Phase II Archaeological Testing at 1MB161, the Dog River Site, for a Proposed Fish Camp on Dog River, Mobile County, Alabama.

Author(s): Bonnie L. Gums

Year: 2007

Summary

Phase II archaeological testing was conducted on a portion of 1MB161, the Dog River site, for a proposed fish camp on the south shore of Dog River, Mobile County, Alabama. Excavations uncovered several small colonial building remains, including a pieux-en-terre style French colonial building that may have housed slaves working on the Rochon plantation.

Cite this Record

Phase II Archaeological Testing at 1MB161, the Dog River Site, for a Proposed Fish Camp on Dog River, Mobile County, Alabama.. Bonnie L. Gums. University of South Alabama Center for Archaeological Studies. 2007 ( tDAR id: 380942) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8NP243Q

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Keywords

Culture
British Colonial • British Colonial Period • Euroamerican • French Colonial • French Colonial Period • Historic • Historic Native American • Spanish

Material
Building Materials • Ceramic • Chipped Stone • Fauna • Fire Cracked Rock • Glass • Macrobotanical • Metal • Shell • Wood

Site Name
1MB161 • Dog River Plantation

Site Type
Agricultural or Herding • Domestic Structure or Architectural Complex • Domestic Structures • House • Midden

Investigation Types
Data Recovery / Excavation • Historic Background Research

General
Dog River Site • Glass Beads

Geographic Keywords
Dog River • MOBILE BAY • MOBILE BAY DRAINAGE

Temporal Keywords
Colonial Period • Historical Period • Historical Sites and Artifacts

Temporal Coverage

Calendar Date: 1725 to 1848

Spatial Coverage

min long: -88.099; min lat: 30.556 ; max long: -88.077; max lat: 30.572 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): Gregory Waselkov; Bonnie L. Gums; University of South Alabama Center for Archaeological Studies

Record Identifiers

2007.001(s): Accession Number

1997.001(s): Accession Number

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