Temple (Site Type Keyword)

Parent: Non-Domestic Structures

Monumental architecture constructed from stone or other materials, and used for religious and/or political purposes.

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3D Survey and Documentation of Puerta del Sol Monolith (Gateway of the Sun) in Tiwanaku, Bolivia using the Konica Minolta VIVID 9i (2006)
SENSORY DATA Adam Barnes.

The Puerta del Sol (Gateway of the Sun) is a large stone monolith at the archaeological site Tiwanaku in Bolivia. The gateway is believed to have been used to mark calendrical cycles. It was found inside the large Kalasasaya monument. The Center for Advanced Spatial Technologies (CAST), University of Arkansas scanned the engraved frieze (top front portion) of the stone monolith. CAST researchers used a Konica Minolta VIVID 9i to collect scan data. Visit YouTube to view a fly-through of...


Aegina Ceramics: Photographs (2011)
IMAGE Matthew Boulanger. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.

These images show the individual sherds from Aegina, 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.


Agricultural Temple Communities at Angkor, Cambodia (2021)
DATASET Sarah Klassen.

Data from: "Klassen, Sarah, et al. (2021), 'Provisioning an Early City: Spatial Equilibrium in the Agricultural Economy at Angkor, Cambodia', Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory."


AMP for Monitoring And Sampling Operations During Ordinance And Explosive Removal Action at B.A.F.S., Waimanalo,Ko'olaupoko District (1998)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Michael F. Dega.

This archaeological monitoring plan (AMP) has been done in preparation for archaeological monitoring and sampling of cultural resources during ordinance and explosive removal action at Bellows Air Force Station (BAFS), Waimanalo, Ko'olaupoko, O'ahu Island, Hawai'i. This project, included in Delivery Order #0038, Contract DACA83-95-D-0004, consists of three 7 phases of archaeological work: monitoring during initial vegetation clearance, reconnaissance and systematic survey during pedestrian...


Apportioned pottery assemblages from Roman Britain (long form) (2023)
DATASET Scott Ortman.

Data analyzed in: Ortman, Scott, Olivia Bulik, Rob Wiseman, José Lobo, Luis Bettencourt and Lisa Lodwick (2023) Transport Costs and Economic Change in Roman Britain. European Journal of Archaeology:1-24 AND Wiseman, Rob, Olivia Bulik, José Lobo, Lisa Lodwick and Scott G. Ortman (2023) The Impact of Transportation on Pottery Industries in Roman Britain. Open Archaeology 9(1).


Apportioned pottery assemblages from Roman Britain (wide form) (2023)
DATASET Scott Ortman.

Data analyzed in: Ortman, Scott, Olivia Bulik, Rob Wiseman, José Lobo, Luis Bettencourt and Lisa Lodwick (2023) Transport Costs and Economic Change in Roman Britain. European Journal of Archaeology:1-24 AND Wiseman, Rob, Olivia Bulik, José Lobo, Lisa Lodwick and Scott G. Ortman (2023) The Impact of Transportation on Pottery Industries in Roman Britain. Open Archaeology 9(1).


Archaeological data analyzed in Ortman et al. Cities: Complexity, Theory and History. (2020)
DATASET Scott Ortman.

Population and Area data for archaeological settlement systems from across the world.


Archival Auger Forms (2012)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Uploaded by: Barbara Stark

A program of augering residential mounds preceeded the selection of mounds for residential test excavations. These pdf files have the data forms and associated notes related to the auger testing, done in 1987.


Archival Excavation Records 1987 (1987)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Uploaded by: Barbara Stark

Residential mound excavations during 1987 were recorded with forms, and artifacts from the excavations were recorded on forms.


Archival Survey Feature or Collection Forms (2012)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Uploaded by: Barbara Stark

These are pdf files of the original survey feature/collection forms. Each survey feature was recorded on a form and assigned a unique number, and, if the feature was collected, that number pertains to the surface collection. Some features have more than one collection, in which case additional feature/collection numbers were assigned. Rarely numbers were subsequently de-assigned, and might then be assigned to a different feature/collection later, but occasionally numbers were not used...


