Exploreum Site (1MB189), Mobile County, Alabama
Site Name Keywords
Exploreum Site •
1MB189
Site Type Keywords
Domestic Structure or Architectural Complex •
Domestic Structures •
House •
Non-Domestic Structures •
Ball Court •
Communal / Public Structure •
Historic Communal / Public Structure •
Structure •
Historic Structure •
Archaeological Feature
Other Keywords
Tavern •
Taverns •
Taverns / Inns •
Spanish Colonial Archaeology •
Bottle Midden •
Mobile
Culture Keywords
Historic •
African American •
Euroamerican •
Historic Native American •
Spanish
Investigation Types
Data Recovery / Excavation •
Reconnaissance / Survey •
Historic Background Research
Material Types
Ceramic •
Chipped Stone •
Fauna •
Glass •
Building Materials •
Macrobotanical •
Metal •
Shell •
Wood
Temporal Keywords
Historical Period •
Colonial Period
Geographic Keywords
US (ISO Country Code) •
United States of America (Country) •
Mobile County (County) •
Alabama (State / Territory) •
North America (Continent) •
MOBILE BAY •
MOBILE RIVER DRAINAGE •
MOBILE DELTA •
Mobile River
Resources Inside This Collection (Viewing 1-3 of 3)
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Archaeology at Mobile's Exploreum: Discovering the Buried Past (1998)
DOCUMENT Full-Text
The University of South Alabama's Center for Archaeological Studies conducted archaeological excavations at the proposed site of the Gulf Coast Exploreum and Science Center in downtown Mobile, Alabama. Field work was directed by Bonnie Gums and George Shorter in the two areas explored in depth. Among the project finds was an earthfast Spanish-colonial building's foundations and associated discarded possessions of the Espejo family, the first archaeological glimpse of that aspects of Mobile's...
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Excavation Photos from the Exploreum Site (1MB189), Mobile County, Alabama. (1996)
IMAGE
A collection of excavation photos from the Exploreum site (1MB189).
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Exploreum Site (1MB189), Mobile County, Alabama.
PROJECT
In 1996 the University of South Alabama's Center for Archaeological Studies conducted archaeological excavations at the proposed site of the Gulf Coast Exploreum and Science Center in downtown Mobile, Alabama. Bonnie Gums and George Shorter directed field work in two areas explored in depth. Among several important finds was the remains of an earthfast Spanish-colonial building's foundations and associated discarded possessions of the Espejo family, our first archaeological glimpse of that...