An Archeological Overview and Assessment of Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial, Spencer County, Indiana
Author(s): Jeffrey G. Mauck
Year: 1996
Summary
During 1994 and 1995 Cultural Resource Analysts, Inc. undertook an archeological overview and assessment of the Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial in Spencer County, Indiana. This resulting study was designed to provide a regional context and summary description of all known cultural resources within the Memorial. The overview and assessment included a review of past archeological research on Memorial lands and a comprehensive search for pertinent documentary records. The results of this research effort are: 1) a compilation of known resources on the Memorial and appropriate critiques of the historical value of these sources, and 2) an evaluation of the archeological work conducted to date, and a statement on the potential for additional archeological sites within the Memorial grounds.
Cite this Record
An Archeological Overview and Assessment of Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial, Spencer County, Indiana, 13. Jeffrey G. Mauck. 1996 ( tDAR id: 398833) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8QR507S
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Keywords
Culture
Delaware
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Hopewell
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Miami
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Mississippian
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PaleoIndian
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Piankashaw
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Potowatami
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Shawness
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Wyandotte
Material
Ceramic
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Chipped Stone
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Ground Stone
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Shell
Site Name
Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial
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Lincoln Home National Historic Site
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Sinking Spring Farm
Site Type
Domestic Structure or Architectural Complex
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Domestic Structures
Investigation Types
Archaeological Overview
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Site Evaluation / Testing
General
Half-Faced Camp
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Hewn Log Cabin
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Outbuildings
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Privies
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Round Log Cabin
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Sparrow Cabin
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Trash dump
Geographic Keywords
Carter Township
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Indiana (State / Territory)
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Ohio River Valley
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Spencer County (County)
Temporal Keywords
Archaic
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Historic
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Mississippian
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Pleistocene
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Woodland
Spatial Coverage
min long: -87.891; min lat: 37.649 ; max long: -84.639; max lat: 41.771 ;
Individual & Institutional Roles
Contact(s): Anne Vawser
Contributor(s): Jeffrey G. Mauck; Henry S. McKelway
Principal Investigator(s): Charles M. Niquette
Prepared By(s): Cultural Resource Analysts, Inc.
Submitted To(s): Midwest Archeological Center, National Park Service, Lincoln
Record Identifiers
Purchase Order Number(s): 1443PX611594098
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