Post Hole / Post Mold (Site Type Keyword)
Parent: Archaeological Feature
One or more upright posts, remains of posts, or sockets usually associated with a larger feature or structure such as a building, fence, corral, stockade, pen, etc.
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Fort St. Joseph in Niles, Michigan was a French and later and English fort built along the St. Joseph River. It had a military presence, but the majority of its activity involved the fur trade. A variety of French, French-Canadian, Native and Métis people called this fort locale home, which led to a blending of cultural practices. Documents such as the baptismal register for the fort suggest this site hosted daily interactions between the French inhabitants and the neighboring Miami,...
Excavation (2010)
Images illustrating the excavation process at the site of Fort St. Joseph, 2006-2010.
Excavation Illustrations, Site 18CV0362, Naval Recreation Center Solomons (1998)
Illustrations from the excavation of Site 18CV0362, Naval Recreation Center Solomons, Calvert County, Maryland.
Excavation of the Gibbon Springs Site: A Classic Period Village in the Northeastern Tuson Basin (1996)
This volume summarizes data recovered from the Gibbon Springs site, AZ BB:9:50 (ASM), located in the northeastern Tucson Basin. This large Classic period site had a central compound surrounded by houses. Data and materials were obtained from 24 structures and hundreds of other features (e.g., pits, cremations, middens). Materials from Gibbon Springs suggest that either a non-indigenous population inhabited the site or there was another social arrangement between the Tucson Basin Hohokam and...
Excavation on Black Mesa, 1979: A Descriptive Report (1980)
During the fall of 1978, the Black Mesa Archaeological Project (BMAP) was requested by Peabody Coal Company to carry out archaeological research in three areas of the Peabody lease on Black Mesa, Arizona. The purpose of this research was to mitigate the adverse impact of future mining activity and to provide archaeological clearance for these mining activities. This work was carried out under Antiquities Act Permit number 78-AZ-040 (expiration date, May 30, 1981), 79-AZ-055 (expiration date,...
Excavation Photographs Roll 1, Site 18ST659, Naval Air Station Patuxent River (2005)
Black and white excavation photographs from Roll 1, Site 18ST659, Naval Air Station Patuxent River.
Excavation Photographs Roll 10, Site 18ST659, Naval Air Station Patuxent River (2005)
Black and white excavation photographs from Roll 10, Site 18ST659, Naval Air Station Patuxent River.
Excavation Photographs Roll 13, Site 18ST659, Naval Air Station Patuxent River (2005)
Black and white excavation photographs from Roll 13, Site 18ST659, Naval Air Station Patuxent River.
Excavation Photographs Roll 5, Site 18ST659, Naval Air Station Patuxent River (2005)
Black and white excavation photographs from Roll 5, Site 18ST659, Naval Air Station Patuxent River.
Excavation Photographs Roll 6, Site 18ST659, Naval Air Station Patuxent River (2005)
Black and white excavation photographs from Roll 6, Site 18ST659, Naval Air Station Patuxent River.
Excavation Units (2010)
Images illustrating, in most cases, the plan view of the final depth of excavation, with all units from 2006 through 2010 represented.
Excavations at La Villa: Continuity and Change at an Agricultural Village (2015)
The archaeological excavations documented in this volume examine the Hohokam village of La Villa, AZ T:12:148 (ASM). From its founding in the sixth century A.D., until abandonment in the eleventh century, La Villa was one of the largest villages in the Phoenix Basin. Current excavations preceded the installation of a storm drain that was part of the larger Storm Drain project and provided a rare glimpse of a large pre-Classic period village. Fieldwork occurred in multiple phases. Archaeological...
Excavations at Pueblo del Rio (AZ T:12:116[ASM]), A Hohokam Village in West Phoenix, Arizona (2010)
Northland Research, Inc. (Northland) has completed archaeological investigations within a portion of the Pueblo del Rio site, AZ T:12:116(ASM), a large Hohokam habitation site located in southwest Phoenix. The investigations were designed to collect information and analyze materials from a sample of features at the site in order to mitigate the impacts of commercial development (Moore and Stahman 2007). The work was sponsored by the Stravinski Development Group, LLC, in conformance with Section...
