Cape Cod National Seashore Archaeological Survey

This collection contains documents, images, and data about the archaeological resources in and around the Cape Cod National Seashore on Cape Cod, Massachusetts. In particular these relate to what is known as the "outer Cape," that is, from the vicinity of Chatham, Orleans, and Eastham north to the the Provincelands.

Much of the archaeological work described in the contents of this collection are from investigations done by or for the Cape Cod National Seashore. The historic time period, as well as ancient times are covered by the range of digital records included.

Site Name Keywords
Indian Neck ossuary, Wellfleet, MA • Fort Hill, Eastham • High Head, North Truro • Indian Neck Ossuary • Nauset Harbor, Eastham • Wellfleet Tavern site • Great Island Tavern site • HIgh Head • Wellfleet Tavern • Coast Guard Beach

Site Type Keywords
Archaeological Feature • Midden • Shell Midden • Domestic Structure or Architectural Complex • Settlements • Funerary and Burial Structures or Features • Ossuary • Sheet Midden • Trash Midden • Artifact Scatter

Other Keywords
fire-cracked rock • Settlement Pattern study • Shell Midden

Culture Keywords
Woodland • Late Woodland • Middle Woodland • Historic • Euroamerican • Archaic • Late Archaic • Early Woodland • Historic Native American • Contact Period

Investigation Types
Data Recovery / Excavation • Systematic Survey • Site Evaluation / Testing • Methodology, Theory, or Synthesis • Collections Research • Reconnaissance / Survey • Records Search / Inventory Checking • Archaeological Overview • Research Design / Data Recovery Plan

Material Types
Chipped Stone • Shell • Fire Cracked Rock • Human Remains • Metal • Dating Sample • Ceramic • Fauna • Ground Stone • Glass

Temporal Keywords
Contact Period • Historic Period • Prehistoric Period • Late Archaic • Prehistoric • Woodland • Late Woodland • 19th Century • 18th Century • 17th Century

Geographic Keywords
Barnstable County (County) • Barnstable County • Cape Cod • Southeastern Massachusetts • Southern New England • US (ISO Country Code) • United States of America (Country) • Eastham, MA • Wellfleet, MA • Outer Cape Cod

Resources Inside This Collection (Viewing 1-24 of 24)

  1. Archeological Survey of Cape Cod National Seashore, 1980 (1980)
  2. Archival Collection Finding Aid Cape Cod National Seashore Archeological Survey, Doyle and Nelson, 1998 (1998)
  3. Cape Cod National Seashore Archeological Survey, 1979 - 1984, General Photos (1980)
  4. Chapters in the Archeology of Cape Cod, I: Results fo the Cape Cod National Seashore Archeological Survey, 1979-1981, volume 1 (1984)
  5. Chapters in the Archeology of Cape Cod, I: Results fo the Cape Cod National Seashore Archeological Survey, 1979-1981, volume 2 (1984)
  6. Chapters in the Archeology of Cape Cod, II: The 1983 Excavations at 19BN281 (1985)
  7. Chapters in the Archeology of Cape Cod, III: The Historic Period and Historic Period Archeology (1985)
  8. Chapters in the Archeology of Cape Cod, IV: Faunal Analysis and Metallurgical Analysis from the Cape Cod National Seashore Archeological Survey (2011)
  9. Collections Research and Collectors-Cape Cod National Seashore (1983)
  10. Excavation of the Indian Neck Ossuary - General Photos, September 1979, Wellfleet, MA (1979)
  11. Excavation of the Indian Neck Ossuary, September 1979, Wellfleet, MA (1979)
  12. Excavation of the Indian Neck Ossuary, September 1979, Wellfleet, MA (1979)
  13. Excavation of the Indian Neck Ossuary, September 1979, Wellfleet, MA (1979)
  14. Excavation of the Indian Neck Ossuary, September 1979, Wellfleet, MA (1979)
  15. Excavation of the Indian Neck Ossuary, September 1979, Wellfleet, MA (1979)
  16. Excavation of the Indian Neck Ossuary, September 1979, Wellfleet, MA (1979)
  17. Excavation of the Indian Neck Ossuary, September 1979, Wellfleet, MA (1979)
  18. Excavation of the Indian Neck Ossuary, September 1979, Wellfleet, MA (1979)
  19. The Indian Neck Ossuary (1988)
  20. The Indian Neck Ossuary: Chapters in the Archaeology of Cape Cod, V (1986)
  21. The Indian Neck Ossuary: A Preliminary Report, Bradly et al 1982 (1982)
  22. Prehistoric Land Use on Outer Cape Cod (1982)
  23. Research Design for the Archeological Survey of Cape Cod National Seashore, McManamon 1979 (1979)
  24. Units of Analysis and Prehistoric Land Use on Outer Cape Cod (1986)