Settlements (Site Type Keyword)
Parent: Domestic Structure or Architectural Complex
Locations, or the remains of multiple structures or features, that were inhabited by humans in the past. Use more specific term(s) if possible.
726-750 (9,114 Records)
This record contains an artifact catalog for phase I investigations of sites 18STX80, 18STX81, and 18ST792, Point Lookout State Park, Maryland. This collection and related documents are currently being held by the Maryland Archaeological Conservation Lab located in St. Leonard, MD. For further information contact the Federal Curator, Sara Rivers-Cofield
The Artifacts of Tikal—Ornamental and Ceremonial Artifacts and Unworked Material Tikal Report 27A (2008)
TR27A reports upon goods used as markers of social status and goods used in ritual. It describes the splendid ornaments and insignia of jade, shell, pearls, and inscribed bone shown in representations on monuments and pottery vessels and recovered from the burials of Tikal's elites. Each artifact is described in the text, tabulated, and richly illustrated with drawings and photographs. An accompanying CD-ROM includes updated databases for all recovered objects, enabling the reader to discover...
The Artifacts of Tikal—Ornamental and Ceremonial Artifacts and Unworked Material Tikal, Report 27A
TR27A reports upon goods used as markers of social status and goods used in ritual. It describes the splendid ornaments and insignia of jade, shell, pearls, and inscribed bone shown in representations on monuments and pottery vessels and recovered from the burials of Tikal's elites. Each artifact is described in the text, tabulated, and richly illustrated with drawings and photographs. An accompanying CD-ROM includes updated databases for all recovered objects, enabling the reader to discover...
The Artifacts of Tikal—Utilitarian Artifacts and Unworked Material Tikal Report 27B
Occupied continuously for 1,500 years, Tikal was the most important demographic, economic, administrative, and ritual center of its region. The collection of materials recovered at Tikal is the largest and most diverse known from the Lowlands. This book provides a major body of primary data. The artifacts, represented by such raw materials as chert and shell are classified by type, number, condition, possible ancient use, form, material, size, and such secondary modifications as decoration...
The Artifacts of Tikal—Utilitarian Artifacts and Unworked Material Tikal Report 27B (2002)
Occupied continuously for 1,500 years, Tikal was the most important demographic, economic, administrative, and ritual center of its region. The collection of materials recovered at Tikal is the largest and most diverse known from the Lowlands. This book provides a major body of primary data. The artifacts, represented by such raw materials as chert and shell are classified by type, number, condition, possible ancient use, form, material, size, and such secondary modifications as decoration...
Artist's Rendition of Fort St. Joseph (2011)
Not based on archaeological or historical findings, this image is purely speculative as to the appearance of Fort St. Joseph. It is however historically accurate in terms of the potential placement of buildings within a palisade and the architectural styles that may have been represented at the fort.
Ashkelon Ceramics: Photographs (2011)
These images show the individual sherds from Ashkelon analyzed by neutron activation at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL). Photographs were taken at LBNL and scanned by the Archaeometry Laboratory at MURR. Individual files were named according to the official catalog numbers of each image assigned by the Graphic Arts Department at LBNL.
ASOR Syrian Heritage Initiative (SHI): Planning for Safeguarding Heritage Sites in Syria - Weekly Report 1 (August 11, 2014) (2014)
Weekly Report 1 encompasses July 20, 2014 to August 10, 2014. Also included are Incident Reports SHI 14-001, SHI 14-002, SHI 14-003, SHI 14-004, SHI 14-005, and SHI 14-006. This report contains a Heritage Timeline describing events involving the destruction of heritage sites in Syria. During the reporting period, Islamic State (IS formerly ISIS or ISIL) made substantial territorial gains in northern Syria and northern Iraq and continued to exert pressure on Baghdad and the Aleppo-Damascus...
ASOR Syrian Heritage Initiative (SHI): Planning for Safeguarding Heritage Sites in Syria - Weekly Report 11 (October 20, 2014) (2014)
Weekly Report 11 encompasses October 9, 2014 to October 19, 2014. Also included are Incident Reports SHI 14-065, SHI 14-066, and SHI 14-051. This report contains a Heritage Timeline describing events involving the destruction of heritage sites in Syria. Reports of regime conscription and anti-SARG protests in Homs and Tartous suggest growing discontent and eroding support for regime policies and the protracted conflict. Conscription has also been reported in YPG-controlled areas of northern...
ASOR Syrian Heritage Initiative (SHI): Planning for Safeguarding Heritage Sites in Syria - Weekly Report 2 (August 18, 2014) (2014)
Weekly Report 2 encompasses August 10, 2014 to August 16, 2014. Also included are Incident Reports SHI 14-004, SHI 14-006, SHI 14-016, SHI 14-017, and SHI 14-018. This report contains a Heritage Timeline describing events involving the destruction of heritage sites in Syria. Generally, current military operations and terrorist activity revolves around control of border crossings with Turkey, Lebanon, and western Iraq and command of the Damascus-‐Aleppo (M5) and Aleppo-‐Raqqa (M15/M4)...
ASOR Syrian Heritage Initiative (SHI): Planning for Safeguarding Heritage Sites in Syria - Weekly Report 3 (August 25, 2014) (2014)
Weekly Report 3 encompasses August 17, 2014 and August 19, 2014. Also included are Incident Reports SHI 14-019, SHI 14-020 and SHI 14-021. This report contains a Heritage Timeline describing events involving the destruction of heritage sites in Syria. From August 19–24, IS (ISIS or Islamic State) launched four major attacks on the SARG-‐controlled airfield at Tabqa, the last remaining regime outpost in Raqqa Governate and a substantial military facility. On August 24, the base fell to IS....
