Tables
Table 26. Plant remains from 1985 flotation samples (weights in grams).
Table 27. Plant food remains from 1985 flotation samples (weights in grams).
Table 28. Percentage of plant food remains from 1985 flotation samples.
Table 29. Seed/fruit counts for burials, features, and structure from 1985 flotation samples.
Table 30. Plant ubiquity at the Fredricks site as percentage of features (1985 samples).
Table 31. Percentages of nutshell from 1983, 1984, and 1985 flotation samples.
Table 32. Percentages of plant food remains from 1983, 1984, and 1985 flotation samples.
Table 33. Seed/fruit counts and proportions from 1985 flotation samples.
Table 34. Seed/fruit counts and proportions from 1983, 1984, and 1985 flotation samples.
Table 35. Plant remains from Features 35 and 37 (1985 flotation samples; weights in grams).
Table 36. Plant remains from Feature 36 (1985 flotation sample; weights in grams).
Table 37. Plant remains from Feature 30 (1985 flotation sample).
Figures: General
Figure 471. Comparison of ubiquity and percentage rankings for plant remains from the Fredricks site (by weight).
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Total Plant Wood/ Root/ Pedicel/ Plant Food
Context Remains Unknown Stem Tuber Peduncle Remains
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Burials
Burial 10 5.68 0.24 4.65 - - 0.79
Burial 11 6.99 0.37 3.95 - - 2.67
Burial 13 5.77 0.20 4.63 - - 0.94
Sub-total 18.44 0.81 13.23 - - 4.40
Features
Feature 15 2.69 0.07 2.05 - - 0.57
Feature 16 0.60 0.03 0.49 - - 0.08
Feature 17 46.50 1.15 41.77 - * 3.58
Feature 18 1.11 0.11 0.27 - - 0.73
Feature 19 15.24 0.50 13.23 - - 1.51
Feature 20 12.45 1.17 8.55 - - 2.73
Feature 23 6.40 0.27 5.30 - - 0.83
Feature 24 1.85 0.13 - - - 0.35
Feature 25 2.65 0.06 2.59 - - 0.00
Feature 28 42.93 1.99 24.41 - - 16.53
Feature 29 40.75 2.88 30.10 0.04 - 7.73
Feature 33 7.67 0.24 6.90 - - 0.53
Feature 41 54.61 3.55 40.17 - 0.01 10.88
Sub-total 235.45 12.15 177.20 0.04 0.01 46.05
Structures
Structure 5 6.38 0.57 4.21 - - 1.60
Total 260.27 13.53 194.64 0.04 0.01 52.05
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Hickory Walnut Acorn Cucurbit Seeds
Shell Shell Meat Rind | Soil
Plant Food | Acorn | Peach | Common | | Volume
Context Remains | Shell | Pit | Bean | Corn | (Liters)
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Burials
Burial 10 0.79 0.36 * - 0.19 - - - 0.21 0.03 20
Burial 11 2.67 2.14 0.01 - 0.06 - 0.01 - 0.42 0.03 60
Burial 13 0.94 0.48 0.02 - 0.10 - 0.05 - 0.28 0.01 60
Sub-total 4.40 2.98 0.03 - 0.35 - 0.06 - 0.91 0.07 140
Features
Feature 15 0.57 0.48 - - 0.07 - - - * 0.02 10
Feature 16 0.08 0.08 - - - - - - - - 10
Feature 17 3.58 3.31 0.06 0.08 - - - * 0.12 0.01 40
Feature 18 0.73 0.38 0.06 - - - 0.07 - 0.22 - 20
Feature 19 1.51 1.29 0.10 0.03 - - - - 0.09 * 40
Feature 20 2.73 2.04 0.21 - 0.27 - - - 0.08 0.13 20
Feature 23 0.83 0.55 0.02 0.11 - - - - 0.05 0.10 20
Feature 24 0.35 0.30 - - - - - - 0.05 - 10
Feature 25 0.00 - - - - - - - - - -
Feature 28 16.53 11 0.02 0.94 0.04 - 0.05 - 2.62 1.86 70
Feature 29 7.73 2.96 0.16 0.01 1.26 - - - 3.26 0.08 70
Feature 33 0.53 0.39 0.02 0.02 0.06 - - - 0.04 * 20
Feature 41 10.88 2.11 2.62 0.07 2.11 1.61 0.08 - 1.99 0.29 50
Sub-total 46.05 24.89 3.27 1.26 3.81 1.61 0.20 - 8.52 2.49 380
Structure
Structure 5 1.60 1.32 0.10 - 0.13 - - - 0.04 0.01 30
Total 52.05 29.19 3.40 1.26 4.29 1.61 0.26 * 9.47 2.57 550
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Hickory Walnut Acorn Cucurbit Seeds
Shell Shell Meat Rind |
Plant Food | Acorn | Peach | Common | |
Context Remains | Shell | Pit | Bean | Corn |
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Burial Fill 4.40 67.7 0.77 - 8.0 - 1.44 - 20.7 1.6
Pit Feature
Fill 46.05 54.0 7.1 2.7 8.3 3.5 0.4 * 18.5 5.4
Structure 5 1.60 82.5 6.3 - 8.1 - - - 2.6 0.6
Total 52.05 56.1 6.5 2.4 8.2 3.1 0.5 * 18.2 4.9
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Burials Features Str.
