BSUAAL Reports of Investigations

DOCUMENT Full-Text Mark A. Hill.

A set of seven copper objects recovered from a Late Archaic feature at the McQueen Shell Ring site on St. Catherines Island, Georgia, were analyzed to determine the likely geological source of the copper used in their manufacture. The seven artifacts are all fragments of a copper sheet, and are thought to represent single broken and fragmented artifact. These artifacts were analyzed using Laser Ablation Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS) at the Elemental Analysis Facility...

PROJECT Kevin C. Nolan.

This is the tDAR Project page that represents Reports of Investigation 101 from the Applied Anthropology Laboratories, Ball State University. As part of the efforts of the Virtual Solarium Augusti Project (VSAP) to locate and discover the nature of the Solarium Augusti and related monuments, the Applied Anthropology Laboratories (AAL) conducted a ground penetrating radar (GPR) survey of several locations in and around the suspected original location of the Obelisk of Montecitorio, now re-erected...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Kevin C. Nolan.

As part of the efforts of the Virtual Solarium Augusti Project (VSAP) to locate and discover the nature of the Solarium Augusti and related monuments, the Applied Anthropology Laboratories (AAL) conducted a ground penetrating radar (GPR) survey of several locations in and around the suspected original location of the Obelisk of Montecitorio, now re-erected in the Piazza di Montecitorio (Figure 1). The GPR survey was conducted by Dr. Kevin C. Nolan under the direction of VSAP lead, Dr. Bernard...

PROJECT Mark Groover. Christine Thompson. Fort Recovery Historical Society. Ohio History Fund, Ohio History Connection.

This is the tDAR Project page that represents Reports of Investigation 102 from the Applied Anthropology Laboratories, Ball State University. Archaeology conducted at Fort Recovery attempted to achieve three interrelated goals. The primary educational objective of the 2016 Ball State University historical archaeology field school was to provide archaeological excavation instruction to BSU anthropology students. Our second project goal, and the main purpose of archaeological excavations, was to...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Bryan Mitchell. Mark Groover. Christine Thompson.

Archaeology conducted at Fort Recovery attempted to achieve three interrelated goals. The primary educational objective of the 2016 Ball State University historical archaeology field school was to provide archaeological excavation instruction to BSU anthropology students. Our second project goal, and the main purpose of archaeological excavations, was to identify archaeological deposits and features potentially associated with Fort Recovery, constructed in 1793. A third goal of the 2016...

PROJECT Kevin C. Nolan. Christine Thompson. Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology, Indiana Department of Natural Resources.

This is the tDAR Project page that represents Reports of Investigation 103 from the Applied Anthropology Laboratories, Ball State University. The Applied Anthropology Laboratories (AAL) at Ball State University conducted a data enhancement project for archaeological resources in Fulton County, Indiana for a FY2017 Historic Preservation Fund Grant (Grant #18-17FFY-04). This Historic Preservation Fund Grant project included the investigation of the archaeological resources of Fulton County,...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Cecilia M. Szmutko. Lindsey Cron. Tyler Reinholt. Matthew P. Purtill. Kevin C. Nolan. Christine Thompson.

The Applied Anthropology Laboratories (AAL) at Ball State University conducted a data enhancement project for archaeological resources in Fulton County, Indiana for a FY2017 Historic Preservation Fund Grant (Grant #18-17FFY-04). This Historic Preservation Fund Grant project included the investigation of the archaeological resources of Fulton County, Indiana with a focus on four south-central townships (Henry, Liberty, Union, and Wayne), and General Land Office (GLO) sites in Rochester Township....

DOCUMENT Full-Text Shelby Frideger Cornett. Cecilia M. Szmutko. Kelli M. Wathen. David K. Byrd. Chyan M. Gilaspy. Robin N. Johsnon. Connor M. McCoy. Tristan M. Spoor. Kevin C. Nolan. Mark A. Hill.

