Staff Macrofossil Analysis Macrofossils include seeds, charcoal, and other botanical remains observable to the naked eye.
Preservation varies depending on the sediment conditions.
One of the most common analyses is of charred remains from archaeological sites. Features in particular tend to contain concentrations of botanical remains. Comparison of feature and non-feature samples is most useful in reconstructing plant use at sites. Macrofossils are also a significant part of materials recovered from lake cores. Macrofossil studies have yielded important information on past environments and cultural use of plants in northern Minnesota.