Vegetation Stability and Change in the Prescott Region and other Areas of the Southwest

ABSTRACT

The Copper Basin Archaeological Project included the collection of historical, ecological, and biocultural data relevant to the past vegetation in Copper Basin south of Prescott, Arizona. These data are used to substantiate a conclusion that little vegetative change has taken place in the area since occupation about A.D. 800–1200. Attention is drawn, however, to indicators of significant floral change in other areas of the Southwest which occurred within the past century.