Town / City (Site Type Keyword)
Parent: Settlements
Larger settlements with more dwellings and a wide variety of other kinds of structures. These settlements typically have internally organized infrastructure of streets or walkways and water and waste-disposal systems. Typically occupied for decades or centuries.
1,851-1,875 (2,075 Records)
Yucca Ties, Accession AZRU-00008, Catalog #2854. Morris FS 3660. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Pair of yucca leaf ties joined with square knots and wrapped crosswise at each end with a yucca strip. Originally tied around some other object. Measurements: L 12.5, W 7.0 CM. Image: AZRU8-2854 A: yucca-leaf ties joined with square knots and coiled up at each end. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 136-2, Aztec West Ruin. Earl Morris’ description of Room 136-2 at the time of...
Perishable: Yucca Ties AZRU8-2859 (2006)
Yucca Ties, Accession AZRU-00008, Catalog #2859. Morris FS 3729. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Collection of yucca-leaf ties joined with square knots. Narrowleaf yucca. Measurements: Not measured. Image: AZRU8-2859 A: collection of narrowleaf yucca tied in square knots. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room147, Aztec West Ruin. Earl Morris’ description of Room 147 at the time of excavation is as follows: “the immediate floor covering was a foot of refuse, with Burials Nos. 60 and...
Perishable: Yucca Ties AZRU8-2860 (2006)
Yucca Ties AZRU-0008, Catalog #2860. Morris FS 4008. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Bundle of narrowleaf yucca ties wrapped crosswise with leaves tied in square knots. Measurements: L 32.0, W 15.5 CM153-2. Image: AZRU8-2860 A: bundle of narrowleaf yucca ties with square knots. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 153-2, Aztec West Ruin. Concerning Room 153-2 Morris reports that “The refuse deposit in Room 153 was in reality a continuation of that in Room 136, just as the latter...
Perishable: Yucca Ties AZRU8-2861 (2006)
Yucca Ties, Accession AZRU-00008, Catalog #2861. Morris FS 5045. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Collection of yucca ties of narrowleaf and broadleaf yucca tied with square knots. Measurements: L 30.0, W 14.0 CM. Image: AZRU8-2861 A: collection of yucca-leaf ties with square knots. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 180, Aztec West Ruin. Morris described Room 180 as “fallen into ruin [before the later occupation of Aztec Ruin]. The partial excavation of this chamber revealed...
Perishable: Yucca Ties AZRU8-2862 (2006)
Yucca Ties, Accession AZRU-00008, Catalog #2862. Morris FS 3659. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Collection of yucca ties of narrowleaf and broadleaf yucca tied with square knots. Measurements: L 25.0, W 17.0 CM. Image: AZRU8-2862 A: collection of yucca-leaf ties with square knots. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room136-2, Aztec West Ruin. Earl Morris’ description of Room 136-2 at the time of excavation is as follows: “A great quantity of Mesa Verde refuse had been cast into...
Perishable: Yucca Ties AZRU8-2863 (2006)
Yucca Ties, Accession AZRU-00008, Catalog #2863. Morris FS 5288. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Collection of yucca ties of narrowleaf yucca tied with square knots. Measurements: L 23.0, W 12.0 CM. Image: AZRU8-2863 A: collection of narrowleaf yucca ties with square knots. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 189, Lower Level, Aztec West Ruin. Morris noted that Room 189 “contained the largest quantity of perishable objects from the Chaco period that have to date been taken from...
Perishable: Yucca Yarn AMNH 29.0/5272 (2006)
Yucca Yarn, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #5272, (with 7729, 7599). Cat. #5272 is Morris FS 21. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Fine, plied, 2(2Z-S)Z, cordage. Images: AMNH 29.0/5272A: (with 7729, 7599) possible evidence of twined sandal manufacture. AMNH 29.0/5272B: (part of), 2z-s yucca yarn, highly processed, poss for sandal weft. AMNH 29.0/5272C: (part of), 2z-s yucca yarn, highly processed, poss for sandal weft 2. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room122-2, Aztec West Ruin. Morris...
Perishable: Yucca Yarn AMNH 29.0/7729 (2006)
Yucca Yarn, Accession AMNH29.0, Catalog #7729. Morris FS 1322. Analyzed by Laurie Webster, 2006. Bundle of yucca yarn, plied, 3Z-S, possibly for twined sandals. Image: AMNH 29.0/7729A: bundle of 3z-S yucca yarn, possible warp for twined sandals. Recovered from Earl Morris' excavation of Room 48, Aztec West Ruin. Earl Morris’ description of Room 48 at the time of excavation is as follows. “The floor was covered with refuse.. The greater proportion of this deposit was of vegetable substance;...
