Historic Background Research (Investigation Type)
These are investigations of the past using written records and other documents. Evidence from the records are compared, judged for veracity, placed in chronological or topical sequence, and interpreted in light of preceding, contemporary, and subsequent events.
601-625 (6,904 Records)
This is the project archive of an ARC Discovery grant conducted between 2014 and 2018 that explored Sydney’s history as a colonial marketplace at the height of the British empire. It employed emerging digital technologies and pioneering new methods to explore the cost, quality and value of archaeological relics found across Sydney, and underwrite new transnational histories of empire, commerce and consumer culture.
The Archaeology of Highland Chiriqui, Panama -- Documents, Images, and Datasets
Archaeology is defined by its grounding in material objects; without contextual elements of space and place, however, material culture is devoid of much of its meaning and archaeological information. This article focuses upon pre-Columbian objects – including gold, ceramics, and stone artefacts - from a small, localized area of the Chiriquí region of western Panamá in the context of the volcanic landscape. The discussion is intended as a provocative introduction to the archaeology of highland...
The Archaeology of Highland Chiriqui, Panama Figures (2010)
These are the figures for The Archaeology of Highland Chiriqui, Panama Project. The document reference for the article "Placing immateriality: situating the material of highland Chiriquí" by Karen Holberg.
The Archaeology of Hittite Imperialism and Ceramic Production in Late Bronze Age IIA Tarsus-Gözlükule, Turkey (2014)
The Late Bronze IIA (LB IIA) period signaled a change in the material culture of Tarsus-Gözlükule, an urban center in Cilicia, southern Turkey. Written sources and archaeological evidence indicate that the LB IIA coincided with the expansion of the Hittite Empire into the region. Previous scholarship has understood the changes in the archaeological record, particularly the introduction of a new type of pottery called Monochrome Ware (MW), as the result of imperial policies intended to...
The Archaeology of Kennewick Man
This project includes background information, detailed reports of investigations, summaries, and other documents related to the Kennewick Man. Kennewick Man, also called "the Ancient One" by some, is an ancient individual represented by his nearly complete skeletal remains. The remains were discovered in 1996 under the waters of Lake Wallula, a reservoir in the Columbia River, near Kennewick, Washington. Controversy concerning the study and treatment of the remains was not resolved until a...
The Archaeology of Lowell National Historical Park, Lowell, Massachusetts
Documents associated with background historical research and archaeological field work at the Lowell National Historical Park.
The Archaeology of Minute Man National Historical Park
Documents associated with archaeological field work at Minute Man National Historical Park.
The Archaeology of Rich Neck Plantation (44WB52): Description of the Features (2003)
In 1988, two boys found several artifacts while playing on a road construction site that was part of a new housing development. Accompanied by their parents, the boys brought their finds into Colonial Williamsburg’s archaeology laboratory to see if the fragments were important. The curators at the lab are frequently called on to identify recently unearthed objects, most of which turn out to be modern castoffs. Once in a great while, however, someone comes in with an artifact that is an...
The Archaeology of Roger Williams National Memorial, Rhode Island
National Park Service documents associated with archaeological work done at the Roger Williams National Memorial site.
The Archaeology of Salem Maritime National Historic Site
Documents associated with archaeological collections research and field work at the Salem Maritime National Historic Site.
Archaeology of the Ak Chin Indian Community West Side Farms Project: The Land and the People (1990)
This volume presents an overview of the project area through environmental, geomorpological, and historical studies. The chapters contained herein represent only one aspect of the Ak-Chin Archaeological Project, which involved data recovery at 31 prehistoric, protohistoric, and historic sites. Four other volumes in the series provide the research design, reports on the sites studied, interpretations of the material culture and human remains from the sites, subsistence information derived from...
Archaeology of the Brasada: a Cultural Resources Assessment of the Chevron Resources Company Properties in Northeastern Duval County, Texas (1987)
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.
Archaeology of the Central Mississippi Valley (1983)
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.
Archaeology of the Jazz Complex and Beauregard (Congo) Square, Louis Armstrong Park, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana (1980)
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 ARCHAEOLOGY OF THE NEW ECHOTA STATE HISTORIC SITE, GORDON CO. GEORGIA (2003)
Southern Research, Historic Preservation Consultants, Inc. contracted with the Historic Preservation Division (HPD), Georgia Department of Natural Resources, in 2000- 2001 to conduct an intensive archaeological reconnaissance survey of a portion of the New Echota State Historic Site (9Go42) in Gordon County, Georgia.
The Archaeology of the New Echota State Historic Site, Gordon County, GA (2003)
Southern Research, Historic Preservation Consultants, Inc. contracted with the Historic Preservation Division (HPD), Georgia Department of Natural Resources, in 2000- 2001 to conduct an intensive archaeological reconnaissance survey of a portion of the New Echota State Historic Site (9Go42) in Gordon County, Georgia.
The Archaeology of Two Historic Homestead and Railroad-Related Sites on the Southern Pacific Main Line Near Mobile, Maricopa County, Arizona (1990)
In mid-to-late 1987, Archaeological Research Services, Inc. completed cultural resource test phase and data recovery investigations at two historic sites located adjacent to the Maricopa-Gila Bend Highway (State Route 238) in the vicinity of Mobile, Maricopa County, Arizona. These investigations of Site AZ T :15:11 (ASM), a complex of historic trash deposits and structural features, and Site AZ T :15:12 (ASM), a complex of historic trash deposits, were performed at the request of Dibble and...
The Archaeology of Wak'as: Explorations of the Sacred in the Pre-Columbian Andes (2015)
In this edited volume, Andean wak'as—idols, statues, sacred places, images, and oratories—play a central role in understanding Andean social philosophies, cosmologies, materialities, temporalities, and constructions of personhood. Top Andean scholars from a variety of disciplines cross regional, theoretical, and material boundaries in their chapters, offering innovative methods and theoretical frameworks for interpreting the cultural particulars of Andean ontologies and notions of the...
Archaeoparasite Analysis of Sediments from the Niagra-Mohawk Power Corporation State Street Site, the Quackenbush Square Parking Garage Site, and the Court of Appeals Site. (2002)
Analysis of parasitic remains from the Quackenbush Square Parking Facility Historic Archaeological Site as well as two other sites in Albany, NY. Subconsultant report appears as an appendix in the PDF Phase III data recovery report for the site.
Archeological and Architectural Investigations For the MD 632 at I-70 Interchange, Washington County, Maryland (1996)
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.
Archeological and Historic Investigations in Milam County, Texas (1983)
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.
Archeological and Historic Investigations of the Harris County Lease in Barker Reservoir, Harris County, Texas (1983)
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Archeological and Historic Sites Inventory of Bayou Teche Between Franklin and Jeanerette, Louisiana (1985)
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Archeological and Historic Structure Identification Survey For the Georgetown Branch Transitway / Trail Study in Montgomery County, Maryland (1995)
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Archeological and Historical Assessment of the Areas To Be Affected By the Proposed Twin Oak and Oak Knoll Projects, East Central Texas (1974)
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