Archaeological pollen analysis of sediment samples from asto village sites

Introduction Pollen analysis is a paleobotanical technique which has a number of archaeological applications. Traditionally, pollen analysis is utilized to date Quaternary sediments to time horizons which are identified by characteristic pollen frequencies. If the sediments derive from an archaeological context, or if they can be correlated with an archaeological context in some way, a “pollen date” may be applied to the archaeological record. Another traditional usage is the reconstruction o..