Old Mobile (1MB94) Structure 05, Mobile County, Alabama.
Summary
Structure 5 at the Old Mobile site (1MB94) was first noticed as an eroded earthen floor in the unplowed western portion of the site, immediately south of Structure 1. Completely excavated in 1991, the long axis of the structure was oriented northeast-southwest, aligned with the town's street grid, as indicated on the two historic maps of Old Mobile. A shallow dirt pit, probably the source of earth for the floor, located immediately south of the structure, was full of midden. On the southwest edge of this midden pit, an Apalachee colonoware pitcher was found where it had been placed 300 years ago, complete but fragmented. A modern logging truck road ran immediately east of the structure floor and had badly damaged a deep colonial pit in that location. The building evidently burned upon abandonment, as shown by the discolored soil in and around the structure floor.
Cite this Record
Old Mobile (1MB94) Structure 05, Mobile County, Alabama.. ( tDAR id: 380949) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8N29ZBM
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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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Macrobotanical
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Metal
Site Name
1MB94
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Old Mobile
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Old Mobile (1MB94)
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Structure 05
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Structure 5
Site Type
Domestic Structure or Architectural Complex
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Domestic Structures
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): Gregory Waselkov; 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