Rock Shelter (Site Type Keyword)

Parent: Domestic Structures

Overhang, indentation, or alcove formed naturally by rock fall or in a rock face; generally not of great depth. Rockshelters may or may not be modified with structural elements for human use.

176-200 (366 Records)

Fauna from Mumba - ageing data (limb epiphyseal fusion)
DATASET Mary Prendergast.

Limb epiphysis fusion states of possible domesticates at Mumba, following Silver (1969). J = juvenile; J/A = juvenile or young adult; J/A+ = juvenile or adult or older; Indet. = indeterminate


Fauna from Mumba - ageing data (teeth)
DATASET Mary Prendergast.

Teeth of domesticates or possible domesticates that could be aged at Mumba, following Grant (1982). LM = lower molar; LP = lower premolar; UM = upper premolar; M = molar


Fauna from Mumba - survivorship data
DATASET Mary Prendergast.

Survivorship (%MNE) for elements at Mumba Rockshelter Small mammal expected MNE (xMNE) values based on the following MNI for each level: Level II-1: 6 small bovids, 1 carnivore/primate, 1 suid (total MNI = 8) Levels III-1/2: 9 small bovids, 3 suids, 7 carnivores/primates, 1 aardvark (total MNI = 20) Level III-3: 7 small bovids, 2 suids, 3 carnivores/primates (total MNI = 12) Large mammal expected MNE (xMNE) values based on the following MNI for each level: Level II-1: 3 large bovids, 1...


Fauna from Mumba Rockshelter, Unit 5, Separated by Level
DATASET Mary Prendergast.

Fauna from Mumba Rockshelter, Unit 5, Separated by Level


Fauna from Mumba Rockshelter, Unit 8, Separated by Level
DATASET Mary Prendergast.

Fauna from Mumba Rockshelter, Unit 8, Separated by Level


Fenceline Shelter Arizona Site Steward File (1999)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Aline LaForge. K. Rizzo.

This is an Arizona Site Steward file for the Fenceline Shelter, located on Bureau of Reclamation land. The site is comprised of a rock shelter, pictographs, midden with artifact scatter, and a possible roasting pit. The file consists of site data form, two Arizona State Museum archaeological site cards, and two black and white photographs. The earliest dated document is from 1990.


A Field Test of the Traveler-Processor Model on the South Range, Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada (2001)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Daron Duke. Mark C. Slaughter. Martin Goetz. Brian Knight.

A cultural resources inventory of areas in the Spotted Range, Indian Springs Valley, and Three Lakes Valley in the South Range of the Nevada Test and Training Range was conducted in accordance with sections 106 and 110 of the National Historic Preservation Act. Ten prehistoric archaeological sites were recorded. These consist of open-air and rockshelter sites containing primarily lithic artifacts. The research focus of the study was to test several implications of Bettinger and Baumhoff’s...


Final Report Archaeological Reconnaissance of a Portion of Santa Ysabel Indian Reservation Santa Ysabel, California (1980)
DOCUMENT Citation Only Clifford V. F. Taylor. Richard L. Carrico.

This resource is a citation record only, the Center for Digital Antiquity does not have a copy of this document. The information in this record has been migrated into tDAR from the National Archaeological Database Reports Module (NADB-R) and updated. Most NADB-R records consist of a document citation and other metadata but do not have the documents themselves uploaded. If you have a digital copy of the document and would like to have it curated in tDAR, please contact us at comments@tdar.org.


Final Report on the Archaeological Survey of Electronic Warfare Sites and Related Developments, Nellis Air Force Base Ranges, With an Appendix on the Botanical Findings (1979)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Robert R. Ellis. Teri Swearingen. Michael Mason. Richard H. Brooks.

Final report of activities, finding, and research performed in support of an archaeological, historical, and rare plant survey looking at the potential impact of electronic warfare sites.


Final Report: Archaeological Survey on the Lower Zuni River - 1984 Season (1984)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Keith Kintigh.

This report provides a substantive and administrative summary of the results of an intensive archaeological survey of about 9 square kilometers along the Zuni River in east-central Arizona that was conducted by the University of Arizona, Arizona State Museum. This survey was funded by a Survey and Planning Grant from the National Park Service administered by the Arizona State Historic Preservation Office and by matching funds provided by the University of Arizona. Because this final report for...


