Research Design for the Archeological Survey of Cape Cod National Seashore, McManamon 1979

Author(s): Francis McManamon

Year: 1979

Summary

This research has two general goals: first, to identify the physical characteristics and estimate the numbers and locations of archeological sites within Cape Cod National Seashore (CACO); second, to assess the significance of these sites according to the information they might provide about history, prehistory, specific past ways of life and general patterns of human behavior.

Cite this Record

Research Design for the Archeological Survey of Cape Cod National Seashore, McManamon 1979. Francis McManamon. 1979 ( tDAR id: 365171) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8959G25

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Keywords

Culture
Archaic • Early Woodland • Euroamerican • Historic • Historic Native American • Late Archaic • Late Woodland • Middle Woodland • Woodland

Material
Ceramic • Chipped Stone • Dating Sample • Fauna • Fire Cracked Rock • Glass • Ground Stone • Human Remains • Metal • Shell

Site Name
Fort Hill, Eastham • Great Island Tavern site • High Head, North Truro • Indian Neck Ossuary • Nauset Harbor, Eastham • Wellfleet Tavern site

Site Type
Agricultural or Herding • Artifact Scatter • Domestic Structures • Fish Trap / Weir • Hearth • Ossuary • Palisade • Refuse Pit • Road, Trail, and Related Structures or Features • Settlements • Sheet Midden • Shell Midden • Storage Pit • Trash Midden

Investigation Types
Archaeological Overview • Collections Research • Data Recovery / Excavation • Methodology, Theory, or Synthesis • Reconnaissance / Survey • Records Search / Inventory Checking • Research Design / Data Recovery Plan • Site Evaluation / Testing • Systematic Survey

Geographic Keywords
Barnstable County • Cape Cod • Eastham, MA • Outer Cape Cod • Provincetown, MA • Southeastern Massachusetts • Southern New England • Truro, MA • Wellfleet, MA

Temporal Keywords
Contact Period • Historic Period • Prehistoric Period

Spatial Coverage

min long: -70.271; min lat: 41.816 ; max long: -69.895; max lat: 42.115 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): Francis McManamon

Principal Investigator(s): Francis McManamon

Sponsor(s): Cape Cod National Seashore, National Park Service

Repository(s): Cape Cod National Seashore, National Park Service

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