ASOR Syrian Heritage Initiative (SHI): Planning for Safeguarding Heritage Sites in Syria - Weekly Report 7 (September 22, 2014) (2014)
Weekly Report 7 encompasses September 17, 2014 to September 22, 2014. Also included are Incident Reports SHI 14-031, SHI 14-032, SHI 14-033, SHI 14-034, and SHI 14-035. This report contains a Heritage Timeline describing events involving the destruction of heritage sites in Syria. Cultural heritage in Aleppo and in northern Aleppo Governate continues to be at high risk of destruction given the intensity of fighting in these areas and the risks posed by Islamic State’s ongoing intentional...
ASOR Syrian Heritage Initiative (SHI): Planning for Safeguarding Heritage Sites in Syria, Weekly Reports
The ASOR Cultural Heritage Initiatives (CHI) is an international, collaborative effort to respond to the destruction of cultural heritage in Syria and northern Iraq. Since its inception in July 2014, one of ASOR CHI’s main activities has been intensive monitoring, reporting, and fact-finding (MRF) to help address the challenges of the cultural heritage crises unfolding in Syria and northern Iraq. The resources found here are part of the ASOR CHI’s Weekly Report Series.
Assessing Contemporary Human Activity at Sites in the Anasazi Archeological District, San Juan National Forest: A Quantitative Approach (2004)
The purpose of this study is to: (I) assess whether associations exist between a set of characteristics of a prehistoric site observable on the ground surface and evidence of modern human activities at that place; (II) ascertain how evidence of subsurface “looting” varies with characteristics of the site that reflect varied prehistoric activity; and (III) assess the vulnerability of sites to contemporary human activities during exposure after periods of inundation.
Assessment of Cultural Resource Studies Conducted at Kirtland Air Force Base, Bernalillo County, New Mexico (1988)
Since 1978 Kirtland Air Force Base and Sandia Laboratories have contracted for thorough on-ground surveys for the identification and evaluation of prehistoric and historic archaeological sites. A total of 13 surveys were completed for 31,281 acres on the Base and Forest Service Withdrawal Lands between 1978 and 1985. On May 7, 1987, Mariah Associates, Inc. was awarded the first of a three-phase contract designed to provide a comprehensive historic preservation plan for Kirtland Air Force Base....
An Assessment of Cultural Resources for the Proposed APS Kyrene EHV Transmission Line Project (1980)
At the request of Judith Imhoff of the Environmental Management Department of Arizona Public Service Company, Archaeological Consulting Services (ACS) initiated a cultural resource survey for the proposed 230 kV transmission line extension in the vicinity of the Kyrene Steam Power Plant. Dr. Richard W. Effland and Margerie Green of ACS served as co-principal investigators and field directors for the project. Johna Hutira and Shereen Lerner assisted in the field investigation. The purpose of...
Astronomical correspondence (1971)
These documents are a series of letters regarding research on the astronomical features in the Great House at Casa Grande Ruins National Monument. It also includes an invoice and billing information for the services provided by John Malloy for a 1971 report concerning the astronomical features. Outlined are details of equipment needed and labor required to complete proposed research on astronomical features in the Great House.
At the River's Edge: Two-Hundred-Fifty Years of Albany History: Data Retrieval, SUCF Parking Structure, Maiden Lane, Albany, NY. (2002)
Report of Phase III data retrieval at the SUCF 600 historic archaeological site, including subconsultant reports and artifact inventory. The report is broken up into chapters pertaining to particular elements of the block-wide site.
Athapaskans They Weren't: the Suma Rebels Executed at Casas Grandes in 1685 (1982)
Two decades ago Jack D. Forbes proposed that the Suma, Janos, Jocome and Mansos Indians were the southernmost true Athapaskans in North America. Inhabiting northern Chihuahua, far western Texas, and the southwestern fringes of New Mexico, these groups were described by Spaniards in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries as primitive, loosely related bands of nomadic hunters and gatherers. Beginning in the later seventeenth century and continuing through most of the eighteenth, these same groups...
Athens Ceramics: Photographs (2011)
These images show the individual sherds from Athens, Greece analyzed by neutron activation at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL). Photographs were taken at LBNL and scanned by the Archaeometry Laboratory at MURR. Individual files were named according to the official catalog numbers of each image assigned by the Graphic Arts Department at LBNL.
Augers.csv (2020)
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Avon Park AFR Architectural and General Base History
This project contains documents relating to both the architectural and the general history of the Avon Park Air Force Range. The documents range from amateur histories of the air force range to Historic American Engineering Record-like documentation.
AZ AA:3:156 (ASM) Arizona Site Steward File (1986)
This is an Arizona Site Steward file that consists of the AZ AA:3:156 (ASM) site, located on State Trust land. The site is comprised of depressions, a pit house (alternatively described as a room block in various documents), artifact scatter, trash deposits, and a burial ground. The file consists of a Arizona State Museum archaeological survey form and five maps of the site location. The earliest dated document is from 1986.
AZ Q:2:47 and AZ Q:3:98 Arizona Site Steward File (1991)
This is an Arizona Site Steward file for AZ Q:2:47 and AZ Q:3:98, comprised of a burnt pit house village and extensive artifact scatter, located on State Trust land. The file consists of Arizona State Museum archaeological site cards. The earliest dated document is from 1991.
AZ- Archaeological Report 1921 (2011)
Dendrochronological samples extracted from the structures of Aztec Ruin starting in 1967 and continuing to this day.