House (Site Type Keyword)

Parent: Domestic Structures

A relatively small dwelling occupied by a single nuclear or extended family. May appear archaeologically as a stone foundation or pattern of post molds.

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An Analysis of the Fitch Site and its Relationship to the Hohokam Classic Period (1963)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Richard A. Pailes.

The Fitch Site designated AZ:U:9:1 (ASU), is a Classic Period site of the Hohokam chronology. It is situated just north of Mesa, Arizona, on the second south terrace of the Salt River. The significance of the site to our knowledge of the Classic Period is in the fact that it is a small site consisting of a habitation structure with three rooms and connecting walls, the whole forming a compound unit. The emphasis of former research in this area had been on large sites such as Los Muertos and...


An Analysis of Two Privy Contexts from the Manalapan Village House Site (28-Mo-349) (2006)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Susan Jacobucci.

Three soil samples from two mid-to-late eighteenth-century privies excavated at the Manalapan Village House Site in New Jersey were submitted to the Fiske Center for parasitological analysis. Despite the addition of a Lycopodium spore tracer to the samples to ensure against analyst error, no parasite ova were recovered from the three samples. Additional parasitological processing using the Fecasol flotation method was undertaken, as well as an examination of the remainder of the soil samples for...


Ancient Farming Along the Salt River: Data Recovery at a 9th Century Field House Community (AZ T:12:395[ASM]) for the Coral Pointe Development in Phoenix, Arizona (2010)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Mark L. Chenault. Douglas R. Mitchell.

The City of Phoenix requested that archaeological work be conducted at the location of the proposed Coral Pointe Apartments Project in Phoenix. The Project is on private property but will receive federal funding so the effects of this undertaking on cultural resources must be considered to comply with section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act. According to the City of Phoenix archaeological site files, several prehistoric canals cross the area of potential effect (APE). Although no...


The Ancient Socioecological Systems in Oman (ASOM) Project
PROJECT Joy McCorriston. Mark Moritz. Ian Hamilton.

The Ancient Socioecological Systems in Oman (ASOM) project examined how the environment influences human territorial behavior in pastoral ecosystems as well as how territoriality in turn shapes the environment. ASOM came from a local Jebali-language term (ʾasὑm) for a type of stone monument used for burial and other purposes in antiquity (al-Shahri 1991: 184). We are an interdisciplinary group of scientists using archeological and ecological techniques to examine whether and how climate and...


Andrews Air Force Base Environmental Assessment: Programmatic Evaluation of Proposed Building Demolitions (2000)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Uploaded by: Rachel Fernandez

The Environmental Assessment of the potential environmental consequences that could result from the planned demolition of several buildings at Andrews Air Force Base. This report contains a cultural component listing only potential impacts to cultural sites that can be properly mitigated by coordinating with the Maryland Historic Trust (MD SHPO).


Andrews Air Force Base, Prince Georges County, Maryland: Inventory & Evaluation of Historic Resources (Draft Final Report) (1996)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Uploaded by: Rachel Fernandez

An investigation seeking to identify and evaluate of all of the pre-1947 structures on Andrews Air Force Base. The effort determined that two properties, which predate construction of the base, can be considered historically significant. The effort also found that these buildings, along with their associated outbuildings and sites, meet the criteria for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places. Investigations have also resulted in determinations that the remaining pre-base...


Annotated Letter from the U.S. Army Electronic Research and Development Command to U.S. Army Materiel Command, Ballast House (1984)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Stuart M. Marcus.

An annotated letter referencing a prior letter sent from the State Historic Preservation Officer of the Maryland Historical Trust that directed Harry Diamond Laboratories to follow the guidelines stated in the letter sent 13 August 1984. HDL Facilities Engineering Office believes that higher headquarters recommend appropriate terms of agreement if a new MOA regarding the Ballast House is to be negotiated.


Appleton Tower Site, Highway 41, Escambia County, Alabama, Assessment of Above-Ground Historic Resources (2001)
DOCUMENT Citation Only Horizon Environmental Services, Inc..

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.


Application of Complementary Geophysical Survey Techniques in the Search for Fort Louis at Old Mobile: A Comparative Case Study (2005)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Gregory Waselkov.

Application of five geophysical survey methods - earth conductivity, magnetometry, thermal imaging, electrical resistivity and ground penetrating radar - in the search for archaeological remains of Fort Louis, original capitol of the French colony of Louisiane (1702-1711), has yielded divergent yet complementary results. This project included test excavations to ground truth the geophysical results and to evaluate the relative effectiveness of these five geophysical survey technologies in...


Appraisal of the Archeological Resources of the Walter F. George Reservoir Area, Chattahoochee River, Alabama and Georgia (1959)
DOCUMENT Citation Only Harold A. Huscher.

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.


Archaeological / Historical Report for Widening of U.S. 431 North of Pittsview to Seale, Alabama Highway Department Project F-433(21), Russell County
DOCUMENT Citation Only Alabama Highway Department.

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.


Archaeological / Historical Report: Widening of Alabama 75 from the Jefferson / Blount County Line to North of the Blackburn Fork, Alabama Highway Department Project STPPA-123(10), Blount County (1993)
DOCUMENT Citation Only Alabama Highway Department.

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.


Archaeological Analysis of a Legacy Collection from CA-SOL-313 (2017)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Naomi Scher.

Site CA-SOL-313 was located at the far western end of Travis Air Force Base, on the eastern side of the David Grant Medical Center grounds. The location was originally recorded and evaluated as a prehistoric archaeological site associated with a vernal pool and was recommended as eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984 (Roop et al. 1989). Data recovery was conducted at the site, as impacts from construction of the medical center could not be avoided (Roop et al....