Under the National Historic Preservation Act as amended, the Archaeological Resources Protection Act, 36CFR800, and 2360 of the Forest Service Manual, the Ottawa National Forest is directed to manage and maintain important historic properties listed on or eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places. 20 ON 209 is one such location and the following management plan outlines the significance of the site and management recommendations for long term maintenance. Site 20 ON 209...

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This is the tDAR Project page that represents Reports of Investigation 104 from the Applied Anthropology Laboratories, Ball State University. Under the National Historic Preservation Act as amended, the Archaeological Resources Protection Act, 36CFR800, and 2360 of the Forest Service Manual, the Ottawa National Forest is directed to manage and maintain important historic properties listed on or eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places. 20 ON 209 is one such location and...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Eric C. Olson. Kevin C. Nolan. Michael J. Shott.

Just as Rome was not built in a day, the great Hopewell earthwork complexes were not built in a day, or in a social vacuum. We know a great deal about the earthworks, but much less about the societies that created them. Hopewell people were interacting with one another, but the social networks they were forming and dissolving is poorly understood. Understanding these social networks is vital to ultimately understanding how and why these earthworks were created. “Scale and Community in Hopewell...

PROJECT Kevin C. Nolan. Michael J. Shott. Ohio History Fund, Ohio History Connection.

This is the tDAR Project page that represents Reports of Investigation 105 from the Applied Anthropology Laboratories, Ball State University. Just as Rome was not built in a day, the great Hopewell earthwork complexes were not built in a day, or in a social vacuum. We know a great deal about the earthworks, but much less about the societies that created them. Hopewell people were interacting with one another, but the social networks they were forming and dissolving is poorly understood....

DOCUMENT Full-Text Matthew P. Purtill. Kevin C. Nolan. Chyan M. Gilaspy. Charity Munro. Kaylee Ellrod.

Between December 5, 2017 and April 8, 2018, Applied Anthropological Laboratories, Ball State University, conducted Phase I archaeological survey for the proposed construction of a new marina (Marina) and laydown (Laydown) areas located near Saugatuck, Allegan County, Michigan. All work was conducted at the request of Northshores of Saugatuck, LLC. The U. S. Army Corps of Engineers - Detroit District is the lead federal agency for the project. The proposed project includes two areas where ground...

PROJECT Matthew P. Purtill.

This is the tDAR Project page that represents Reports of Investigation 106 from the Applied Anthropology Laboratories, Ball State University. Between December 5, 2017 and April 8, 2018, Applied Anthropological Laboratories, Ball State University, conducted Phase I archaeological survey for the proposed construction of a new marina (Marina) and laydown (Laydown) areas located near Saugatuck, Allegan County, Michigan. All work was conducted at the request of Northshores of Saugatuck, LLC. The U....

DOCUMENT Full-Text Kelli M. Wathen. Christina Hahn. Sean Coughlin. Kevin C. Nolan. Christine Thompson.

The Applied Anthropology Laboratories (AAL) at Ball State University conducted a data enhancement project for archaeological resources in Calvert and Porter Woods Nature Preserve (CPWNP) in Montgomery County, Indiana for a FY2018 Historic Preservation Fund grant (Grant #18FFY-03). A total of 117.78 acres (47.66 hectares) of forested land was surveyed which includes identification of 14 new archaeological sites. The survey recovered 21 prehistoric artifacts, 28 historic artifacts, and 1 faunal...

PROJECT Kevin C. Nolan. Christine Thompson. Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology, Indiana Department of Natural Resources.

This is the tDAR Project page that represents Reports of Investigation 107 from the Applied Anthropology Laboratories, Ball State University. The Applied Anthropology Laboratories (AAL) at Ball State University conducted a data enhancement project for archaeological resources in Calvert and Porter Woods Nature Preserve (CPWNP) in Montgomery County, Indiana for a FY2018 Historic Preservation Fund grant (Grant #18FFY-03). A total of 117.78 acres (47.66 hectares) of forested land was surveyed which...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Cecilia M. Szmutko. Christina Hahn. Sean Coughlin. Kelli M. Wathen. Kevin C. Nolan. Christine Thompson.

