An Archeological Overview and Assessment of Homestead National Monument of America, Gage County, Nebraska

Author(s): John R. Bozell

Year: 2005

Summary

This document provides an archeological overview and assessment of Homestead

National Monument of America in Gage County, Nebraska. The study was completed

under the terms of a purchase order and scope-of-work issued by the Midwest

Archeological Center, National Park Service in Lincoln, Nebraska. Archeological

investigations began at the park in the late 1940s and have continued through the present.

All fee title land within the park has been examined on at least one occasion by

professional archeological teams from the National Park Service or other agencies

working under contract to the Service. Investigations were implemented largely in

response to a need for a park-wide inventory of archeological resources as well as

retrieval of archeological data related to the park’s interpretive mission and various

developments. These efforts have resulted in the identification of six archeological

properties associated with both Native American and Euroamerican settlement. Several

sites have been the subject of test excavations and more extensive data recovery

programs. This study offers a description of all park archeological investigations, sites

recorded, collections recovered and overall contributions the archeological resources

have made to a broader understanding of Central Plains archeology. Recommendations

for further research are provided which focus on geomorphic investigations, testing for

deeply buried resources, analysis of the 1948 collection recovered by Joseph Bauxar and

updating databases and other archival materials.

Cite this Record

An Archeological Overview and Assessment of Homestead National Monument of America, Gage County, Nebraska. John R. Bozell. Purchase Order ,P611504006. Lincoln, Nebraska: Midwest Archeological Center, National Park Service, Department of the Interior. 2005 ( tDAR id: 375649) ; doi:10.6067/XCV83J3CPM

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

Keywords

Culture
Euroamerican • Historic • Historic Native American

Material
Building Materials • Ceramic • Chipped Stone • Dating Sample • Fauna • Glass • Macrobotanical • Metal • Shell

Site Name
25GA5 • 25GA6 • 25GA89 • 25GA90 • 25GA91 • 25GA92 • Freeman Cabin • Freeman School • Homestead National Monument of America • Palmer-Epard Cabin • Squatters Cabin • Suiter Cabin

Site Type
Domestic Structure or Architectural Complex • Domestic Structures • Kiln • Settlements

Investigation Types
Archaeological Overview • Geophysical Survey

General
Brick Kiln • Central Plains Archeology • Dump, Historic

Geographic Keywords
Blue River Basin • Cub Creek • Gage County, Nebraska

Spatial Coverage

min long: -96.927; min lat: 40.196 ; max long: -96.746; max lat: 40.296 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Principal Investigator(s): John R. Bozell

Sponsor(s): Midwest Archeological Center, National Park Service

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