Miami (Culture Keyword)
76-83 (83 Records)
My research examines archaeologically recovered artifacts and documentary sources to gain an understanding of the role that religious material culture played on the French colonial frontier, ca. 1608-1763. This study revisits the claims made by Rinehart (1990), stating that religious items are more likely to be recovered from the archaeological record at sites near Jesuit missions. I examined a large portion of the French colonial archaeological literature and located 30 sites that have yielded...
Scanned Asset Key, Field School at Sites 12G9 and 12G10 1975-1976 (2012)
This is the scanned asset key for the 'Field School at Sites 12G9 and 12G10 1975-1976' collection stored at the Applied Archaeology Laboratories, Ball State University, Indiana.
Scanned Asset Key, Miami Occupation of the Upper Wabash Drainage 1984 (2012)
This dataset contains a list of the assets scanned from the Miami Occupation of the Upper Wabash Drainage 1984 collection stored at the Applied Archaeology Laboratories of Ball State University, Indiana.
Summer Camps (2010)
Photographs from the 2004, 2006, 2009, and 2010 Summer Camps at the site of Fort St. Joseph. Each field season, three summer camps are held: a camp for young adults, a camp for adults, and a camp for teachers. These camps provide the members of Niles and surrounding communities with the opportunity to engage in active excavations. Summer campers receive hands-on training in archaeological field techniques, as well as a more in-depth knowledge of the historical context of the fort. For the first...
Using GIS to Describe and Understand Archaeological Site Distribution: Mapping Fort St. Joseph (2010)
Geography and geographic perspectives make important contributions to many other disciplines. This thesis project is designed to bring a geographic perspective to an ongoing archaeological investigation. The project is focused on Fort Saint Joseph, a French colonial mission, garrison and trading post built in 1691 and occupied for 90 years. The site has been excavated for six years and plans are in place for annual excavations until 2018. As the body of information about the site increases, a...
Wet Screening (2010)
Images illustrating the use of an on-site wet screening operation to maximize artifact recovery at the site of Fort St. Joseph, 2006-2010.
Women of New France - Fort St. Joseph Archaeological Project Booklet Series, No. 1 (2011)
The women of New France—French, Native, and métis—were active agents in a global process of colonization that led to interaction, conflict, and cooperation among peoples who participated in different cultural traditions, social institutions, and daily practices. In the course of migration from the Old World across the Atlantic, women helped to create the social, economic, and political conditions that fostered a French presence over a vast region for nearly two centuries. Documentary and...
Women of New France Panels (2010)
Series of interpretive panels created for the 2010 Fort St. Joseph Archaeological Project Open House. Individual panel themes are: Women of New France, Needle Arts, Clothing and Dress, Cooking, Music, Dance, and Diversions, Education and Literacy, Women in Trade and Diplomacy, and Women and Servitude.