Building Materials (Material Keyword)

Materials used for construction (e.g., brick, wood, adobe)

3,851-3,875 (5,396 Records)

Patterns of Maya Jade Disposal at Blue Creek, Belize (2004)
DOCUMENT Full-Text thomas guderjan.

Jade was the most valued material in the Classic Maya world. Large numbers of jade artifacts have been recovered from diverse contexts from the Maya site of Blue Creek, Belize. This database allows for analysis of the distribution and disposal of jade artifacts. Further, jade’s role in Classic Maya political economies is unclear, with views alternating between jade having functioned as a currency and jade having been controlled by royal elites. The Blue Creek database is used to test the...


Patuxent Point (18CV271)
PROJECT Julia King.

The Patuxent Point site (18CV271) was the domestic core of an approximately 100-acre tobacco plantation occupied from c.1658 through the 1690s in Calvert County, Maryland. Excavations at the site revealed an earthfast dwelling, borrow pits, an ash-filled pit, middens, post holes, post molds, and eighteen human graves. Patuxent Point is situated approximately 800 feet east of the Compton site (18CV279), and their relationship to each other is still being investigated. The Patuxent Point site...


Patuxent Point (18CV271): Artifact Distributions, Clothing and Sewing Items (2004)
IMAGE Catherine Alston.

Artifact distribution map, clothing and sewing items


Patuxent Point (18CV271): Artifact Distributions, Gunflint Flakes (2004)
IMAGE Catherine Alston.

Artifact distribution map, gunflint flakes


Patuxent Point (18CV271): Artifact Distributions, Morgan Jones (2004)
IMAGE Catherine Alston.

Artifact distribution map, Morgan Jones pottery


Patuxent Point (18CV271): Artifact Distributions, Rhenish Blue and Gray Stoneware (2004)
IMAGE Catherine Alston.

Artifact distribution map, Rhenish blue and gray stoneware


Patuxent Point (18CV271): Artifact Distributions, Table Glass (2004)
IMAGE Catherine Alston.

Artifact distribution map, table glass


Patuxent Point (18CV271): Artifact Distributions, Terra Cotta Pipes (2004)
IMAGE Catherine Alston.

Artifact distribution map, terra cotta pipes


Patuxent Point (18CV271): Artifact Distributions, Tin-Glazed Earthenware (2004)
IMAGE Catherine Alston.

Artifact distribution map, tin-glazed earthenware


Patuxent Point (18CV271): Artifact Distributions, White Clay Tobacco Pipes (2004)
IMAGE Catherine Alston.

Artifact distribution map, white clay tobacco pipes


Patuxent Point (18CV271): Artifact Distributions, Wine Bottle Glass (2004)
IMAGE Catherine Alston.

Artifact distribution map, wine bottle glass


Patuxent Point (18CV271): Bone Handle (2004)
IMAGE Catherine Alston.

Representative artifacts: Bone handle


Patuxent Point (18CV271): Copper Alloy Dividers (2004)
IMAGE Catherine Alston.

Representative artifacts: Copper alloy dividers with iron tip


Patuxent Point (18CV271): Furniture Hardware (2004)
IMAGE Catherine Alston.

Representative artifacts: Furniture hardware


Patuxent Point (18CV271): General Site Map (2004)
IMAGE Catherine Alston.

General site map


Patuxent Point (18CV271): Iron Hoe (2004)
IMAGE Catherine Alston.

Representative artifacts: Iron hoe


Patuxent Point (18CV271): Knife Blades (2004)
IMAGE Catherine Alston.

Representative artifacts: Knife blades


Patuxent Point (18CV271): Knife Blades (2004)
IMAGE Catherine Alston.

Representative artifacts: Knife blades


Patuxent Point (18CV271): Latten Spoon (2004)
IMAGE Catherine Alston.

Representative artifacts: Latten spoon


Patuxent Point (18CV271): Lead-glazed Earthenware Bowl (2004)
IMAGE Catherine Alston.

Representative artifacts: Lead-glazed earthenware bowl, possibly Morgan Jones


Patuxent Point (18CV271): Midden Analysis, Artifact Classes (2004)
IMAGE Catherine Alston.

Midden analysis chart: Artifact classes


Patuxent Point (18CV271): Midden Analysis, Bone Weight in Grams (2004)
IMAGE Catherine Alston.

Midden analysis chart: Bone weight in grams


Patuxent Point (18CV271): Midden Analysis, Ceramic Types (2004)
IMAGE Catherine Alston.

Midden analysis chart: Ceramic types


Patuxent Point (18CV271): Midden Analysis, Vessel Form (2004)
IMAGE Catherine Alston.

Midden analysis chart: Vessel form


Patuxent Point (18CV271): Midden Analysis, Vessels (2004)
IMAGE Catherine Alston.

Midden analysis chart: Vessels