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nr. Stephen Mills
P.O. BOX 467
Maxville, Ontario
Canada KOC IT0
Dear Steve:
=he ~enews report is enclosed. ha results are not
spectacular, but we do have evidence of Uritiah-style agriculture
~n the rye pallen and same differences between the dooryard sample
and the samples £;om the interior of the house. YOU can only get so
much from four ~rnples, bur I think that the patenrial of cultural
pallen analys~s for Newfoundland is reasonably well dennstrated.
he report would be better if I knw anyth~ng about the araa.
he excellent quality of the pollen preservation holds promise
for future investigations. we shall have to tnvestqare pollen
record fornation processes in the araa, with a particular emphasis
OD establishing pollen percolation rates. ror this at least one
horizon marker is required. Down here I have used the local
appearance of the chestnut blight (rolling horizon from 1904 in NYC
co 1950 in nississlppi) and daced local events (recorded
abandonment recarded soil disturbance, recorded land clearance,
etc.). pr&ty please be thinking aDout such passibllities. The
marker should be something that would affect the vegetation, and it
fairly well dated. 1t should also be resent enough that we are
certain to racover it but old emugh to have permitted sufficient
percolation to smooth out the random input to the process. I have
percolation rater from events in the late 1940s to mid-1950s but
I would prefer markers from the early 20th century to the mid-19th
century. he more horizon markers the better, of course.
~ e t me know if you have any questions.
Sincerely yours.