The I-10 Mobile River Bridge Archaeology Project is the biggest project the Center for Archaeological Studies has ever conducted. These videos share our efforts to excavate 15 sites along the new I-10 Mobile River Bridge route between November 2021- June 2023 in partnership with Wiregrass Archaeological Consulting. These sites span the entire history of Mobile Bay, ranging from Native American occupations from 2,000 years ago to the homes, businesses, and waterfront industries of the last 300 years. The Down the Bay Oral History Project, conducted by the McCall Library Oral History Team, includes over 100 interviews with community members to record a more recent story of the neighborhood. Together, these data sources tell a more complete history of the Mobile Bay area.
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Archaeology of Landscape Change
Center for Archaeological Studies
Archaeologists found evidence of human modifications to the landscape during excavations for the I-10 Mobile River Bridge Archaeological Project. In this video, archaeologist Sarah E. Price, geoarchaeologist Howard Cyr, and geologist Alex Beebe share how Mobile's coastline changed over the past 300 years. This video was produced by the USA Center for Archaeological Studies and Motivation Media Inc.The I-10 Mobile River Bridge Archaeological Project was funded by the Alabama Department of Transportation and the Federal Highway Administration. Project partners include the USA Center for Archaeological Studies, Wiregrass Archaeological Consulting, The Doy Leale McCall Rare Book and Manuscript Library, and the USA African American Studies Department.
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Old Water Street Site
Center for Archaeological Studies
The Old Water Street Site in downtown Mobile, Alabama was excavated in 2022.
To learn more about the site, please visit the Center for Archaeological Studies Old Water Street site website at the following link: https://www.southalabama.edu/org/archaeology/news/oldwaterstreet.html
To learn about other archaeological projects in and around Mobile, AL, please visit the Center for Archaeological Studies website at the following link: https://www.southalabama.edu/org/archaeology/
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Palmetto Street Site
Center for Archaeological Studies
The Palmetto Street Site near downtown Mobile, AL was excavated for the I-10 Mobile River Bridge Archaeology Project from 2022-2023.
To learn more about the site, please visit the Center for Archaeological Studies website at the following link: https://www.southalabama.edu/org/archaeology/news/palmettosite.html
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Shotgun House Site
Center for Archaeological Studies
The Shotgun House Site near downtown Mobile, AL was excavated for the I-10 Mobile River Bridge Archaeology Project in 2023.
To learn more about the site and project please visit the Center for Archaeological Studies website at https://www.southalabama.edu/org/archaeology/news/shotgunhouse.html
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Unearthing Mobile: The I-10 Mobile River Bridge Archaeology Project
Center for Archaeological Studies
Archaeologists excavated 15 sites along the new I-10 Mobile River Bridge route from November 2021- June 2023 for the I-10 Mobile River Bridge Archaeology Project. These sites span the entire history of Mobile Bay, ranging from Native American occupations from 2,000 years ago to the homes, businesses, and waterfront industries of the last 300 years. The Down the Bay Oral History Project, conducted by the McCall Library Oral History Team, includes over 100 interviews with community members to record a more recent story of the neighborhood. Together, these sources tell a more complete history of the Mobile Bay area.
This video was produced by the USA Center for Archaeological Studies and Motivation Media Inc.and features interviews with Dr. Phil Carr, Dr. Kern Jackson, Laura Wood, Jada Jones, Raven Christopher, Sean Coughlin, Sarah E. Price, and Howard Cyr.
The I-10 Mobile River Bridge Archaeological Project was funded by the Alabama Department of Transportation and the Federal Highway Administration. Project partners include the USA Center for Archaeological Studies, Wiregrass Archaeological Consulting, The Doy Leale McCall Rare Book and Manuscript Library, and the USA African American Studies Department.
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Down the Bay Oral History Project
Center for Archaeological Studies and Center for Archaeological Studies
Down the Bay is a historic neighborhood on the south side of Mobile, Alabama. Dr. Kern Jackson, Dr. Ryan Morini, and Jada Jones share their experiences working on the Down the Bay Oral History Project, an effort to record interviews with community members who lived or have lived in the neighborhood.They have recorded over 100 narratives of life in the neighborhood. The project is part of the I-10 Mobile River Bridge Archaeological Project. This video was produced by the USA Center for Archaeological Studies and Motivation Media Inc.The I-10 Mobile River Bridge Archaeological Project was funded by the Alabama Department of Transportation and the Federal Highway Administration. Project partners include the USA Center for Archaeological Studies, Wiregrass Archaeological Consulting, The Doy Leale McCall Rare Book and Manuscript Library, and the USA African American Studies Department.
