Archeology of a Historic Indian Village on Pensacola Bay. A total of 716 historic aboriginal ceramic artifacts were recovered from the Fairpoint Site during Phase I-III excavations. The ceramic assemblage indicates a single component “Creek Indian” occupation at the site. When compared with samples acquired from prehistoric sites in the area, this assemblage may appear somewhat small, however,…
In 1931 the University of Alabama Museum of Natural History excavated at 1Tu93/5. During road construction, 19 burials were found at the site ( bundle 3; extended 3;urns 11; badly disturbed 2). Caleb Curren relocated the site in the late 20th century and analyzed the pottery from the site based on collections at the Alabama Museum of Natural…
In 1905, C.B. Moore investigated various archeological sites along the Warrior River in west-central Alabama, one of which was known as the “mound near R.H. Foster Landing.” According to Mr. Moore: “At this landing is a plantation, belonging to Miss Florence H. Foster, of Sylvan, Alabama on which is a mound almost obliterated by cultivation. That which remains was dug into…
This Bibb County, Alabama site was first reported in 1979 by a local person. It is located in the Cahaba River drainage in an area of approximately 100 meters by 30 meters. There is a small mound located at the site (20 meters by 10 meters by 1 meter high). Caleb Curren and Ned Jenkins formally recorded the site in 1979.…
Site 1Ha19 is a Protohistoric Period village site in the Warrior River drainage of central Alabama. Based on radiocarbon dates and ceramics, the site was occupied during the 1600s. Excavated remains included 23 features (refuse pits, ash pits, charred corn pits) and 22 burials. Animal remains included 18 species of invertebrates and 11 species of vertebrates. Pottery…
Site 1Tu4 is a large Protohistoric Period site on the Warrior River in central Alabama. Based on radiocarbon dates and ceramics, the site was primarily occupied during the 1600s. During the field seasons at the site data recovered included: several structures, numerous features, 45 burials (17 bundle, 11 urn, 4 semi-flexed, 4 extended, 1 flexed, 1 cremation, 7 undetermined.).…
The following pages contain photographs of a sample of 16th Century Spanish artifacts from Alabama and NW Florida.It is a collection of objects from museums, private collections, and personal excavations.
A rare prehistoric site was excavated during the late 20th century in NW Florida.
During the latter half of the 20th century an important late Mississippian /Protohistoric site (circa mid-1500s through 1600s) was discovered in east-central Mississippi.
Several important archaeological research projects concerning animal and human remains from the late Pleistocene, Paleo Indian Period were conducted during the late 20th Century under the direction of Caleb Curren and funded through the Archaeological Research Association of Alabama Inc, the University of Alabama, and the Alabama Geological Survey.