Forensic palynology and ethnobotany of Salicornia species (Chenopodiaceae) in northwest Canada

• Main Authors: Petra J. Mudie, Sheila Greer, Judith Brakel, James H. Dickson, Clara Schinkel, Ruth Peterson-welsh, Margaret Stevens, Nancy J. Turner, Mary Shadow, Rosalie Washington
• Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Subjects: Aishihik; British Columbia; Canada; Champagne; Pacific; Tagish; First Nations; tlingit
• Online Access: http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.565.4850; http://paleoforge.com/papers/cjb83.pdf

Abstract: Pollen grains from bodies of ancient people provide clues to their diet and domicile. To learn more about Kwädy Dän Ts’ìnchí (Long Ago Person Found), who died on a British Columbia glacier 550 years ago, we studied the Chenopodiaceae pollen found in his stomach and robe. Environmental scan...