Pit (Site Type Keyword)

Parent: Archaeological Feature

A discrete excavation directly attributable to human activity. Use more specific term(s) if possible.

776-800 (1,464 Records)

Fort St. Joseph Archaeological Project: 2010-2011 Annual Report (2011)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Michael Nassaney.

Summarizes the activities conducted under the auspices of the project, particularly in regards to fieldwork, public education, public outreach, and laboratory analysis and collections management from September 1, 2010 to August 31, 2011. Includes a comprehensive list of Project outcomes for this time period including all presentations and publications.


Fort St. Joseph Archaeological Project: 2011 Field Season Summary (2011)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Erica D'Elia. Michael Nassaney.

Presents results of survey and excavations conducted by the 2011 Western Michigan University Archaeological Field School under the auspices of the Project.


Four Mile Draw Site Arizona Site Steward File (1983)
DOCUMENT Full-Text James Walker. Louis Hirsch. Sheila Donnelly.

This is an Arizona Site Steward file for the Four Mile Draw site, comprised of Mogollon room blocks, a pit house village, possible fire pits, and artifact scatter, located on Bureau of Land Management land. The file consists of a site data form, The Archaeological Conservancy Arizona Archaeological Sites Planning Study - Phase I form, a cultural resource site record form, hand drawn site map, and an Arizona State Museum archaeological survey form. The earliest dated document is from 1983.


The Fourmile Wash Project: Archaeological Investigations at Eight Sites in the Tonopah Desert in Western Arizona (1992)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Earl W. Sires.

The Fourmile Wash Data Recovery Project (SWCA Project No. 22-88160-1) included excavation and other data recovery activities at eight archaeological sites located in northwestern Maricopa County, Arizona. The excavations were conducted between 18 April and 5 May 1988 by SWCA, Inc., under contract with Headquarters West, Ltd. The project was necessitated by the fact that these sites are located on lands administered by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) that were scheduled to be transferred...


Frequency Counts for Ceramic Categories, Terrace O8 (2015)
DATASET Ronald Faulseit.

Frequency data for all ceramic materials collected on Terrace O8 during the 2015 excavations. See project report 2015 for more information


Frequency Counts for Ceramic Categories, Terrace S25 (2015)
DATASET Ronald Faulseit.

This file contains all of the frequency counts for ceramic categories from the excavated units on Terrace S25. It does not include the frequency data from other excavated contexts (elements, burials, features), unless otherwise noted in the comments. For more information on the ceramic categories, please see the project report for 2015


Frequency Counts for Ceramic Categories, Terraces S19 and S20 (2010)
DATASET Ronald Faulseit.

This file contains all of the ceramic frequency counts for the excavations that took place on Terrace S19 and S20 of Cerro Danush, Dainzú-Macuilxóchitl in the 2008-2009 field season. Please see project report for 2010 for further information on artifact categories and assignments.


From the Desert to the Mountains: Archaeology of the Transition Zone, The State Route 87–Sycamore Creek Project, Volume 1: Prehistoric Sites (1999)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Uploaded by: Tyler Sutton

This document is the first of three volumes presenting the results of a two-phase data recovery program conducted by Statistical Research, Inc. (SRI), at 29 prehistoric sites and segments of 2 historical-period roads—Reno Road and the old Bush Highway—along a 25-mile-long segment of State Route 87 (SR 87, or the Beeline Highway), between Saguaro Lake Road and the Gila County Line. A fourth volume presents the findings of a study of the historical-period roads within the project area performed by...


From the Desert to the Mountains: Archaeology of the Transition Zone, The State Route 87–Sycamore Creek Project, Volume 2: Analysis of Prehistoric Remains (2003)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Uploaded by: Tyler Sutton

This document is the second of four volumes presenting the results of a two-phase data recovery program conducted by Statistical Research, Inc. (SRI), at 29 prehistoric sites and segments of 2 historical-period roads—Reno Road and the old Bush Highway—along a 25-mile-long segment of State Route 87 (SR 87, or the Beeline Highway), between Saguaro Lake Road and the Gila County Line. A fourth volume presents the findings of a study of the historical-period roads within the project area performed by...


Fur Trade Panels (2011)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Western Michigan University - Fort St. Joseph Archaeological Project.

Series of interpretive panels created for the 2011 Fort St. Joseph Archaeological Project Open House. Individual panel themes are: New France and the Place of the Fur Trade, How the Fur Trade Worked, Fur Trade Society, Native Peoples and the Fur Trade, Getting Around in 17th and 18th Century New France, Birchbark Canoes, Beaver - Mainstay of the Trade, Trade Goods (two panels), and Fur Trade Myths.


Further Investigations at Los Pozos: Descriptions of Excavated Features at AZ AA:12:91 and AZ AA:12:103 (ASM), Tucson, Pima County, Arizona (2013)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Stacy L. Ryan.

This report presents descriptions of features excavated during the 1998 investigations at the Central Cluster locus of the Los Pozos site, which was occupied during the Late Cienega phase (circa 400 B.C.-A.D. 50) of the Early Agricultural period. The project was conducted for the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT Contract 94-46) for the Interstate 10 Corridor Improvement project. Features were identified during the testing phase of the project and subsequently excavated by Desert...


FY11 2nd Quarter Site Updates, Fort Lee (FL2011.014)
PROJECT Uploaded by: system user

This project contains an artifact catalog and survey photographs from the examination of multiple sites during second quarter site updates, fiscal year 2011, at Fort Lee, Virginia.


