45.22ₘ, 1:3.5) unknowns—5
- Sample E₂ 6 (80-86″)
- Pinus—60
- Quercus—2
- Compositae (total)—22, (Artemisia—14, Liguliflorae—1)
- Convolvulaceae—1 (fragment of a large periporate type)
- Caryophyllaceae—5
- Chenopodiaceae—4
- cf. Cruciferae—3
- Polygonum, sect. Pericaria—1
- Allium—1
- Gramineae—6, (40.46ₘ, 1:4.2), (61.88ₘ, 1:4.0),
- (52.36ₘ, pore distorted),
- (50.35ₘ, pore greatly enlongated),
- (46.41ₘ, 1:4.9),
- (45.22ₘ, 1:5.4). unknowns—10
- Sample E₂ 7 (86-92″)
- Pinus—54
- Picea—2
- Juniperus—1
- Compositae (total)—20, (Artemisia—11,
- Ambrosia type—1, Liguliflorae—2)
- Caryophyllaceae—2
- Chenopodiaceae—2
- Geranium—1
- Lonicera—2
- Onagraceae—2
- Gramineae—3, (50.35ₘ, pore obscured),
- (29.75ₘ, 1:4.1), (39.75ₘ, pore distorted)
- unknowns—6
- Samples W1 - W8 (38-86″)
- Preservation extremely poor, only corroded pine, composite,
- and chenopod pollen. Abundant coniferous wood fragments.
- Sample W9 (86-92″)
- Pinus—14
- Chenopodiaceae—2
- Artemisia—1
- Caryophyllaceae—1
- Gramineae—1, (51.17ₘ, 1:3.9)
- unknowns—3
- Sample W10 (92″-base)
- Pinus—13
- Picea—1
- Quercus—5
- Compositae (total)—6, (Artemisia—5,
- Ambrosia type—1, Liguliflorae—1)
- Chenopodiaceae—1
- Polygonum, sect. (Pericaria—1)
- Lonicera—1
- Gramineae—6, (49.98ₘ, 1:4.2), (52.36ₘ, 1:40), (49.98ₘ, 1:4.2),
- (58.30ₘ, 1:4.5), (57.12ₘ, 1:4.0), (54.74ₘ, 1:4.2)
- unknowns—4