Tomb (Site Type Keyword)

Parent: Funerary and Burial Structures or Features

A prepared, architecturally distinctive structure, normally sub-surface, often containing multiple interments. Use for features such as shaft tombs.

226-250 (297 Records)

Note on the Aboriginal Races of the North-Western Provinces of South America (1884)

DOCUMENT Full-Text R White.

This 1884 article by White refers to a strip of country about 600 miles in length and 250 miles in width on the west of the pacific ocean. The author describes his interpretation of the cultures and provides regional/locational differences. He also describes past and present burial rituals and techniques.

Note on the Archaeology of Chiriqui (1913)

DOCUMENT Full-Text George MacCurdy.

This brief 1913 article argues that the "...faunal environment of a given region is apt to be reflected in its primitive art, especially when the art is primarily of local origin." The region of interest is Chiriqui Panama. The author, George MacCurdy, describes the animal forms of the ceramic art found in the region to illustrate his argument.

Note sur les sepultares indiennes du department de Chiriquí, Panamá (1866)

DOCUMENT Full-Text A. De Zeltner.

This article is in Spanish and describes the tombs in Chiriqui, Panama

Obsidian Data for Terrace S25 (2015)

DATASET Ronald Faulseit.

This file contains all of the data for the nearly 1200 pieces collected during the 2051 excavations on Terrace S25, Cerro Danush, Dainzú-Macuilxóchitl. Including material categories (prismatic blade, flake, point, etc.), measurements, color assignments, provenience, etc.

Olympia-Kolosakos Ceramics: Photographs (2011)

IMAGE Matthew Boulanger. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.

These images show the individual sherds from Olympia-Kolosakos 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.

The Pacific Coast: Arrival of the Northern Light: Four Days from the Isthmus of Panama: The Chiriqui Gold Fever: Rush of the Population for the Indian Burial-Places: Two Weeks Later From South America (1859)

DOCUMENT Full-Text Uploaded by: Shelby Manney

This August 12, 1989 newspaper article covers the Chiriqui Gold Fields and the intense excitement that created a rush of gold hunters to Panama. It also covers news from Puru, South America, and Chilli.

Palaepaphos Ceramics: Photographs (2011)

IMAGE Matthew Boulanger. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.

These images show the individual sherds from Palaepaphos, Cyprus 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.

Paleoskoutella Ceramics: Photographs (2011)

IMAGE Matthew Boulanger. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.

These images show the individual sherds from Paleoskoutella, Cyprus 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.

Palmyra: Heritage Adrift (2015)

DOCUMENT Full-Text Cheikhmous ALI.

This report contains details on all damage done to the archaeological site of Palmyra between February 2012 and June 2015. Palmyra is one of six Syrian sites registered by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in the World Heritage List since 1980. On June 20, 2013, Palmyra and the other five sites (Bosra, Damascus, Crac des Chevaliers and the Citadel of Salah ed-Din, Aleppo, and the Ancient Villages of Northern Syria) were then registered on the List of...

Panama_Hydro Shapefile (2010)

GEOSPATIAL Karen Holberg.

The aim of the LEAP projects was to publish multi-layered e-publications and develop and link them to associated digital archives. The original LEAP project was funded by the AHRC while the LEAP II, A Trans-Atlantic LEAP, was supported by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. This shapefile is part of a 2011 LEAP II project "Placing immateriality: situating the material of highland Chiriquí" by Karen Holberg. All files associated with this record must be downloaded to ensure that the shapefile...

Papago Park EcoPlan Appendix C: Inventory and Assessment of Cultural Resources (2009)

DOCUMENT Full-Text Jill Heilman. Helana Ruter. Daniel H. Sorrell. J. Simon Bruder.

At the request of Olsson Associates, Inc. (Olsson), EcoPlan Associates, Inc. (EcoPlan) cultural resource specialists relocated and assessed where possible National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) eligibility for known cultural resources within both the Phoenix- and Tempe-owned portions of Papago Park, Maricopa County, Arizona. This research was done in support of a new regional master plan for the park. The master plan is being developed cooperatively by the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian...

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...

Pendayia Ceramics: Photographs (2011)

IMAGE Matthew Boulanger. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.

These images show the individual sherds from Pendayia, Cyprus 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.

Petroglyph Concentration Final Map (2010)

GEOSPATIAL Karen Holberg.

The aim of the LEAP projects was to publish multi-layered e-publications and develop and link them to associated digital archives. The original LEAP project was funded by the AHRC while the LEAP II, A Trans-Atlantic LEAP, was supported by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. This final map project is part of a 2011 LEAP II project "Placing immateriality: situating the material of highland Chiriquí" by Karen Holberg. The files contained in this record include an .mxd map project and an image of the...

Petroglyph_Concentration Shapefile (2010)

GEOSPATIAL Karen Holberg.

Petroglyph_Viewshed Shapefile (2010)

GEOSPATIAL Karen Holberg.

Petroglyphs Shapefile (2010)

GEOSPATIAL Karen Holberg.

Phase I Cultural Resources Survey of Plot 14, Estate North Slob, Eastend B Quarter, Christiansted Jurisdiction, St. Croix, Virgin Islands of the United States (1987)

DOCUMENT Citation Only A. E. Figueredo.

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.

Plan Drawings Terrace S19 (2010)