Archival Survey Field Forms (2012)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Uploaded by: Barbara Stark

These pdf files show forms for fields where survey was conducted and the locations of features/collections within the field, along with vegetation and other observations. These files are only available with special permission because those from seasons when global positioning equipment was used have UTM coordinates. Those from survey using aerial mosaics sometimes show roads or towns identifiable on maps.


Archival Survey Figurine Forms (2012)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Barbara Stark.

These laboratory forms record figurine classifications.


Archival Survey Misc Artifact Forms (2012)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Barbara Stark.

These pdfs contain the original laboratory coding forms for a variety of miscellaneous artifacts, such as spindle whorls, incensarios, colanders,clay balls, and other unusual ceramic forms. Artifacts related to ceramic production are included.


Archival Survey Obsidian Forms (2012)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Barbara Stark.

Obsidian coding forms from the PALM regional survey and associated notes. The obsidian coding was directed by Lynette Heller.


Archival Survey Pottery Forms (2012)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Barbara Stark.

These archival forms recorded pottery types and attributes for survey collections. Some show updates or corrections when pottery was reexamined, but a few updates were made directly on electronic database or excel files.


Argos Ceramics: Photographs (2011)
IMAGE Matthew Boulanger. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.

These images show the individual sherds from Argos, 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.


Blue Creek Central Precinct
PROJECT Thomas Guderjan.

Multi-format digital data set that focuses on the central precinct of the Blue Creek site, which is composed of Plaza A and B complexes. These data consist of PDF documents of published and unpublished papers, reports, and manuscripts, Microsoft Excel databases of artifact collections, images of architectural features, artifacts and surrounding landscapes, scanned topographic and survey maps produced by the Blue Creek project, and aerial images. The information contained in BCAP reports and...


Blue Creek Central Precinct Images (2011)
IMAGE Thomas Guderjan.

Blue Creek Central Precinct Images consisting of aerials, site core plan map, and architectural reconstruction illustrations


Blue Creek Central Precinct Map (2011)
IMAGE Thomas Guderjan.

Map of the Central Precinct at the Blue Creek Site, Belize


Blue Creek Central Precinct Temporal Maps (2011)
IMAGE Thomas Guderjan.

Blue Creek Central Precinct Temporal Maps - Preclassic, Early Classic, and Late Classic


Chert Biface Coding Sheets (2013)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Barbara Stark.

A.J. Vonarx recorded attributes of chert bifacial artifacts, apparently all are projectile points.


The Construction of Interpolity Sociopolitical Identity Through Architecture at the Ancient Maya Site of Blue Creek, Belize (2008)
DOCUMENT Full-Text William Driver.

This dissertation examines the design variation present in the ritual and domestic architecture of the Maya site of Blue Creek, Belize, in an attempt to understand how differences in architectural style may have been linked to the construction of local, intra-community sociopolitical identities within this ancient Maya community. The study employs a practice-based, technological style theoretical perspective which views all material culture style, including that of architecture and the built...


Corinth Ceramics: Photographs (2011)
IMAGE Matthew Boulanger. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.

These images show the individual sherds from Corinth, 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.


Current Status of the Tell Ain Dara Temple (2018)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Michael D. Danti. Darren P. Ashby. Marina Gabriel. Susan Penacho.

ASOR CHI geospatial analysis indicates that an attack damaged the Ain Dara temple in northwest Syria on or before January 22, 2018. The Ain Dara temple is the best-preserved example of Syro-Hittite religious architecture from the late second and early first millennia BCE. It is elaborately decorated with basalt sculpture and reliefs. Larger-than-life human footprints carved into the temple’s stone thresholds are unique to the building. It is also considered to be a close parallel to the...


Dainzú-Macuilxóchitl Archaeological Project
PROJECT Ronald Faulseit.

This archive contains all of the data derived from field research at the site of Dainzú-Macuilxóchitl in the Oaxaca Valley of Mexico. This is a multi-year project consisting of intensive survey and mapping, as well as comprehensive excavations. The mapping and survey are designed to provide a detailed topographic map of the site and provide a basic temporal and spatial settlement description. Intensive excavations are focused on residential areas. This project has been financially supported...