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A Day in the Life of Hamilton
Hamilton Bryant and Center for Archaeological Studies
Spend a day on an archaeological site with Hamilton Bryant! He shares a day in his life working on the I-10 Mobile River Bridge Archaeology Project, an effort to excavate and analyze 15 sites in the right of way of the I-10 bridge as it crosses Mobile Bay.
To learn more about the project please visit the Center for Archaeological Studies website at: https://www.southalabama.edu/org/archaeology/
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Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/USAarchaeology and Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/usaarchaeology/
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A Day in the Life of Lindsey
Lindsey Howell Franklin and Center for Archaeological Studies
Spend a day on an archaeological site in Mobile with Lindsey Howell Franklin! She shares a day in her life working on the I-10 Mobile River Bridge Archaeology Project, an effort to excavate and analyze 15 sites in the right of way of the I-10 bridge as it crosses Mobile Bay.
To learn more about the project, please visit the Center for Archaeological Studies website at the following link: https://www.southalabama.edu/org/archaeology/
Visit our social media pages on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/USAarchaeology) and Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/usaarchaeology/)
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Lindsey's Favorite Part of the I-10 Project
Lindsey Howell Franklin and Center for Archaeological Studies
For the past three years, the USA Center for Archaeological Studies has been excavating and studying 15 sites in the right of way of the I-10 bridge widening project in Mobile. Lindsey Howell Franklin from Wiregrass Archaeological Consulting shares her favorite part of working on this exciting project.
To learn more about the project, please visit the Center for Archaeological Studies website at https://www.southalabama.edu/org/archaeology/.
Visit us on our social media pages on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/USAarchaeology) and Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/usaarchaeology/)
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Archaeology of Hurricanes
Sarah E. Price and Center for Archaeological Studies
Archaeologists found evidence of past storms and hurricanes during excavations for the I-10 Mobile River Bridge Archaeological Project. In this video, archaeologist Sarah E. Price shares how storms leave distinct deposits in the archaeological record and explains what these soil layers can tell us about past human life in Mobile.
This video was produced by the USA Center for Archaeological Studies and Motivation Media Inc.The I-10 Mobile River Bridge Archaeological Project was funded by the Alabama Department of Transportation and the Federal Highway Administration. Project partners include the USA Center for Archaeological Studies, Wiregrass Archaeological Consulting, The Doy Leale McCall Rare Book and Manuscript Library, and the USA African American Studies Department.
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Archaeology at RV City
Center for Archaeological Studies
What's beneath RV City? Archaeological excavations reveal 300 years of Mobile history! The I-10 Mobile River Bridge Archaeological Project is conducted by the University of South Alabama Center for Archaeological Studies in partnership with Wiregrass Archaeological Consulting.
To learn more about the project, please visit the Center for Archaeological Studies website at the following link: https://www.southalabama.edu/org/archaeology/
Visit our social media pages on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/USAarchaeology) and Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/usaarchaeology/)
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Down the Bay: Oral History and Archaeology
Center for Archaeological Studies
Oral historians and archaeologists from the University of Alabama share their work for the Down the Bay Oral History Project and the I-10 Mobile River Bridge Archaeology Project from 2021-2023. They share how archaeology and oral history work together to provide a more complete picture of the past.
To learn more about these projects, visit: https://www.southalabama.edu/org/archaeology/i-10-archaeology-project.html Featuring interviews with Phil Carr, Ryan Morini, Jada Jones, Kern Jackson, and Laura Woods.
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The Art of Sandbags
Caleb Thomason, Kelsey Clark, and Center for Archaeological Studies
Caleb Thomason and Kelsey Clark of Wiregrass Archaeological Consulting demonstrate proper (and improper) sandbag techniques for an archaeological workshop at the University of South Alabama Archaeology Museum.
To learn more about archaeology and archaeological techniques, please visit the Center for Archaeological Studies website at https://www.southalabama.edu/org/archaeology/
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