Peru: Incidents of Travel and Exploration in the Land of the Incas (1877)
"Peru: Incidents and Exploration in the Land of the Incas" is E. George Squier's detailed account of his extensive travels in Peru and his investigation of many large archaeological sites during his appointment as US Commissioner to Peru in the mid-1860's. The main objective of Squier's work was, as he professed, to "illustrat[e] Inca civilization from its exisiting monuments" (Squier 1877: 4). The following excerpts from the book's introduction summarize Squier's accounts. "At that time a...
Petra Ceramics: Photographs (2011)
These images show the individual sherds from Petra 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.
PFP 2004-2010 overview (2010)
This is an excerpt from a field manual we print for our field school students. The documents presents an overview of the results of the PFP seasons 2004, 2006-2010 (there was no field season in 2005).
PFP 2011 end-of-season report (2011)
This is an end-of-season report that provides an overview of the stratigraphy and features excavated in summer 2011 by the PFP. Area 11 (3 trenches) investigates a large public building on the north side of Porolissum's forum; Trench 22N investigated a late Roman hearth as well as earlier Roman features, including evidence of a wooden phase; Area 33 (two trenches) focused upon the SW corner of the forum.
Phase I Archaeological Investigations for the North Augusta Water Treatment Plant Expansion Aiken County, South Carolina (2013)
"S&ME, Inc. (S&ME), on behalf of URS Corporation (URS), has completed a Phase I archaeological survey of approximately 6.8 acres at the proposed North Augusta Water Treatment Plant (WTP) Expansion in Aiken County, South Carolina. The project area is located immediately west of the Savannah River and north of the existing water treatment facility in North Augusta (Figures 1 and 2). This work was done in anticipation of compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966,...
Phase III Report for Clinton and Lark Historic Archeological Site, Albany NY (USN A00140.004690) (2022)
A Phase III Data Recovery Excavation was conducted at the Clinton and Lark Historic Archeological Site (A00140.004690) by Hartgen Archeological Associates, Inc. in July of 2020. The goal of the Project was to identify intact archeological deposits and features to excavate and record, as part of the mitigation effort. The Project entailed mechanical stripping of 156.6 m2 (1626 ft2, or 0.37 acres) as well as excavation and documentation of identified cultural features. Five features were...
PIA Atalla
The "Chavín Phenomenon" in Huancavelica, Peru: Interregional interaction, ritual practice, and social transformations at Atalla
PIN 0757.46.121
This project includes reports including a data plan, an archaeological monitoring and treatment report, a pre-reconnaissance and reconnaissance report, an architectural survey, and site examination report relating to the investigation of the PIN 0757.46.121 project area.
Pisa Ceramics: Photographs (2011)
These images show the individual sherds from Pisa, Italy 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.
Plan Drawings Terrace S19 (2010)
This pdf file contains the plan drawings from the excavations of Terrace S19 on Cerro Danush.
Plan Drawings Terrace S25, Cerro Danush (2015)
This .pdf contains the plan drawings for the excavation units on Terrace S25, Cerro Danush, Oaxaca, Mexico. Please consult the project report for 2015 for more information.
Plaza Nueva Arizona Site Steward File (2000)
This is an Arizona Site Steward file for Plaza Nueva, located on Bureau of Land Management land. The site is comprised of a historic townsite, in use between roughly 1860 and 1890. Multiple structures are present, including a sandstone house; and are accompanied by a trash scatter, fence posts, and a possible corral site. The file consists of a site data form and a cultural resource site records form, including artifact sketches. The earliest dated document is from 1987.
PLC dataset from San Andrés, Tabasco, México
To be added
Porolissum Forum Project
The Porolissum Forum Project (www.porolissum.org) is a joint American-Romanian research endeavor whose mission it is to understand: 1) Roman building activity and usage within the area of the city's forum; 2) lifeways of the inhabitants of the Roman city, including socio-economic relationships with native European groups; 3) the nature of the site in the immediate post-Roman periods (after AD 271). Porolissum is one of the largest and best-preserved archaeological sites in all of Romania....
Pottery Study Procedures and Design Classification Codes (2002)
This document summarizes laboratory procedures and the classification codes used for the construction of database records for pottery from both Proyecto Encrucijada-Pajonal (von Nagy 2003) and Proyecto Laguna Costera projects. It is comprehensive, covering pottery from all periods and includes coding for ware design and manufacturing decisions, form, and decor.
Pottery type images for the western Tabasco Coastal Plain (2008)
This set of images documents common ceramics types found at La Venta, Tabasco. The examples here were recovered from San Andrés (Barí 1), a subsidiary elite community in the Lower La Venta area of the flood plain. The ceramics at San Andrés demonstrate a range of states from refired and eroded to well-preserved. The type images presented here are of generally well-preserved examples. These types are defined in my dissertation (von Nagy 2003), and will receive full treatment in a forth coming...
Pouzzoles Ceramics: Photographs (2011)
These images show the individual sherds from Pouzzoles, Italy 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.