Terrace (Site Type Keyword)

Parent: Agricultural or Herding

An artificially created, more or less level area cut into the side of a hill. The edge may be bordered by stone or other material to prevent erosion.

151-175 (254 Records)

Investigations at Ojo Bonito: The 1988 Arizona State University Summer Field School (1988)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Todd Howell.

The 1988 Arizona State University Archaeological Field School under the direction of Dr. Keith Kintiqh was held at the privately-owned Hinkson ranch just southwest of the Zuni Indian Reservation. The Hinkson ranch holds qreat research potential because of a dense prehistoric occupation (primarily Pueblo II & III) that has been relatively undisturbed by pothuntinq or other destructive processes. If the great house and great kiva of the Hinkson Complex were built and occupied after the collapse...


Keeping up with the McNamaras: A Historical Archaeological Study of the Cumberland and Gloucester Streets site, The Rocks, Sydney (2005)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Penny Crook. Laila Ellmoos. Tim Murray.

The archaeological collection from the Cumberland and Gloucester Streets site, excavated in 1994, was among the suite of material selected for analysis in this project. This report presents the results of the EAMC team’s re-examination of the historical and archaeological records of the Cumberland and Gloucester Streets site and is also intended to provide a reference point for future research of the site.


Kirtland Air Force Base Project Metadata
PROJECT Uploaded by: Charlene Collazzi

Project metadata for resources within the Kirtland Air Force Base cultural heritage resources collection.


La Quemada-Malpaso Valley Archaeological Project (LQ-MVAP)
PROJECT Ben Nelson. Arizona State Universtity. Andrea Torvinen.

For over 15 years, Mexican and American archaeologists and students have dug ancient ruins, walked the high desert landscape, and worked in laboratories to understand the rise and fall of La Quemada, Zacatecas. We want to know why societies become complex, developing social hierarchies with specialized economic, political, and religious roles for their members. Why do civilizations expand? Northern Mexico's ancient past is an ideal context for studying these questions. During the period A.D....


Letter Report: Raleys / Soulsbyville Shopping Center (1996)
DOCUMENT Citation Only S. Davis-King.

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.


Level Forms Terrace O8 (2015)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Ronald Faulseit.

This pdf file contains all of the level forms for Terrace O8, which were excavated in January of 2015.


Level Forms Terrace S19 (2010)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Ronald Faulseit.

This .pdf file contains all of the level forms for the excavations conducted on Terrace S19, on Cerro Danush in Oaxaca, Mexico. Excavations took place between August and November of 2009. The first two pages show the grid system and the level forms are organized by northing and easting. Please see the project report for 2010 for more information.


Level Forms Terrace S25 (2015)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Ronald Faulseit.

This .pdf file contains the level forms for the 2m x 2m units excavated on Terrace S25 of Cerro Danush in Oaxaca Mexico. This fieldwork was conducted between January of 2015 and June of 2015. The first page contains the grid system used to determine the unit northing and easting. For more information, please see the Project Report for 2015.


Lilyvale datasets (2006)
DATASET Penny Crook. Tim Murray.

Artefact and context data from the Lilyvale excavation in 1989. Records were compiled and assessed by the EAMC team, and some terminology was normalised, but the core artefact descriptions were not modified. The original catalogue was co-ordinated by Wendy Thorp and Leah McKenzie.


Little Maggie May Arizona Site Steward File (1987)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Paul Stewart. J. S. Wood. Elaine Zamora.

This is an Arizona Site Steward file that consists of the Little Maggie May site, located on Tonto National Forest land. The site consists of multiple residential structures, sherd and lithic scatter, terracing, and possible trash deposits. The first file contains multiple copies of a site heritage inventory form, maps of the site location, hand drawn site maps, and a Forest Service archaeological and historical site inventory form. The second file contains a site data form, two maps of the...


The Lower Verde Archaeological Project
PROJECT Jeffrey A. Homburg. Richard Ciolek-Torello. Jeffrey Altschul. Stephanie M. Whittlesey. Steven D. Shelley. USDI Bureau of Reclamation, Phoenix Area Office.

The Lower Verde Archaeological Project (LVAP) was a four-year data recovery project conducted by Statistical Research, Inc. (SRI) in the lower Verde River region of central Arizona. The project was designed to mitigate any adverse effects to cultural resources from modifications to Horseshoe and Bartlett Dams. The Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, Arizona Project’s Office sponsored the research program in compliance with historic preservation legislation. The LVAP’s...


The Lower Zuni River Archaeological District National Register Nomination (1993)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Andrew Duff. Keith Kintigh.

