Archival Collection Finding Aid Cape Cod National Seashore Archeological Survey, Doyle and Nelson, 1998

• Main Authors: Doyle, Thomas R., Nelson, Beth
• Format: Dataset
• Language: unknown
• Published: the Digital Archaeological Record
• Subjects: Archaic; Late Archaic; Woodland; Early Woodland; Middle Woodland; Late Woodland; Historic; Euroamerican; Historic Native American; Archaeological Overview; Collections Research; Data Recovery / Excavation; Methodology, Theory, or Synthesis; Reconnaissance / Survey; Records Search / Inventory Checking; Research Design / Data Recovery Plan; Site Evaluation / Testing; Systematic Survey; Fort Hill, Eastham; High Head, North Truro; Indian Neck Ossuary; Nauset Harbor, Eastham; Wellfleet Tavern site; Great Island Tavern site; Settlements; Domestic Structures; Agricultural or Herding; Fish trap / weir; Road, Trail, and Related Structures or Features; Ossuary; Palisade; Artifact Scatter; Hearth; Sheet midden; Trash midden; Refuse pit; Storage pit; Shell Midden; Ceramic; Chipped Stone; Dating Sample; Fauna; Fire Cracked Rock; Glass; Ground Stone; Human Remains; Metal; Shell; Doyle; Indian; Weir; Archeological Survey
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.6067:XCV8251G60_meta$v=1312566060661

The goal of the Cape Cod National Seashore Archeological Survey was the inventory and assessment of archeological resources within the Seashore to allow for their effective management. Due to the large size of the survey area, extending from Eastham to Provincetown, a sampling strategy was developed and implemented for locating and testing sites. The Survey discovered both historic and prehistoric sites. However, an emphasis was placed on the prehistoric record because of the expertise of the principal investigator and staff in prehistory. Therefore only the prehistoric sites received an intensive level of investigation and excavation.