The Applied Anthropology Laboratories (AAL) at Ball State University conducted a data enhancement project for archaeological resources within Wilbur Wright Fish and Wildlife Area, Henry County, Indiana for a FY2018 Historic Preservation Fund grant (Grant # 18FFY-05). This Historic Preservation Fund grant project included the investigation of the archaeological resources of the Wilbur Wright Fish and Wildlife Area in Henry County, Indiana with a focus on the field verification of three possible...

PROJECT Kevin C. Nolan. Christine Thompson.

This is the tDAR Project page that represents Reports of Investigation 108 from the Applied Anthropology Laboratories, Ball State University. The Applied Anthropology Laboratories (AAL) at Ball State University conducted a data enhancement project for archaeological resources within Wilbur Wright Fish and Wildlife Area, Henry County, Indiana for a FY2018 Historic Preservation Fund grant (Grant # 18FFY-05). This Historic Preservation Fund grant project included the investigation of the...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Christina Hahn. Connor M. McCoy. Sean Coughlin. Dana Northam. Joel Sharp. Lindsey Cron. Christine Thompson. Kevin C. Nolan.

The Applied Anthropology Laboratories (AAL) at Ball State University was awarded a FY2018 Historic Preservation grant (Grant # 18FFY-04) to survey (Permit # 2019031) sections of Versailles State Park, Ripley County, Indiana. This Historic Preservation Fund grant project investigated the archaeological resources of Versailles State Park with a focus on developing the histories of homestead sites within the park. Approximately 28 acres (11 hectares) of forested land was surveyed and 26 homestead...

PROJECT Kevin C. Nolan. National Park Service, Department of the Interior.

This is the tDAR Project page that represents Reports of Investigation 109 from the Applied Anthropology Laboratories, Ball State University. The Applied Anthropology Laboratories (AAL) at Ball State University was awarded a FY2018 Historic Preservation grant (Grant # 18FFY-04) to survey (Permit # 2019031) sections of Versailles State Park, Ripley County, Indiana. This Historic Preservation Fund grant project investigated the archaeological resources of Versailles State Park with a focus on...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Kevin C. Nolan.

As part of an effort to develop a historic preservation plan for the Dayton National Cemetery, the Applied Anthropology Laboratories (AAL) conducted a ground penetrating radar (GPR) survey of the location of the location of the former funeral tunnel for the old Soldiers’ Home to identify the location and possibly the integrity of the tunnel.

PROJECT Kevin Nolan. Dayton National Cemetery Support Committee.

This is the tDAR Project page that represents Reports of Investigation 110 from the Applied Anthropology Laboratories, Ball State University. As part of an effort to develop a historic preservation plan for the Dayton National Cemetery, the Applied Anthropology Laboratories (AAL) conducted a ground penetrating radar (GPR) survey of the location of the location of the former funeral tunnel for the old Soldiers’ Home to identify the location and possibly the integrity of the tunnel.

DOCUMENT Citation Only Uploaded by: Applied Anthropology Laboratories Ball State University

This document represents Reports of Investigation 111 from the Applied Anthropology Laboratories, Ball State University. Traveling exhibit website: https://bit.ly/StClairsDefeatRevisited Exhibit welcome video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7sOVbMsqTLo Storymap of exhibit: https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/ed51ba254e574362b2f6a36169e9ab5a

PROJECT Christine K. Thompson.

This is the tDAR Project page that represents Reports of Investigation 111 from the Applied Anthropology Laboratories, Ball State University.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Sidney Travis. Erin Powers. Sean Coughlin. Hannah Bintrim. Brooke Kertai. Kevin C. Nolan. Christine Thompson.