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Taxon 10 11 13 15 17 18 19 20 23 24 28 29 33 41 5
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Cultigens
Corn Kernels 1 2 1 - 3 5 2 1 1 1 4 13 1 9 1
Corn Cupules 9 29 22 - 1 - 6 1 2 - 95 161 2 66 1
Cucurbit - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 -
Common Bean - 1 2 - - 1 - - - - 1 - - 1 -
Fleshy Fruits
Persimmon - 1 - - - - - 1 1 - 11 1 - - -
Hawthorn - 1 - - - - - 3 1 - 3 - - 2 -
Groundcherry - 1 - - - - - 2 - - 24 2 - - -
Grape 3 - 1 1 - - - - - - 4 6 - 13 1
Sumac - - - - - - 1 - 1 - 1 - - 1 -
Maypops 1 - - - - - - - - - 3 - - 4 -
Bramble 4 - - - - - - - - - 1 1 - 1 -
Nightshade - 1 - - - - - 1 - - - - - 4 -
Grains
Knotweed - 1 - - - - - 1 - - 2 4 - - -
Grass Family - - - - - - - - - - 4 - - 2 -
Legume Family - - - - 1 - - - - - - - - 3 -
Chenopod - - - - - - 1 - - - - - - - -
Greens
Poke - - - - - - - 1 - - - - - - -
Miscellaneous
Lespedeza - - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Wood Sorrel - - - - - - - 1 - - - - - - -
Henbit? - - - 1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Bedstraw 1 - - - - - - - - - 2 1 - 3 -
Jacquemontia? - - - - - - - - - - 1 - - 2 -
Bearsfoot - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - - -
Beggar's Lice? - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - -
Unknown 1 1 - - 2 - 2 2 2 - 15 3 1 10 2
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Note: Scientific names for each taxon are given in the text.=============================================== Taxon Ubiquity Ubiquity Rank =============================================== Corn 100.0 1 Hickory 94.7 2 Acorn 68.4 3 Peach 52.6 4 Walnut 36.8 5 Grape 36.8 5 Common Bean 26.3 6 Persimmon 26.3 6 Hawthorn 26.3 6 Groundcherry 21.1 7 Knotweed 21.1 7 Sumac 21.1 7 Bramble 21.1 7 Bedstraw 21.1 7 Nightshade 15.8 8 Maypops 15.8 8 Cucurbit 10.5 9 Jaquemontia? 10.5 8 Henbit? 5.3 10 Chenopod 5.3 10 Poke 5.3 10 Lespedeza 5.3 10 Bearsfoot 5.3 10 Beggar's Lice? 5.3 10 Wood Sorrel 5.3 10 =============================================
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Nutshell Acorn Hickory Walnut
Sample (g) % % %
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1983-1984
Samples 52.06 0.9 97.7 1.3
1985 Sample 33.85 10.0 86.2 3.7
Total 85.91 4.5 93.2 2.3
========================================================================================================================================== Plant Food Hickory Acorn Walnut Peach Acorn Common Cucurbit Corn Seeds Remains (g) Shell Shell Shell Pit Meat Bean Rind ========================================================================================= 157.14 51 2.5 1.2 4.8 1.1 0.5 <0.1 36.6 2.3 ========================================================================================= Note: Excludes Features 30, 35, 36, and 37.
