Old Mobile (1MB94) Structure 01, Mobile County, Alabama

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  • Old Mobile (1MB94) Structure 01, Mobile County, Alabama.
    PROJECT Gregory Waselkov.

    Structure 1 at the Old Mobile site (1MB94) was first noted for its raised earthen floor. Several similar features were visible in the forested, unplowed, western half of the townsite. Complete excavation in 1989 revealed the building to have been built using poteaux-sur-sole, or post on sill, construction. This building had a large central room with three joists supporting a wooden floor. On each end was a smaller room, one of which shared a double-hearth chimney with the central room. The long...