Excavations 6 items

1. Carpintero Midden Lense During Excavation, from Above, 2014

Description:
The artifact-rich lense of the Carpintero midden can be seen as its surface is exposed during excavation in 2014. Filled with discarded animal bones, glass bottles, and ceramics, artifact deposition was so dense, that recovered materials often exceeded the amount of associated soil by volume.
Subjects:
Hacienda El Progreso
Subjects Facet:
San Cristóbal Island (Galapagos Islands); Excavations (Archaeology)--Ecuador
Creator:
Dr. Peter W. Stahl
Publisher:
University of Victoria Libraries
Contributors:
Dr. Peter Stahl
Date:
2014
Date searchable:
2014
Date searchable:
2014-7-11
Genre:
Digital image
Genre Facet:
Digital image
Format:
image
Identifier:
DSC00550
Rights:
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Location(s):
El Progreso, (Galapagos Islands);Galapagos Islands;-0.9079084740482873, -89.55796369211261
Location(s) Facet:
El Progreso, (Galapagos Islands);Galapagos Islands;-0.9079084740482873, -89.55796369211261
Date Digitized:
2014

2. Carpintero Midden Excavations, 2014

Description:
Excavations of the main dump, the Carpintero midden, were undertaken on the property of the town carpenter. The carpentry (upper right) and the family house (left) surround a lower courtyard where excavation took place. The Cobos hacienda house lies directly behind and upslope from the carpentry.
Subjects:
Hacienda El Progreso
Subjects Facet:
San Cristóbal Island (Galapagos Islands); Excavations (Archaeology)--Ecuador
Creator:
Dr. Peter W. Stahl
Publisher:
University of Victoria Libraries
Contributors:
Dr. Peter Stahl
Date:
2014
Date searchable:
2014
Date searchable:
2014-7-8
Genre:
Digital image
Genre Facet:
Digital image
Format:
image
Identifier:
IMGP2616.jpg
Rights:
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Location(s):
El Progreso, (Galapagos Islands);Galapagos Islands;-0.9079084740482873, -89.55796369211261
Location(s) Facet:
El Progreso, (Galapagos Islands);Galapagos Islands;-0.9079084740482873, -89.55796369211261
Date Digitized:
2014

3. Carpintero Midden During Excavation 2014

Description:
The Carpintero midden appears as a buried lense of concentrated materials downslope from the historic Cobos house site on its south side. Excavations of part of the midden were undertaken during 2014 and 2015 in the yard of the town carpenter.
Subjects:
Hacienda El Progreso
Subjects Facet:
San Cristóbal Island (Galapagos Islands); Excavations (Archaeology)--Ecuador
Creator:
Dr. Peter W. Stahl
Publisher:
University of Victoria Libraries
Contributors:
Dr. Peter Stahl
Date:
2014
Date searchable:
2014
Date searchable:
2014-07-15
Genre:
Digital image
Genre Facet:
Digital image
Format:
image
Identifier:
DSC00580
Rights:
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Location(s):
El Progreso, (Galapagos Islands);Galapagos Islands;-0.9079084740482873, -89.55796369211261
Location(s) Facet:
El Progreso, (Galapagos Islands);Galapagos Islands;-0.9079084740482873, -89.55796369211261
Date Digitized:
2014

4. La Cárcel Unit 1 Profile with Extracted Phytolith Samples, 2014

Description:
Phytolith samples were extracted from the profile of La Cárcel Unit 1 after excavation. The profile illustrates the regular depth of soil development in this highland area of the island.
Subjects:
Hacienda El Progreso
Subjects Facet:
San Cristóbal Island (Galapagos Islands); Excavations (Archaeology)--Ecuador; Plant Remains (Archaeology)
Creator:
Dr. Peter W. Stahl
Publisher:
University of Victoria Libraries
Contributors:
Dr. Peter Stahl
Date:
2014
Date searchable:
2014
Date searchable:
2014-7-3
Genre:
Digital image
Genre Facet:
Digital image
Format:
image
Identifier:
DSC00226
Rights:
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Location(s):
El Progreso, (Galapagos Islands);Galapagos Islands
Location(s) Facet:
El Progreso, (Galapagos Islands);Galapagos Islands
Date Digitized:
2014

5. Carpintero Midden Lense During Excavation 2014

Description:
The artifact-rich lense of buried materials in the Carpintero midden can be seen running more or less diagonally along the profile, sloping upward behind the house to the left (west). This latter protion was excavated further in 2015.
Subjects:
Hacienda El Progreso
Subjects Facet:
San Cristóbal Island (Galapagos Islands); Excavations (Archaeology)--Ecuador
Creator:
Dr. Peter W. Stahl
Publisher:
University of Victoria Libraries
Contributors:
Dr. Peter Stahl
Date:
2014
Date searchable:
2014
Date searchable:
2014-7-9
Genre:
Digital image
Genre Facet:
Digital image
Format:
image
Identifier:
DSC00438
Rights:
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Location(s):
El Progreso, (Galapagos Islands);Galapagos Islands;-0.9079084740482873, -89.55796369211261
Location(s) Facet:
El Progreso, (Galapagos Islands);Galapagos Islands;-0.9079084740482873, -89.55796369211261
Date Digitized:
2014

6. La Cárcel Units 1&2 Excavations, 2014

Description:
A number of 2X2 m units were excavated immediately adjacent to the historic building called La Cárcel or jail, but also locally referred to as El Comisariato or commisary as it likely functed as the village store at least during later years of the Hacienda El Progreso.
Subjects:
Hacienda El Progreso
Subjects Facet:
San Cristóbal Island (Galapagos Islands); Excavations (Archaeology)--Ecuador
Creator:
Dr. Peter W. Stahl
Publisher:
University of Victoria Libraries
Contributors:
Dr. Peter Stahl
Date:
2014
Date searchable:
2014
Date searchable:
2014-6-30
Genre:
Digital image
Genre Facet:
Digital image
Format:
image
Identifier:
IMGP2569
Rights:
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Location(s):
El Progreso, (Galapagos Islands);Galapagos Islands
Location(s) Facet:
El Progreso, (Galapagos Islands);Galapagos Islands
Date Digitized:
2014