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- All Subjects: Paleoclimatology
- All Subjects: Palynology Wisconsin
- Creators: Schoenwetter, James
Draft of report published in C.F. Schaafsma, 1980, The Cerrito Site: A Piedra Lumbre Phase Settlement at Abiquiu Reservoir. School of American Research, Santa Fe.
Complacent pollen records associated with both extinct fauna and archaeological remains argues that Southwest has been semi-arid throughout Late- and Post-Pleistocene.
Study of 30 surface and 18 archaeological-context pollen samples was undertaken to assess the potential for further archaeological palynology research. Surface sample analysis allows palynological recognition of eight habitat types ranging from dry and cold through wet and moist to dry and warm. Comparison of fossil and modern surface pollen data suggests the character of paleoecological change sequences at 4 sites, a positive potential for inter-site and intra-site relative cross-dating, and a positive potential for inter-regional dating on paleoclimatic grounds.