Old Mobile (1MB94) Structure 03, Mobile County, Alabama.

Summary

Structure 3 at the Old Mobile site (1MB94), entirely excavated in 1991-1992, was first noticed as an earthen floor in the woods along the western edge of the townsite, an unplowed portion of the site. This two-room structure was built initially in the poteaux-sur-sole style, but decaying sills led to repair in places with short sections of pieux-en-terre wall foundation trenches. An addition on the northeast side of the building also employed pieux-en-terre wall trenches, forming two open bays, perhaps roofed work areas lacking an outside wall.

Cite this Record

Old Mobile (1MB94) Structure 03, Mobile County, Alabama.. ( tDAR id: 380924) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8ST7R7W

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URL: http://www.usouthal.edu/archaeology/old-mobile.html


Keywords

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

Material
Building Materials • Ceramic • Chipped Stone • Glass • Metal

Site Name
1MB94 • Old Mobile • Structure 03 • Structure 3

Site Type
Domestic Structure or Architectural Complex • Domestic Structures • Hamlet / Village • House • Settlements

Investigation Types
Data Recovery / Excavation • Heritage Management • Historic Background Research • Reconnaissance / Survey • Remote Sensing • Research Design / Data Recovery Plan • Site Evaluation / Testing • Site Stewardship Monitoring • Systematic Survey

General
Fort Louis • Old Mobile

Geographic Keywords
Mobile River • MOBILE RIVER DRAINAGE

Temporal Keywords
Colonial Period • Historical Period • 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

Resources Inside this Project (Viewing 1-4 of 4)

Images

  1. Artifact Photos from Structure 03, Old Mobile (1MB94), Mobile County, Alabama. (1992)
  2. Excavation Photos from Structure 03 at the Old Mobile Site (1MB94), Mobile County, Alabama. (1992)
  3. A Sample of Aboriginal Pottery Vessels from Structure 03 at Old Mobile (1MB94), Mobile County, Alabama. (2000)

Datasets

  1. Field Specimen Catalog for Structure 03, Old Mobile (1MB94), Mobile County, Alabama. (1992)