Excerpt from Archeological Investigations of Six Spanish Colonial Period Sites: Barataria Unit, Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve, Louisiana Each site was carefully examined for surface artifacts. A site datum was established, and shovel tests were excavated at 5 m intervals along two bisecting lines. Horizontal definition along these lines was considered complete when a minimum of two sterile tests had been excavated in each of four directions. Additional shovel tests were excavated at five meter intervals along a grid off the original bisecting lines at i6jei97, i6je2i4, 16je198, i6jei99, and i6je2i6, and along four rays from the datum at 16je215. Horizontal definition along these lines was considered complete when one sterile test was excavated in each direction. Shovel test dimensions for site definition were 30 x 30 cm, and they ranged from 30 to 50 cm depth. All soil excavated from shovel tests was screened through inch mesh. At least one 1 x 1 in unit was excavated at each of the six sites (figure These were excavated in levels of 10 cm or less to sterile substrata. All excavated soil was screened through inch mesh. At least one profile of each excavation unit was drawn. Strata within each excavation unit were characterized according to soil type and Munsell color. A soil probe test was excavated in the floor of each completed unit to a depth of one meter in order to characterize underlying soils. A map was prepared for each site using compass and tape. The maps depicted locations of shovel tests and excavation units, locations of surface scatters of artifacts, and locations of important natural and cultural features present. Sites i6jei97, i6jei98, i6jei99, i6je2i4, and 16je215 were visited in February and March 1989 to determine if additional cultural features could be discerned while foliage was at a minimum. During this reconnaissance, three additional potential Canary Islander sites were located. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.