PALEOSCAPES ARCHAEOBOTANICAL SERVICES TEAM, LLC

What PALEOSCAPES ARCHAEOBOTANICAL SERVICES TEAM, LLC does

Paleoscapes, LLC (operating as Paleoscape Archaeobotanical Services Team, or PAST) is a boutique professional services firm providing specialized archaeobotanical and paleoecological analysis for archaeological and paleoenvironmental research projects. The company is organized as a Colorado LLC headquartered at 734 Mockingbird Trail, Bailey, Colorado, with a total headcount of six and operations anchored by two principal experts: Kathryn "Kathy" Puseman, a macrobotanical specialist with over 30 years of experience, and Chad Yost, a paleoecologist and microbotanical specialist with 20 years of experience. The firm's service portfolio encompasses macrofloral analysis, flotation processing, charcoal identification, wood identification, general botanic identification, phytolith analysis, and starch grain analysis, plus supporting work recovering datable botanical material for paleoflood and paleoseismic studies. Demonstrated project reach spans North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Pacific Islands, covering both prehistoric and historic sample contexts.

The underlying technology is fundamentally manual and domain-specialist-driven: identification of botanical remains (seeds, charcoal, wood, phytoliths, starch grains) relies on the trained expertise of the two principals rather than automated or AI-assisted processes. The business operates a direct professional services go-to-market — clients engage via the firm's WordPress website, a downloadable PDF work order, or direct phone/email contact — with quote-based pricing and multi-year contract cadence. Customers are primarily archaeological research projects (CRM Section 106/NEPA work, academic field schools, cultural resource management firms) needing expert macro/microbotanical identification for site interpretation and paleoenvironmental reconstruction, with geological research projects (paleoflood, paleoseismic dating) representing a secondary use case. No public pricing, no app or platform product, and no API or integration surface are offered; the entire commercial interaction is human-to-human consulting delivery.

Name

PALEOSCAPES ARCHAEOBOTANICAL SERVICES TEAM, LLC

Legal name

Paleoscapes, LLC

Website

https://paleoscapesteam.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Paleoscapes, LLC is a Colorado-based boutique consulting firm providing specialized archaeobotanical and paleoecological analysis services (macrofloral, charcoal, wood, phytolith, starch grain) for archaeological and geological research projects worldwide, anchored by two principal specialists.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Archaeobotanical Laboratory Services

NAICS

Environmental Consulting Services (54162)

SIC

Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

akta.pro primary industry

Geotechnical & Subsurface Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Seismic & Geoscience Services (Acquisition, Processing, Interpretation) (EUALABAK)

Keywords

• Archaeobotanical analysis
• Macrofloral identification
• Phytolith analysis services
• Paleoenvironmental consulting
• Flotation sample processing

Headquarters

HQ city

Bailey

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Archaeobotanical Analysis Services: Professional services providing specialized botanical analysis for archaeological and paleoenvironmental projects including macrofloral, charcoal, wood, phytolith, and starch grain analyses

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Paleoscape Archaeobotanical Services Team is a specialized archaeobotanical consulting firm that provides botanical identification and analysis for archaeological and paleoenvironmental research projects. Services include macrofloral analysis, flotation processing, charcoal identification, wood identification, general botanic identification, phytolith analysis, and starch grain analysis. Engagements are delivered through quote-based professional services work orders, primarily for archaeologists, paleoecologists, and geologists working on prehistoric and historic sites globally.

Product overview

Paleoscape Archaeobotanical Services Team (PAST) is a specialized archaeobotanical consulting firm offering a comprehensive suite of analysis services for archaeological and paleoenvironmental investigations. The company operates with two principal specialists: Kathryn Puseman, a macrobotanical expert with 30+ years of experience providing macrofloral analysis, flotation, charcoal identification, wood identification, and botanic identification; and Chad Yost, a paleoecologist and microbotanical specialist with 20 years of experience providing phytolith and starch grain analyses. Services span prehistoric and historic samples from sites across North and South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Pacific Islands.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Macrofloral Analysis Analysis of macrofloral remains including seeds, leaves, and other large botanical fragments recovered from archaeological and paleoenvironmental samples, delivered to archaeological research projects.
• Flotation Services Flotation processing technique used to recover botanical remains from soil samples through density-based separation, provided to archaeological projects needing bulk sample processing.
• Charcoal Identification Identification of charcoal fragments from archaeological sites to determine wood species and reconstruct past vegetation and fuel use patterns for archaeological projects.
• Wood Identification Identification of wood specimens from archaeological and paleoenvironmental contexts to determine tree species and wood utilization for archaeological research.
• Botanic Identification General botanic identification services for plant remains from archaeological investigations, supporting broader archaeological research projects.
• Phytolith Analysis Analysis of phytoliths (silica bodies produced by plants) conducted by Chad Yost for paleoecological and archaeological investigations, covering samples from multiple continents.
• Starch Grain Analysis Analysis of starch grains for paleoecological and archaeological investigations, provided by Chad Yost as a microbotanical specialist.
• Paleoflood and Paleoseismic Studies Support Collaboration with geologists to recover datable botanical material for paleoflood and paleoseismic studies, primarily through macrobotanical expertise, delivered to geological research projects.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• GAI Consultants: Engineering and environmental consulting firm with cultural resources and archaeological practice areas; a potential large client for specialist archaeobotanical subcontractors like PAST.
• Tetra Tech: Global environmental and engineering consulting firm with cultural resource management capabilities. Comparable as a buyer of specialist archaeobotanical services and an indirect competitor for archaeological consulting budgets.
• Statistical Research, Inc. Large cultural resource management (CRM) firm that conducts archaeological fieldwork and often subcontracts archaeobotanical analyses to specialist labs like PAST; competes indirectly for project budgets.
• SEARCH (Southeastern Archaeological Research): Archaeology and CRM consultancy with in-house analytical capacity. Comparable as a buyer and occasional competitor of outsourced archaeobotanical services.
• AECOM: Large engineering and environmental services firm with archaeological and heritage practices. Comparable through overlap in archaeological consulting and as an indirect buyer of paleoenvironmental analysis.

Emerging players

• Beta Analytic: Commercial radiocarbon dating lab serving archaeological and paleoenvironmental researchers. Often engaged alongside archaeobotanical analysis on the same projects, making it a frequently co-sold rather than directly competing peer.

Others

• Paleoecology and Archaeobiology Lab (various university-based labs): University-based archaeobotanical research labs (e.g., at Illinois State Museum, University of Arizona, UC Berkeley) that perform similar analyses for grant-funded projects. Not commercial peers but compete for the same limited specialist talent pool and project work.

Direct peers

• PaleoResearch Institute: Specialized archaeobotanical and paleoecological consulting lab offering macrofloral, pollen, phytolith, and charcoal analyses for archaeological projects. Closest direct competitor to PAST in both service mix and boutique delivery model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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