The Applied Anthropology Laboratories (AAL) at Ball State University conducted a data enhancement project for archaeological resources within Wilbur Wright Fish and Wildlife Area (WWFWA), Henry County, Indiana for a FY2019 Historic Preservation Fund (HPF) grant (Grant # 19FFY-08). This HPF grant project included the investigation of the archaeological resources of the WWFWA in Henry County, Indiana with a focus on the area south and west of recently discovered site 12-Hn-458 (Szmutko et al....

PROJECT Kevin Nolan. Christine Thompson. Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology, Indiana Department of Natural Resources.

This is the tDAR Project page that represents Reports of Investigation 112 from the Applied Anthropology Laboratories, Ball State University. The Applied Anthropology Laboratories (AAL) at Ball State University conducted a data enhancement project for archaeological resources within Wilbur Wright Fish and Wildlife Area (WWFWA), Henry County, Indiana for a FY2019 Historic Preservation Fund (HPF) grant (Grant # 19FFY-08). This HPF grant project included the investigation of the archaeological...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Jessica Franke. Sean Coughlin. Sidney Travis. Hannah Bintrim. Brooke Kertai. Christine Thompson. Kevin C. Nolan.

The Applied Anthropology Laboratories (AAL) at Ball State University was awarded a FY2019 Historic Preservation Fund grant (Grant # 19FFY-07) to survey (Permit # 2019032) sections of Versailles State Park (VSP), Ripley County, Indiana. This Historic Preservation Fund grant project investigated the archaeological resources of VSP with a focus on developing the histories of house sites within the park. This project conducted Phase Ia shovel testing survey, and select Phase Ib intensive shovel...

PROJECT Sean P. Coughlin. Kevin Nolan. Christine Thompson. Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology, Indiana Department of Natural Resources.

This is the tDAR Project page that represents Reports of Investigation 113 from the Applied Anthropology Laboratories, Ball State University. The Applied Anthropology Laboratories (AAL) at Ball State University was awarded a FY2019 Historic Preservation Fund grant (Grant # 19FFY-07) to survey (Permit # 2019032) sections of Versailles State Park (VSP), Ripley County, Indiana. This Historic Preservation Fund grant project investigated the archaeological resources of VSP with a focus on developing...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Jaymi Godfrey. Catherine Holland. Erin Powers. Sean Coughlin. Sidney Travis. Hannah Bintrim. Brooke Kertai. Caroline Heston. Kevin C. Nolan. Christine Thompson.

The Applied Anthropology Laboratories (AAL) at Ball State University conducted a data enhancement project for archaeological resources within Summit Lake State Park, Henry County, Indiana for a FY2019 Historic Preservation Fund grant (Grant #19FFY-06). This Historic Preservation Fund grant project included the investigation of the archaeological resources of the Summit Lake State Park in Henry County, Indiana with a focus on the field verification of two possible Mound sites (12-Hn-17 and...

PROJECT Kevin Nolan. Christine Thompson. Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology, Indiana Department of Natural Resources.

This is the tDAR Project page that represents Reports of Investigation 114 from the Applied Anthropology Laboratories, Ball State University. The Applied Anthropology Laboratories (AAL) at Ball State University conducted a data enhancement project for archaeological resources within Summit Lake State Park, Henry County, Indiana for a FY2019 Historic Preservation Fund grant (Grant #19FFY-06). This Historic Preservation Fund grant project included the investigation of the archaeological resources...

PROJECT Kevin Nolan.

This is the tDAR Project page that represents Reports of Investigation 116 from the Applied Anthropology Laboratories (AAL) at Ball State University. The AAL conducted a Phase 1 archaeological investigation at the Morgan-Monroe State Forest (MMSF) with support from a Historic Preservation Fund grant (Grant No. 20FFY-03). The Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology (DHPA), Indiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR), administers the grant. The primary goal of this research was to...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Sarah Kerchusky. Erin Powers. Carson Wright. Braden Pefley. Kevin Nolan. Christine Thompson.

