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Excavating Occaneechi Town: An archaeology primer: Republished with permission from the Research Laboratories of Archaeology, the Archaeology Primer uses photographs of the excavations at Occaneechi Town to introduce fundamental concepts of archaeology. The primer provides an introduction to the methods of archaeology and to some common types of artifacts, and prepares students to participate in an electronic archaeological dig.; Format: slideshow (multiple pages)

Map of Occaneechi excavation sites: Map of the sites of the Research Laboratories of Archaeology's Occaneechi excavations, near Hillsborough, N.C.; Format: image/map

The Piedmont's first human inhabitants: In Clays of the Piedmont: Origins, recovery, and use, page 4; The first human inhabitants of the Piedmont to make use of its clays were the American Indians. People who lived along the banks of the Potomac and Savannah Rivers discovered the seemingly miraculous transformation of mud into stone by heat about 4500 years...; By Dirk Frankenberg.

Recovering charcoal by flotation: Students retrieving charred plant remains by flotation.; Format: image/photograph

Ancient pit contents: Ancient refuse at the bottom of a pit.; Format: image/photograph

What ancient pit contents tell us: A closer view of ancient refuse at the bottom of a pit.; Format: image/photograph

Excavated features — after excavation: A photograph and drawing of the feature after excavation has been completed.; Format: image/photograph

Excavated features — before excavation: A photograph and map of an unexcavated archaeological feature at Occaneechi Town.; Format: image/photograph

Excavated features — during excavation: A photograph and map of an unexcavated archaeological feature at Occaneechi Town.; Format: image/photograph

Town Creek Indian Mound: In Clays of the Piedmont: Origins, recovery, and use, page 5; The Town Creek Indian Mound has been one of the longest and most thoroughly investigated archeological sites in the state. Its owner, L. D. Frutchey, recognized it as a significant Indian construction in the early 1930s and showed the site to the head of the...; By Dirk Frankenberg.

Artifacts found by waterscreening: Small artifacts recovered by waterscreening.; Format: image/photograph

Excavation block: An exavation block at Occaneechi Town with plowed soil removed. The dark stains are archaeological features.; Format: image/photograph

Backfilling the Occaneechi Town excavation: Student backfilling an archaeological excavation.; Format: image/photograph

Ancient pits: Photograph of students revealing ancient pits by troweling the top of subsoil.; Format: image/photograph

Establishing the site grid: Photograph of students using a transit to establish a grid line at Occaneechi Town.; Format: image/photograph

Post hole structure: A circular ring of post hole stains at the Wall site, near Occaneechi Town, showing where a house once stood.; Format: image/photograph

Occaneechi archaeological map: A section of the archaeological map of Occaneechi Town.; Format: image/photograph

Excavated post hole structure: A circular ring of excavated post holes at the Wall site, near Occaneechi Town, showing where a house once stood.; Format: image/photograph

Occaneechi excavation tasks: Photograph of students engaged in various excavation tasks at Occaneechi Town.; Format: image/photograph

Excavating an ancient pit: Photograph of a student excavating the contents from an ancient pit.; Format: image/photograph

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