Relative abundance of juniper macrofossils in middens for Big Pryor Mountain (solid bars) and pollen percentage of Cupressaceae (open bars). Dots represent AMS dates of juniper material. During the early Holocene Juniperus communis and Juniperus scopulorum were present at the site. During the middle Holocene Juniperus communis was no longer present but was replaced by Juniperus horizontalis. Juniperus osteosperma appears in the record 1785 yr BP. The location of the study site is indicated by the red dot on the map.