An Archaeological and Documentary Survey of the Historic Utah Ditch, Maricopa County, Arizona
PROJECT USDI Bureau of Reclamation, Phoenix Area Office.

Under contract to the U. S. Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation), Archaeological Consulting Services, Ltd. (ACS) conducted a Class III survey of two canal alignments variously identified as the historic Utah Ditch or Utah Canal. Reclamation's original delivery order was for one alignment, but because of questions as to the actual location of the Utah Ditch, the survey area was expanded to include a second suspected alignment. Extensive archival research was completed to document the history and...


An Archaeological and Documentary Survey of the Historic Utah Ditch, Maricopa County, Arizona: Photo Log (1997)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Uploaded by: Claudine Gravel-Miguel

Under contract to the U. S. Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation), Archaeological Consulting Services, Ltd. (ACS) conducted a Class III survey of two canal alignments variously identified as the historic Utah Ditch or Utah Canal. Reclamation's original delivery order was for one alignment, but because of questions as to the actual location of the Utah Ditch, the survey area was expanded to include a second suspected alignment. Extensive archival research was completed to document the history and...


An Archaeological and Documentary Survey of the Historic Utah Ditch, Maricopa County, Arizona: Photos (1998)
IMAGE Uploaded by: Claudine Gravel-Miguel

Under contract to the U. S. Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation), Archaeological Consulting Services, Ltd. (ACS) conducted a Class III survey of two canal alignments variously identified as the historic Utah Ditch or Utah Canal. Reclamation's original delivery order was for one alignment, but because of questions as to the actual location of the Utah Ditch, the survey area was expanded to include a second suspected alignment. Extensive archival research was completed to document the history and...


An Archaeological and Documentary Survey of the Historic Utah Ditch, Maricopa County, Arizona: Report (1998)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Karolyn Jackman Jensen.

Under contract to the U. S. Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation), Archaeological Consulting Services, Ltd. (ACS) conducted a Class III survey of two canal alignments variously identified as the historic Utah Ditch or Utah Canal. Reclamation's original delivery order was for one alignment, but because of questions as to the actual location of the Utah Ditch, the survey area was expanded to include a second suspected alignment. Extensive archival research was completed to document the history and...


Archaeological and Geomorphological Investigations at the Avon Park Air Force Range, Highlands and Polk Counties, Florida (2006)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Michael Wilder. Charles D. Frederick.

This report presents the results of Phase I and II archaeological investigations on the Avon Park Air Force Range (APAFR) in Polk and Highlands counties, Florida. This work was conducted by Geo-Marine, Inc. (GMI), under a contract (DACA63-99-D-0010, Delivery Orders 059, 060 and 065) with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Fort Worth District, acting on behalf of the Air Combat Command (ACC) and APAFR. The purpose of this study is to provide the APAFR with data for use in the management of its...


An Archaeological and Historic Resources Inventory at Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland (Draft) (1994)
DOCUMENT Full-Text K.L. Moeller. D. A. Walitschek. M. Greby. John F. Hoffecker.

A draft copy of an inventory and evaluation of archaeological and historic resources at Andrews Air Force Base, Davidsonville Transmitter Station, and Brandywine Receiving Station. Results from the base-wide archaeological investigations include evidence of 5 prehistoric sites at Davidsonville Transmitter Station and 11 historic archaeological sites at Andrews Air Force Base; one site contains both a prehistoric and historic component. An isolated artifact (projectile point) was also encountered...


An Archaeological and Historic Resources Inventory at Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland: Field Survey Design (1994)
DOCUMENT Full-Text K.L Moeller. D. A. Walitschek. John F. Hoffecker.

Report on the survey design approach for field work at Andrews Air Force Base and the Davidsonville Transmitter Station. Includes related correspondence.


An Archaeological and Historic Resources Survey and Inventory of Travis Air Force Base, Solano and Contra Costa Counties, California (1996)
DOCUMENT Full-Text K. Moeller. B. T. Verhaaren. D. A. Walitschek.

An inventory and evaluation of archaeological and historic resources at Travis Air Force Base, which occupies an area of 5,020 acres in Solano County, California, was conducted by Argonne National Laboratory. Four off-base facilities totaling 300 acres were also included in the inventory. Existing site files and reports, historic records and maps, aerial photographs, and other sources were consulted for background information on the base and the surrounding area. A pedestrian survey of 657 acres...


Archaeological and Historical Investigations of Joe Pool Lake, North Central Texas (1988)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Randall W. Moir. Duane E. Peter. David H. Jurney. Daniel E. McGregor.

The field of archaeology addresses the full record of human history before writing was invented. Native Americans have lived in Texas for over 12,000 years. Without archaeological studies, the record of many of these early peoples can not be recognized. At the same time, archaeology is able to provide historians with additional details of our recent past, and useful insights into past settlements. As a discipline, archaeology is very young in comparison to other fields such as astronomy,...


Archaeological and Historical Reconnaissance of a 22 Acre Tract of Land Located in Lawrence County, Alabama (1979)
DOCUMENT Citation Only Charles M. Hubbert.

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Archaeological and Historical Report, BRS - 5303(101), Perry County
DOCUMENT Citation Only Alabama Highway Department.

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.


An Archaeological and Historical Resource Investigation of the Proposed Tracy Hills Project, Tracy, California (1996)
DOCUMENT Citation Only John W. Foster.

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.