This is the tDAR document page that represents Reports of Investigation 116 from the Applied Anthropology Laboratories (AAL) at Ball State University. The AAL conducted a Phase 1 archaeological investigation at the Morgan-Monroe State Forest (MMSF) with support from a Historic Preservation Fund grant (Grant No. 20FFY-03). The primary goal of this research was to further document two historic Civilian Conservation Corp. (CCC) camps, and other potential historic or pre-contact cultural resources...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Hannah Ryker. Jacob Smith. Emily Ross. Zoe Lawton. Rebecca Barzilai. Kevin Nolan. Christine Thompson.

This is the tDAR document page that represents Reports of Investigation 117 from the Applied Anthropology Laboratories, Ball State University. The Applied Anthropology Laboratories (AAL) at Ball State University conducted a Phase Ia archaeological investigation at the Chain O’ Lakes State Park (COLSP) with support from a Historic Preservation Fund grant. The primary goals of this research were to investigate the location of historic-era Mulberry School and a presumed contact-era American Indian...

PROJECT Christine Thompson.

This is the tDAR Project page that represents Reports of Investigation 117 from the Applied Anthropology Laboratories, Ball State University. The Applied Anthropology Laboratories (AAL) at Ball State University conducted a Phase Ia archaeological investigation at the Chain O’ Lakes State Park (COLSP) with support from a Historic Preservation Fund grant. The primary goals of this research were to investigate the location of historic-era Mulberry School and a presumed contact-era American Indian...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Hannah Ryker. Carson Wright. Zoe Lawton. Emily Ross. Kevin Nolan. Christine Thompson.

This is the tDAR Document page that represents Reports of Investigation 118 from the Applied Anthropology Laboratories, Ball State University. The Applied Anthropology Laboratories (AAL) at Ball State University conducted a Phase Ia archaeological investigation at Loblolly Marsh Nature Preserve (LMNP) with support from a Historic Preservation Fund grant. The primary goal of this research was to further understand the use of Pleistocene marshland by precontact indigenous populations, as wetland...

PROJECT Christine Thompson.

This is the tDAR Project page that represents Reports of Investigation 118 from the Applied Anthropology Laboratories, Ball State University. The Applied Anthropology Laboratories (AAL) at Ball State University conducted a Phase Ia archaeological investigation at Loblolly Marsh Nature Preserve (LMNP) with support from a Historic Preservation Fund grant. The primary goal of this research was to further understand the use of Pleistocene marshland by precontact indigenous populations, as wetland...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Christine Thompson. Virginia Carter. Connor M. McCoy. Mary Swartz. Robin Johnson. Hannah Ryker. Kevin Nolan.

This is the tDAR document page that represents Reports of Investigation 120 from the Applied Anthropology Laboratories, Ball State University. The following report reflects collaboration amongst multiple archaeologists and student researchers. The project objective for this National Park Service American Battlefield Protection Program (ABPP) grant was two-fold: 1) to delineate more clearly and accurately the boundaries of the Revolutionary War Battle of Peckuwe (1780); 2) to diminish...

PROJECT Kevin Nolan. Christine Thompson.

This is the tDAR Project page that represents Reports of Investigation 120 from the Applied Anthropology Laboratories, Ball State University. The following report reflects collaboration amongst multiple archaeologists and student researchers. The project objective for this National Park Service American Battlefield Protection Program (ABPP) grant was two-fold: 1) to delineate more clearly and accurately the boundaries of the Revolutionary War Battle of Peckuwe (1780); 2) to diminish...

PROJECT Kevin Nolan. Christine Thompson.

This is the tDAR Project page that represents Reports of Investigation 121 from the Applied Anthropology Laboratories, Ball State University. The following report reflects collaboration amongst multiple archaeologists and student researchers. The project objective for this National Park Service American Battlefield Protection Program (ABPP) grant was two-fold: 1) to more clearly and accurately identify key strategic events and features of the Revolutionary War Battle of Peckuwe (1780) 2)...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Hannah Ryker. Carson Wright. Kevin Nolan. Christine Thompson. Reganne O'Conner.