Final Report: Prehistoric Settlement Along the Lower Zuni River - 1987 Season (1987)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Keith Kintigh.

This report provides a substantive and administrative summary of the results of an intensive archaeological survey of about 8 square kilometers along the Zuni River in east-central Arizona about 25 miles north-northeast of St. Johns. The survey was directed by Keith W. Kintigh of the Department of Anthropology, Arizona State University. This survey has been funded with the assistance of a matching grant-in-aid from the Department of the Interior, National Park Service, under provisions of the...


Finding Aid, Archaeological Survey of East Lynn Reservoir 1964-1965 (2019)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Jessica M. Costello. Evan Keller.

This collection is referred to as "Archaeological Survey of East Lynn Reservoir 1964¬ 1965”. This name is consistent throughout the finding aid, the file folders, and the box labels. The extent of this collection is a quarter (0.25) of a linear inch. The documents date from 1964 to 1965. The investigation began in 1964, which explains the date range in the investigation name. The collection was originally stored in an acidic folder in an acid-free box. Contents within the folder included a...


First Addendum to the 1989 Cultural Resources Investigations of the Proposed Rosasco #7 VMP, Tuolumne County, California: Survey of the Rosasco #7 VMP, RX 4-016-TCU, Units 2B and 3 (1994)
DOCUMENT Citation Only L. K. Napton. E. A. Greathouse.

This resource is a citation record only, the Center for Digital Antiquity does not have a copy of this document. The information in this record has been migrated into tDAR from the National Archaeological Database Reports Module (NADB-R) and updated. Most NADB-R records consist of a document citation and other metadata but do not have the documents themselves uploaded. If you have a digital copy of the document and would like to have it curated in tDAR, please contact us at comments@tdar.org.


A First Level Mitigation of Sites SDM-W-2537 (SDi-5054A), SDM-W-2538A (SDi-5054B), SDM-W-2538B (SDi-5054C) and SDM-W-2539 (SDi-5054D) at the Rose Lot Split Project Bankhead Springs / Boulevard San Diego County, CA. TPM 15755, Log #79-22-1 (1980)
DOCUMENT Citation Only Brian F. Smith. Dana Isham.

This resource is a citation record only, the Center for Digital Antiquity does not have a copy of this document. The information in this record has been migrated into tDAR from the National Archaeological Database Reports Module (NADB-R) and updated. Most NADB-R records consist of a document citation and other metadata but do not have the documents themselves uploaded. If you have a digital copy of the document and would like to have it curated in tDAR, please contact us at comments@tdar.org.


The Fort Sam Houston Project: An Archeological and Historical Assessment (1978)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Andrea Gerstle. Thomas C. Kelly. Cristi Assad.

The archaeological and historical investigations reported here result from a contract between the Fort Worth District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and the Center for Archaeological Research, The University of Texas at San Antonio (Contract #DACA 63-77-6-0081). During this project, Thomas R. Hester served as principal investigator, with Dr. Joel Gunn as co-principal investigator. The archaeological field director, Thomas C. Kelly, his co-workers Andrea Gerstle and Cristi Assad, and the other...


Friendly Hills Ranch Archaeological Report (1977)
DOCUMENT Citation Only Christopher E. Drover.

This resource is a citation record only, the Center for Digital Antiquity does not have a copy of this document. The information in this record has been migrated into tDAR from the National Archaeological Database Reports Module (NADB-R) and updated. Most NADB-R records consist of a document citation and other metadata but do not have the documents themselves uploaded. If you have a digital copy of the document and would like to have it curated in tDAR, please contact us at comments@tdar.org.


From the Aguila Mountains to the Crater Range: Cultural Resources Samples Survey of the North Tactical Range, Barry M. Goldwater Air Force Range, Southwestern Arizona (1995)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Deborah I. Olszewski. Glenn P. Darrington. Sharon K. Bauer.

The intensive archaeological survey reported here was undertaken at the request of Luke Air Force Base (AFB) to provide data that can be used by both agencies in combination with the results of other studies in their efforts to carry out that mandate responsibly. Specifically, the aim of this study is to provide data that will augment the Cultural Resources Management Plan (CRMP) for the Gila Bend (eastern) segment of the Range (Blanchard 1992), and that will be used for the environmental impact...


