Archeological Survey of Cape Cod National Seashore, 1980

Author(s): Francis McManamon

Year: 1980

Summary

This is a copy of the handbook created for the 1980 field season of the Cape Cod National Seashore Archeological Survey project. The archeological survey of Cape Cod National Seashore (CACO) was a multi-year study designed to help manage and interpret archeological resources . These resources include material remains and information about them from both the historic (about 1550 A. D. to the present) and prehistoric (about 12,000 before the present to 1550 A. D. or so) time periods. This handbook provides background for the project and provides the recording forms used in the field and lab as part of the survey recording. The report includes an introduction to the project, summarizes the results of the 1979 season, outlines the goals of the 1980 field season, describes the methods and techniques used in the investigation, the project organization and various assigned duties, and the procedures and recording forms.

Cite this Record

Archeological Survey of Cape Cod National Seashore, 1980. Francis McManamon. Boston, MA: Division of Cultural Resources, North Atlantic Regional Office, National Park Service. 1980 ( tDAR id: 365172) ; doi:10.6067/XCV83X85KZ

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

Keywords

Culture
Early Woodland • Euroamerican • Late Archaic • Late Woodland • Middle Woodland

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

Site Name
Fort Hill, Eastham • High Head, North Truro • Wellfleet Tavern

Site Type
Agricultural or Herding • Artifact Scatter • Domestic Structures • Fish Trap / Weir • Hearth • Ossuary • Palisade • Refuse Pit • Road, Trail, and Related Structures or Features • Settlements • Sheet Midden • Shell Midden • Storage Pit • Trash Midden

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

Geographic Keywords
Barnstable County • Cape Cod • Southeastern Massachusetts • Southern New England

Temporal Keywords
Contact Period • Historic Period • Prehistoric Period

Spatial Coverage

min long: -70.24; min lat: 41.69 ; max long: -69.844; max lat: 42.099 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): Francis McManamon

Principal Investigator(s): Francis McManamon

Sponsor(s): Cape Cod National Seashore, National Park Service

Repository(s): Cape Cod National Seashore, National Park Service

File Information

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