This is the tDAR document page that represents Reports of Investigation 122 from the Applied Anthropology Laboratories, Ball State University. The Applied Anthropology Laboratories (AAL) at Ball State University conducted a Phase Ia archaeological investigation at Harrison-Crawford State Forest (HCSF) with support from a Historic Preservation Fund grant. The primary goal of this research was to identify the nature and extent of Indigenous use of Wolfpen Ridge, specifically sites 12HR599,...

PROJECT Kevin Nolan.

This is the tDAR Project page that represents Reports of Investigation 122 from the Applied Anthropology Laboratories, Ball State University. The Applied Anthropology Laboratories (AAL) at Ball State University conducted a Phase Ia archaeological investigation at Harrison-Crawford State Forest (HCSF) with support from a Historic Preservation Fund grant. The primary goal of this research was to identify the nature and extent of Indigenous use of Wolfpen Ridge, specifically sites 12HR599,...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Hannah Ryker. Carson Wright. Kevin Nolan. Reganne O'Conner. Zoe Lawton. Christine Thompson.

This is the tDAR Document page that represents Reports of Investigation 123 from the Applied Anthropology Laboratories, Ball State University. The Applied Anthropology Laboratories (AAL) at Ball State University conducted a Phase Ia and Ib archaeological investigation at Spring Mill State Park (SMSP) with support from a Historic Preservation Fund (HPF) grant. The primary goals of this research were to develop a more comprehensive understanding of historical activities around the main mill...

PROJECT Christine Thompson.

This is the tDAR Project page that represents Reports of Investigation 123 from the Applied Anthropology Laboratories, Ball State University. The Applied Anthropology Laboratories (AAL) at Ball State University conducted a Phase Ia and Ib archaeological investigation at Spring Mill State Park (SMSP) with support from a Historic Preservation Fund (HPF) grant. The primary goals of this research were to develop a more comprehensive understanding of historical activities around the main mill...

PROJECT Christine Thompson. Christine Thompson. Kevin Nolan.

This is the tDAR Project page that represents Reports of Investigation 126 from the Applied Anthropology Laboratories, Ball State University. This project created The Digital Precontact Experience, an online multimedia StoryMap that highlights the Fort Recovery Historical Society’s (FRHS) precontact artifact collection housed in the Fort Recovery State Museum (FRSM).Archaeologists and students at Ball State University Applied Anthropology Laboratories (BSU AAL) developed the StoryMap,...

PROJECT Kevin Nolan.

This is the tDAR Project page that represents Reports of Investigation 127 from the Applied Anthropology Laboratories, Ball State University. This project was completed to aid the Switzerland County Historical Society Inc. (SCHS) in documenting and interpreting a collection donated to the museum. Approximately 10% of the artifacts in the collection was photographed and 3D scanned. Artifacts were cleaned, labeled, and identified at the Applied Anthropology Laboratories at Ball State...

PROJECT Kevin Nolan. Michael Shott.

This is the tDAR Project page that represents Reports of Investigation 128 from the Applied Anthropology Laboratories, Ball State University. This project examines distributional and technological changes that accompany the rise of agriculture while creating the largest digital archive of georeferenced private collections from the Central Ohio region. This project exploits collections' potential to expand the scope of data acquisition and fill in the gaps between the patches of existing...

PROJECT Steve Hart. Ann Garceau.

This is the tDAR Project page that represents Reports of Investigation 129 from the Applied Anthropology Laboratories, Ball State University. This project was led in collaboration with the Syracuse-Wawasee Historical Museum. The Applied Anthropology Laboratories were responsible for categorizing, identifying, labeling, and cataloging artifacts in the collection, as well as entering information into a database. The AAL created digital images of every object in the Dolan collection and 3D...