Plaza (Site Type Keyword)
Parent: Non-Domestic Structures
An area which may be partially or completely enclosed by structural remains (standing or collapsed), used for community activities. May contain temporary structures (e.g. sun shades or ramadas) as well as special activity areas (e.g. milling bins, hearths).
326-350 (545 Records)
Ojo Bonito Archaeological Project Hinkson & Jaralosa Maps Scans and Notes
OBAP Hinkson Midden Ceramic and Lithic Counts (1994)
Ojo Bonito Archaeological Project Hinkson Midden Ceramic and Lithic Counts
OBAP Hinkson Midden Unit Summaries and Rubble Mound Heights (1994)
Ojo Bonito Archaeological Project Hinkson Midden Unit Summaries and Rubble Mound Heights
OBAP Hinkson Trans Log, Clay Form, & Misc. Analyses (1994)
Ojo Bonito Archaeological Project Hinkson Transect Log, Clay Form, & Misc. Analyses
OBAP Hinkson Unit Summaries 13,15-17 & GK3 (1994)
Ojo Bonito Archaeological Project Hinkson Unit Summaries 13,15-17 & GK3
OBAP M01, LZ400-401, H-Spear, Jaralosa Excavation Forms (1994)
Ojo Bonito Archaeological Project M01, LZ400-401, LZ1087 (H-Spear), Jaralosa Excavation Forms
OBAP Macrobotanical Database (2016)
Macrobotanical database for the Ojo Bonito Research Project.
Obsidian biface coding sheets (2013)
A.J. Vonarx recorded attributes of obsidian bifacial tools. All appear to be projectile points.
Obsidian Data for Terrace S25 (2015)
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.
Ojo Bonito Archaeological Project (OBAP)
A survey and excavation project directed by Keith Kintigh and executed from 1983 through 1994. Approximate 58km2 were surveyed and 560 sites were recorded. Substantial excavations were undertaken at the Hinkson Site great house complex and Jaralosa Pueblo. Test excavations were completed at H-Spear, a Chacoan Great House located by the project and Ojo Bonito Pueblo. The project took place on the ranch of Mrs. Everett (Mabel) Hinkson (deceased). Most of the project work was done as a part of...
Overhill Cherokee Archaeology at Chota-Tanesee (1986)
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.
Papago Park EcoPlan Appendix C: Inventory and Assessment of Cultural Resources (2009)
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...
Partial Data Recovery and Burial Removal at Pueblo Grande (AZ U:9:1(ASM)): Unit 15, The Former Maricopa County Sheriff's Substation, Washington and 48th Streets, Phoenix, Arizona -- DRAFT REPORT (2002)
This report describes the methodology, results, and recommendations of a partial data recovery and burial removal project conducted by Soil Systems, Inc. (SSI) in March and May 1999 for Kitchell Development Co. for a parcel along the east side of the large Hohokam village site known as Pueblo Grande (AZ U:9:1(ASM)) in Phoenix, Arizona. According to proposed development plans, two areas were to be excavated below grade for a building foundation and a runoff detention basin and the rest of the...
Patterns of Maya Jade Disposal at Blue Creek, Belize (2004)
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...
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...
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 2 Archaeological Testing at Pueblo Grande (AZ U:9:1(ASM)): Unit 15, the Former Maricopa County Sheriff’s Substation, Washington and 48th Streets, Phoenix, Arizona -- DRAFT REPORT (1999)
This report describes the methodology, results, and recommendations of a two phase archaeological testing project conducted by Soil Systems, Inc. (SSI) in March and May 1999 for Kitchell Development Co. (KDC) for a parcel of land along the east side of the Hohokam village Pueblo Grande (AZ U:9:1(ASM)) in Phoenix, Arizona. Phase 1 testing involved the excavation and recording of eight backhoe trenches in two parts of the parcel. Phase 2 testing was designed to help define the limits of the...
Photographs (1985)
Photographs are one of the few remaining ways to examine the now inundated archaeological sites in the DAP. Photographic images add context to specific aspects of Anasazi life in the DAP area; in a sense, DAP photography "provides the investigator with ways to understand the spatial integration of households and communities" (Wilshusen et al. 1999:115). Only a fraction of all photographs taken during the project can be found in the published series of DAP reports. Individuals wishing to access...
The Place of the Storehouses: Roosevelt Platform Mound Study, Part 1 (1996)
The Roosevelt Platform Mound Study (RPMS) was one of three mitigative data recovery studies that the Bureau of Reclamation funded to investigate the prehistory of the Tonto Basin in the vicinity of Theodore Roosevelt Dam. The series of investigations constituted Reclamation's program for complying with historic preservation legislation as it applied to the raising and modification of Theodore Roosevelt Dam. Reclamation contracted with the Arizona State University Office of Cultural Resource...
The Place of the Storehouses: Roosevelt Platform Mound Study, Part 2 (1996)
The Roosevelt Platform Mound Study (RPMS) was one of three mitigative data recovery studies that the Bureau of Reclamation funded to investigate the prehistory of the Tonto Basin in the vicinity of Theodore Roosevelt Dam. The series of investigations constituted Reclamation's program for complying with historic preservation legislation as it applied to the raising and modification of Theodore Roosevelt Dam. Reclamation contracted with the Arizona State University Office of Cultural Resource...
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.
Polle Pueblo Arizona Site Steward File (1998)
This is an Arizona Site Steward file for the Polle Pueblo site, comprised of a large masonry pueblo with associated trash, hearths, and a plaza, located on Tonto National Forest land. The file consists of an archeological and historical site inventory form, blank sketch of site setting form, hand drawn site map, and a map of the site location. The earliest dated document is from 1954.
Population, area, and infrastructural measures for Roman cities of the Imperial period (2019)
Data analyzed in: Hanson, John W., Scott G. Ortman, Luis M. A. Bettencourt, and Liam C. Mazur (2019). Urban form, infrastructure, and spatial organization in the Roman Empire. Antiquity 93(368).