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Percent of Total Number per Gram of
Taxon Total Identified Seeds Plant Food Remains
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Cultigens
Corn Kernels 45 23.1 0.86
Corn Cupules 395 NA 7.59
Cucurbit 1 0.5 0.02
Common Bean 6 3.1 0.12
Fleshy Fruits
Persimmon 15 7.7 0.29
Hawthorn 10 5.1 0.19
Groundcherry 29 14.9 0.56
Grape 29 14.9 0.56
Sumac 4 2.1 0.08
Maypops 8 4.1 0.15
Bramble 7 3.6 0.13
Nightshade 6 3.1 0.12
Grains
Knotweed 8 4.1 0.15
Grass Family 6 3.1 0.12
Legume Family 4 2.1 0.08
Chenopod 1 0.5 0.02
Greens
Poke 1 0.5 0.02
Miscellaneous
Lespedeza 1 0.5 0.02
Wood Sorrel 1 0.5 0.02
Henbit? 1 0.5 0.02
Bedstraw 7 3.6 0.13
Jacqemontia? 3 1.5 0.06
Bearsfoot 1 0.5 0.02
Beggar's Lice? 1 0.5 0.02
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Notes: Excludes Features 30, 35, 36, and 37; Percent of Total
Identified Seeds excludes corn cupules.=================================================================
Percent of Total Number per Gram of
Taxon Total Identified Seeds Plant Food Remains
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Cultigens
Corn Kernels 480 61.6 3.05
Corn Cupules 905 NA 5.76
Cucurbit 4 0.5 0.03
Common Bean 15 1.9 0.10
Fleshy Fruits
Persimmon 24 3.1 0.15
Hawthorn 13 1.7 0.08
Groundcherry 32 4.1 0.20
Grape 56 7.2 0.36
Sumac 7 0.9 0.04
Maypops 38 4.9 0.24
Bramble 10 1.3 0.06
Nightshade 8 1.0 0.05
Elderberry 1 0.1 0.01
Blueberry 9 1.2 0.06
Nightshade Family 9 1.2 0.06
Grains
Knotweed 8 1.0 0.05
Grass Family 9 1.2 0.06
Legume Family 5 0.6 0.03
Chenopod 19 2.4 0.12
Greens
Poke 7 0.9 0.04
Miscellaneous
Lespedeza 1 0.1 0.01
Wood Sorrel 1 0.1 0.01
Henbit? 1 0.1 0.01
Bedstraw 14 1.8 0.09
Jacquemontia? 3 0.4 0.02
Bearsfoot 1 0.1 0.01
Beggar's Lice? 1 0.1 0.01
Spurge 1 0.1 0.01
Morning Glory 2 0.3 0.01
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Notes: Excludes Features 30, 35, 36, and 37; Percent of Total
Identified Seeds excludes corn cupules.==============================================================================
Feature Total Plant Wood/ Total Plant Hickory
Fraction Type Remains Unknown Stem Food Remains Nutshell
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Feature 35 (12 liters)
Light Fraction 6.4 0.02 6.38 0.0 -
Heavy Fraction 3.47 0.01 3.26 0.2 0.2
Total 9.87 0.03 9.64 0.2 -
Feature 37 (15 liters)
Light Fraction 1.23 - 1.23 0.00 -
Heavy Fraction 9.92 0.03 9.87 0.02 0.02
Total 11.15 0.03 11.10 0.02 0.02
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Size >2.38 mm Size <2.58 mm
Total Plant Wood/ Total Food Corn Corn
Fraction Remains Bark Unknown Remains Kernels Cupules Residue
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Light 56.36 45.14 0.97 10.25 0.00 10.25 44.57
Heavy 9.26 8.16 0.03 1.07 0.03 1.04 15.18
Total 65.62 53.30 1.00 11.32 0.03 11.29 99.75
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Total Plant Wood/ Total Hickory Acorn Common
Remains Unknown Stem Food Remains Shell Shell Bean Corn Seeds
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Grams 7.38 0.29 2.85 4.69 4.05 0.41 0.01 <0.005 0.22
Percent of
Total Plant
Food Remains - - - 100.0 86.4 8.7 0.2 * 4.7
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Notes: * - trace. One cotyledon for the common bean; one cupule fragment for the corn;
94 bedstraw, 23 henbit(?), 6 bearsfoot, and 2 unknown for the seeds.