The Lower Zuni River Archaeological District is located approximately 39 km (24 miles) northeast of St. Johns, Arizona where the Zuni River crosses the Arizona-New Mexico state line (Figures 1 and 2). Within this district are 89 archaeological sites that represent extensive prehistoric occupation of the area between about A.D. 800 and A.D. 1175, and historic use and occupation dating from the 1880s. A wide range of prehistoric site types are represented. Several ceramic and lithic...


Malpaso Database (2008)
DATASET Uploaded by: Vincent Schiavitti

no description provided


Mano Mama Arizona Site Steward File (2000)
DOCUMENT Full-Text J.S. Wood. Sharon Stievater.

This is an Arizona Site Steward file for the Mano Mama site, located on Tonto National Forest land. The site is comprised of an Archaic lithic scatter; Preclassic Hohokam pit houses; Classic Hohokam compound, field house, and terraces; 1880s wagon road; and pre-WWII trash scatter. The file consists of two heritage inventory forms and a map of the site location. The oldest dated document is from 2000.


Marijilda Canyon Archeological District Arizona Site Steward File (1992)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Jim McDonald. M. M. Farrell. P. M., Ph.D. Spoerl. Carl B. Johnson.

This is an Arizona Site Steward file for the Marijilda Canyon Archeological District, located on Coronado National Forest land. This district is comprised of multiple sites including a masonry pueblo, numerous agricultural features, plazas, rock alignments, and prehistoric and historic petroglyphs. The sites are generally identified as Salado, although one document favors Mogollon. Amidst the prehistoric sites is one historic site, a structure with a fireplace, doorway, and trash deposit,...


The Middle Gila Basin: An Archaeological and Historical Overview (1982)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Claudia F. Berry. William S. Marmaduke.

The Central Arizona Project (CAP) , Indian Distribution Division (IDD) is designed to deliver allocated CAP water to Indian users. The Middle Gila Basin Overview is the initial cultural resources planning study for the system. It summarizes and evaluates the extant data in an area 3,570 square miles (9,139 sq km) large, centered on the Gila River. The data suggests that archaeological sites in this area are numerous and varied, but most of all poorly-studied despite 100 years of research. A...


Native American Historic Land Use At Kirtland Air Force Base Bernalillo County, New Mexico (Draft) (1996)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Richard D. Holmes.

Historic land use of the Kirtland Air Force Base area by Native American groups was researched by TRC Mariah Associates, Inc. The principal questions were what ways did these groups use the land and what areas were used. Potential Native American groups using the project area include people of Isleta Pueblo, Sandia Pueblo, residents of the Salinas Province east of the Manzano Mountains, as well as Apaches and Comanches. The focus is on the people of Isleta Pueblo in that they are the closest to...


Nelson et al. - Trabajos conducidos por La State University of New York dentro del Proyecto La Quemada 1989-90 (1992)
DOCUMENT Citation Only Ben Nelson.

Field report of work conducted at La Quemada in the 1989-90 field season


New River Community Park (Daisy Mountain) Arizona Site Steward File (1985)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Connie L. Stone. Pat Jessup.

This is an Arizona Site Steward file for the New River Community Park site, comprised of a Hohokam habitation with accompanying terrace, trails, masonry structure footings, and artifact scatter. The site is located on Bureau of Land Management, Arizona State Land Department, and privately owned land. The file consists of a site data form, Arizona Bureau of Land Management Cultural Resource Site Record, site environment form, and map of the site location.


OBAP 1984 LZ0001-0108 Survey Forms (1984)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Uploaded by: Sarah Oas

Ojo Bonito Archaeological Project 1984 LZ0001-0108 Survey Forms


OBAP 1984, 1987 Ceramic Survey Tabulation Forms (1987)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Uploaded by: Sarah Oas

Ojo Bonito Archaeological Project Survey Ceramic Tabulation Forms 1984, 1987


OBAP 1984-94 Data Error Corrections for Ceramic Tabulations (2002)
DOCUMENT Full-Text D. M. Glowacki.

Ojo Bonito Archaeological Project Data Error Corrections for Ceramic Tabulations


OBAP 1987 LZ0192-0299 Survey Forms (1987)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Uploaded by: Sarah Oas

Ojo Bonito Archaeological Project 1987 LZ0192-0299 Survey Forms


OBAP 1987-1994 Excavation Unit Summaries (1994)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Uploaded by: Sarah Oas

Ojo Bonito Archaeological Project 1987-1994 Excavation Unit Summaries


OBAP 1987-88 Hinkson Excavation Forms (1988)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Uploaded by: Sarah Oas

Ojo Bonito Archaeological Project 1987-88 Hinkson Excavation forms