Old Mobile (1MB94) Fort Louis, Mobile County, Alabama.
Summary
After an intensive remote sensing effort in 2005 failed to identify remains of Fort Louis at the Old Mobile site (1MB94), a large pit feature associated with one of the fort's bastions was found in that search area by hand excavation. This feature and adjacent units were excavated in 2007-2010.
Cite this Record
Old Mobile (1MB94) Fort Louis, Mobile County, Alabama.. ( tDAR id: 380899) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8TH8P2F
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Keywords
Culture
Euroamerican
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French Colonial
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French Colonial Period
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Historic
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Historic Native American
Material
Building Materials
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Ceramic
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Chipped Stone
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Fauna
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Glass
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Metal
Site Name
1MB94
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Fort Louis
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Old Mobile
Site Type
Domestic Structure or Architectural Complex
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Domestic Structures
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Fort
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Hamlet / Village
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Historic Structure
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Military Structure
Investigation Types
Data Recovery / Excavation
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Heritage Management
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Historic Background Research
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Reconnaissance / Survey
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Remote Sensing
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Research Design / Data Recovery Plan
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Site Evaluation / Testing
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Site Stewardship Monitoring
General
Barracks
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Fort Louis
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Old Mobile
Geographic Keywords
Mobile River
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MOBILE RIVER DRAINAGE
Temporal Keywords
Colonial Period
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Historical Period
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Historical Sites and Artifacts
Temporal Coverage
Calendar Date: 1702 to 1711
Spatial Coverage
min long: -88.026; min lat: 30.942 ; max long: -87.971; max lat: 30.983 ;
Individual & Institutional Roles
Contact(s): University of South Alabama Center for Archaeological Studies
Contributor(s): Bonnie L. Gums; George W. Shorter, Jr.
Project Director(s): Gregory Waselkov
Prepared By(s): University of South Alabama Center for Archaeological Studies
Record Identifiers
2004.077(s): Accession Number
Source Collections
University of South Alabama Center for Archaeological Studies Old Mobile Collection 2004.077
University of South Alabama Archaeology Museum Old Mobile Collection 2004.077
Related Comparative Collections
University of South Alabama Center for Archaeological Studies Port Dauphin Village Collection 1997.005