General Site (2010)
IMAGE Stephanie Barrante. Victoria Hawley. Jessica Hughes.

Images depicting the site of Fort St. Joseph in general, before, during, and after excavation, in particular highlighting the site's proximity to the Fort St. Joseph River and the challenges this poses, 2006-2010.


Geological Study Samples (1985)
DATASET Uploaded by: Jesse Clark

The sediments dataset is a catalog of the geological samples used in a study of the physical and chemical properties of local soils. The chemical and granulometric analyses conducted on these samples contributed to an evaluation of potential for successful dry-land agriculture in the Dolores Valley. Soils in the project area are generally derived from eolian parent material and exhibit a loamy texture that indicates their suitability for agricultural production (Decker and Petersen 1987)....


Geomorphological and Archaeological Survey of Selected Lands To Be Impacted By the Coralville Lake Pool Raise Phases I and II, Johnson County, Iowa (1989)
DOCUMENT Citation Only David B. Richardson. Jeffrey D. Anderson. Mark L. Anderson.

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.


A Geophysical Survey of Fort St. Joseph (20BE23), Niles, Michigan (2008)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Daniel Lynch.

Fort St. Joseph is a 17th-18th century French (and later English) mission-garrison-trading post complex located in southwest Michigan. A geophysical survey was performed and the results of the survey were tested through archaeological excavation. The geophysical methods included ground penetrating radar, electromagnetic induction, electrical resistivity, magnetic gradiometry, and magnetic susceptibility. The results of the archaeological excavations demonstrate that magnetic gradiometry was the...


Gisela Mound Arizona Site Steward File (2000)
DOCUMENT Full-Text John Kevin.

This is an Arizona Site Steward File for the Gisela Mound site, comprised of a platform mound and pueblo, located on Tonto National Forest land. The file consists of a basic data sheet and site map.


Gisela Pueblo 580 Arizona Site Steward File (2001)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Monroe Amsden. Germick .

This is an Arizona Site Steward File for the Gisela Pueblo 580 site, located on Tonto National Forest land. The site is comprised of a pueblo compound, trash midden, roasting pits, checkdams, terraces, and a possible partial wall. The file consists of a heritage inventory form, five hand drawn site maps, an unlabeled data form, and two maps of the site location. The earliest dated document is from 1929.


Gisela Pueblo 581 Arizona Site Steward File (2003)
DOCUMENT Full-Text J. S. Wood.

This is an Arizona Site Steward File for the Gisela Pueblo 581 site, comprised of a multi-room structure, artifact scatter, and roasting pit, located on Tonto National Forest land. The file consists of a cultural resources preliminary inventory form. The earliest dated document is from 1983.


The Grewe Archaeological Research Project, Volume 1: Project Background and Feature Descriptions (2001)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Uploaded by: Rachel Fernandez

This volume and the two that follow document the results of the Grewe Archaeological Research Project (GARP). The project was carried out by Northland Research, Inc. (Northland), under contract to the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT). Portions of three prehistoric sites were investigated by the project - Grewe, Horvath, and Casa Grande Ruins. Each of the sites represents a separate spatial and temporal component of the Grewe-Case Grande settlement, one of the preeminent Hohokam...


The Grewe Archaeological Research Project, Volume 3: Synthesis (2001)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Uploaded by: Rachel Fernandez

This is the third and final volume documenting the results of the Grewe Archaeological Research Project (GARP). The Project was carried out by Northland Research, Inc. (Northland), under contract to the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT). Portions of three prehistoric sites were investigated on the project - Grewe, Horvath, and Casa Grande Ruins. Each of the sites represents a separate spatial and temporal component of the Grewe-Casa Grande settlement, one of the preeminent Hohokam...


Grewe Archaeological Site and Compound F
PROJECT Uploaded by: alycia hayes

This project regards the Grewe archaeological site in Coolidge, Arizona. Included are reports, maps and images of the Grewe site and surrounding related sites. The project examines ceramic form, material, use and manufacture along with sketches of artifact found. Other artifacts detailed are arrow heads and shell.


The Grewe Site (1931)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Arthur Woodward.

This report is a detailed look at the Grewe site in Coolidge, Arizona. Included are sketches of artifacts found including ceramics, arrow heads, palletes and other miscellaneous artifacts. There are sketched maps of the site along with pit dwellings and surface structures. The report also details cremations and inhumations found.


Grey Fox Ridge Data Recovery
PROJECT Lynn Neal. Stewart Deats.

Site AZ N:4:110(ASM) was a small pit house site that underwent data recovery excavation in compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act. This project folder contains only the final project report. The analyses of ceramics, flaked stone, ground stone, and veretebrate fauna are presented in the project report along with architectural, radiocarbon dating, pollen, macrobotanical, shell, mineral, and historical artifact information. This information is synthesized and used...


Hafted Items (1985)
DATASET Uploaded by: Jesse Clark

The Reductive Technologies Group (RTG) was headed by Roger A. Moore between 1978 and 1979 and by Carl J. Phagan from 1979 to 1985, with the assistance of T. Homer Hruby between 1980 and 1984; supporting work was provided by crew chiefs Gail G. Snyder and Phillip D. Neusius. This DAP analysis group was responsible for supporting the broad research goals of the DAP through the implementation of mid-level research design governing the collection and analysis of data from “artifacts which were...