Prehistoric Period Site in Central Alabama |Site: 1Wx169
We were searching for 16th century Spanish Contact sites in central Alabama.
Bone and Shell Objects, of the Prehistoric Natives of Alabama
Shells and bones… something we pick up today on the seashore or in a streambed.. We take them home and put them on a coffee table or on a book shelf, a conversation piece for visits with friends.
Pine Log, an Extraordinary Spanish/Native Contact Site
The Pine Log Creek Site is unique and one of the most important Spanish Contact sites in the southeastern United States. The site was looted by pothunters in the 1980’s. Archeologists from the University of South Alabama, lead by Read Stowe, recovered many of the Native and Spanish artifacts from the site. The artifact inventory is one of…
King Site Spanish Sword
An extraordinary artifact was found in a plowed field in a late Mississippian site (the King Site) in NW Georgia. It proved to be a Spanish sword from the mid-1500’s. Local men were walking a plowed field when they noticed a piece of iron protruding from the sandy loam. Digging into the immediate area, they found a Native…
Paleo People in Alabama
The people who lived in the late Pleistocene (circa 10-20,000 years ago) in the deep South of the current USA have always been a bit of a mystery to researchers. Where did they come from? It is as if they just showed up one day with their very fine worked stone tools and weapons. Though relatively rare in…
Cherokee County, Alabama | Site 1Ce308
1Ce308 is a very important Native / Spanish contact site in Cherokee County in northeast Alabama. Although the site is multicomponent, the European contact portion of the site is the most intriguing. The site, located in a plowed field, was dug by collectors. Caleb Curren, Keith Little, and George Lankford contacted the collectors and made photographs of a…
La Rua St. Well
A Summary Report of Archeological Excavations at the La Rua St. Historic Well. This phase of archeological field research at the historic La Rua St. well is complete. The project, funded by the Pensacola Historical Society, was designed to conduct historical research and recover archeological materials from the well to determine the time period of its construction and…
Innerarity Point: Mississippian Period Sites
Two very important archeological sites (Magnolia Ridge and Hickory Ridge) are located on a large peninsula extending into Perdido Bay in northwest Florida. Three phases of research have been conducted at two sites on the peninsula, a Mississippian Period village and a Mississippian burial area (circa 1500 A.D). They are separated by a creek. The research was accomplished by the University of West Florida and…