FUP NV-056-FU2-15 For the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (1982)
DOCUMENT Citation Only Kevin Rafferty.

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A Glimpse at the Archaeological Landscape of Black Mountain and Upper Thirsty Canyon, Nevada Test and Training Range, Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada (2006)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Jeffrey Altschul. Michael K. Lerch. Margaret Beck. Robert M. Wegener. Kathleen L. Hull.

The study resulted in the identification of 46 archaeological sites. Among these are extensive habitation areas, a spectacular rock art gallery, and a rockshelter containing baskets that appear to represent a woman’s personal belongings. Projectile point and ceramic types provide insights on changing settlement and subsistence patterns, technology, and external relationships. During the five millennia or more that people have lived in the Black Mountain area, it has served both as a place of...


A Glimpse at the Archaeological Landscape of Black Mountain and Upper Thirsty Canyon, Nevada Test and Training Range, Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada (2006)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Jeffrey Altschul. Michael K. Lerch. Kathleen L. Hull. Margaret Beck. Robert M. Wegener. Richard W. Arnold.

An archaeological research and characterization study of 1,275 acres in nine survey units in the Black Mountain area of the Nellis Air Force Base (NAFB) Nevada Test and Training Range (NTTR) was conducted by Statistical Research, Inc. (SRI). The study resulted in the identification of 46 archaeological sites. Among these are extensive habitation areas, a spectacular rock art gallery, and a rockshelter containing baskets that appear to represent a woman’s personal belongings. Projectile point and...


Hinkson Site Palynology (1990)
DOCUMENT Citation Only James Schoenwetter.

Use of sediment samples collected from the Hinkson Site for a classroom research project late in 1989 provided opportunity to extract and examine the pollen they contained. Since the effort was undertaken by students with no prior experience of pollen study, the raw data is to some degree suspect. However, the student work was supervised by experienced personnel, and students were encouraged to rely on supervisory help whenever a problematic issue arose. The samples should be re-observed before...


Historic Property Survey Report (No Effect) for a Proposed Truck Climbing Lane on Highway 88, Alpine County, California; 10-ALP-88 PM 16.5 / 17.3, EA 351800. (1995)
DOCUMENT Citation Only Susan E. Page.

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Historic Property Survey Report: State Highway 004 Alpine County, Post Mile 11.7 / 28.3, Bridge Widening at Three Locations: Pacific Creek, North Fork Mokelumne River, Silver Creek (10200-273701). (1984)
DOCUMENT Citation Only P. R. Helwer. S. Mone. P. Oman.

This resource is a citation record only, the Center for Digital Antiquity does not have a copy of this document. The information in this record has been migrated into tDAR from the National Archaeological Database Reports Module (NADB-R) and updated. Most NADB-R records consist of a document citation and other metadata but do not have the documents themselves uploaded. If you have a digital copy of the document and would like to have it curated in tDAR, please contact us at comments@tdar.org.


Horse Cave Arizona Site Steward File (1997)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Scott Wood. Elaine Zamora. M. A. Sullivan.

This is an Arizona Site Steward file for the Horse Cave site, comprised of a rock shelter with dense artifact scatter, located on Tonto National Forest land. Dates of use are estimated as prior to 800 CE, c. 1300 CE, and 1700 to 1900. The file consists of a site data form, two maps of the site location, a preliminary inventory form, and a site map. The earliest dated form in the document is from 1987.


IDENTIFICATION AND AMS RADIOCARBON DATING OF CHARCOAL FROM THE GAME DRIVE SITE, 5LA5484, ON THE PIÑON CANYON MANEUVER SITE, COLORADO (2010)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Kathryn Puseman.

Two charcoal samples from an excavation unit at the Game Drive Site (5LA5484) on the Piñon Canyon Maneuver Site in Las Animas County, Colorado, were submitted for identification. A single radiocarbon date also was obtained from charcoal in one of the samples. This site is a large complex of rockshelters, rock art, bedrock metates, thermal features, and lithics. Diagnostic projectile points and rock art suggest occupation within the Developmental to Diversification periods (A.D. 100-1050 to A.D....