Excavations in the Santa Cruz River Floodplain: The Early Agricultural Period Component at Los Pozos (2001)
Archaeological research reported in this volume was conducted under an on call contract between Desert Archaeology, Inc. and the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT; Contract 9446). This contract provides for documentation and appropriate treatment of cultural resources encountered during long-term implementation of proposed ADOT improvements to the Tucson area segment of the Interstate 10 corridor between the Interstate 19 interchange on the south and Tangerine Road on the north (Mabry...
Excavations in the Southern Avra Valley: Results of the SAVSARP Project (2009)
The Southern Avra Valley Storage and Recovery Project (SAVSARP) project examined three sites, AZ AA:16:312 (ASM), AZ AA:16:468 (ASM), and AZ AA:16:469 (ASM), and a non-site artifact concentration, Locality A, on the floor of the Avra Valley. The surface manifestations of the sites mirrored those of other sites in the valley bottom, low-density artifact scatters covering broad expanses. Locales of higher artifact density were defined as archaeological sites, but surface artifacts continued...
Excavations on Black Mesa, 1981: A Descriptive Report (1983)
This volume, the eighth of the Black Mesa descriptive excavation reports, presents the results of archaeological field work performed during the 1981 field season. The work was sponsored by Peabody Coal Company, Arizona Division, and took place in the Peabody Coal Company Black Mesa leasehold on northern Black Mesa, Arizona. The volume is organized to provide information in four general categories: legal compliance, synthesis of research, description of field work, and presentation of data. The...
Exploring the Barrio Libre: Investigations at Block 136, Tucson, Arizona (2002)
What lies beneath the vacant lots of the Barrio Libre? This old barrio lies on the south side of the downtown core of Tucson and has been occupied as a primarily Mexican- American neighborhood for 100 years. During the Historic period, the Barrio Libre has been home to thousands of people, many of whom have left behind the physical traces of their lives in the form of architectural remains and artifacts. Archaeological excavations of homes, businesses, and the trash created and disposed of by...
Faunal Analysis Data for Terrace S25 (2015)
This file contains all of the data from Dr. Heather Laphams analysis of the animal bones collected during the 2015 excavation of Terrace S25 on Cerro Danush, Dainzú-Macuilxóchitl, Oaxaca, Mexico
Faunal Analysis Report for Terrace S25 (2015)
This is the report by Dr. Heather Lapham of the analysis of the faunal materials recovered during the 2015 excavations of Terrace S25 on Cerro Danush.
Feature Excavation Forms, Terrace S25, Cerro Danush (2015)
Excavation forms for features excavated on Terrace S25
Features (2010)
Images illustrating architectural and other features uncovered at Fort St. Joseph from 2002 to 2010.
Field Investigations At the Marana Community Complex (1987)
This report describes the results of the field investigations of several sites located in the vicinity of Marana, Arizona. These investigations were undertaken by the Office of Cultural Resource Management, Arizona State University on behalf of the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation to mitigate the impacts on prehistoric sites resulting from the construction of the Reach 3 segment of the Tucson Aqueduct. The report provides a review of the field strategies and techniques used in the recovery of data and...
Field Laboratory (2010)
Images depicting various laboratory activities during the 2006-2010 field seasons.
Final Report on the Archaeological Intensive Survey of the Long Island Section of the Spectacle Island-Boston Harbor-Long Island Sewer Line, Boston Harbor Islands, Massachusetts (2007)
The Central Artery/Third Harbor Tunnel Project proposed to construct a sewer service from Spectacle Island to the City of Boston’s existing sewer system on Long Island for the disposal of leachate and treated sanitary wastewater originating on Spectacle Island. This project called for the construction of a pipeline and pump stations from the south end of Spectacle Island, across Sculpin Ledge Channel to the southwestern end of Long Island. On Long Island, the pipe line will extend northward...
Final Report: A Phase II Archaeological Survey of Andrews Air Force Base, Prince George's County, and Davidsonville Transmitter Station, Anne Arundel County, Maryland (1999)
Phase II evaluations were conducted for six archaeological sites at Joint Base Andrews (Andrews Air Force Base) in Prince George's County, Maryland, and three archaeological sites at the Davidsonville Transmitter Station (Davidsonville) in Anne Arundel County, Maryland. The purpose of the investigation was to determine if sites 18PR443, 18PR444, 18PR445, 18PR446, 18PR447, 18PR448, 18AN958, 18AN959, and 18AN961 are eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). This...