Old Mobile (1MB94) Structure 30, Mobile County, Alabama.
Summary
Excavation of Structure 30 at the Old Mobile site (1MB94) occurred between 1992 and 1996, with field school student assistance. This two-room building was constructed in the pieux-en-terre style with subsurface wall and fence trenches preserved below plowzone. Relative artifact quantities in the trench features indicate a construction sequence, with the building constructed first, followed some time afterward by erection of a palisade-type fence enclosing the building. The associated artifact assemblage suggests use as a soldiers' barracks, followed by use as a storehouse (secured by the fence). An adjacent pit was dug for building material, presumably needed for a mud and stick chimney, and later used for refuse disposal.
Cite this Record
Old Mobile (1MB94) Structure 30, Mobile County, Alabama.. ( tDAR id: 380902) ; doi:10.6067/XCV89S1SF2
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URL: http://www.usouthal.edu/archaeology/old-mobile.html
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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Old Mobile
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Structure 30
Site Type
Domestic Structure or Architectural Complex
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Hamlet / Village
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Historic Structure
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Military Structure
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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
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
Project Director(s): Gregory Waselkov
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