Reconstructing Daily Life in Little Flat Creek Valley
Author(s): Emma L Verstraete
Year: 2015
Summary
The early nineteenth century was tumultuous for Barry County in southwest Missouri. Originally made up of unclaimed acreage and the land grants for the Osage and Delaware Native American tribes, the area was redefined as a county when Missouri reached statehood in 1821 and then later divided into four smaller counties. Through all of these boundary changes the Little Flat Creek Valley was occupied nearly continuously, first by native tribes and later by Phillip Marbut and his family. Archaeological survey techniques will be employed, with the original limestone foundation of the Marbut homestead standing as a research point. Shovel testing and test units around the foundation and original land boundaries will be implemented to determine further research direction. Since there are few records left from early occupation, artifacts yielded will prove to be useful in reconstructing daily life in the valley through its distinctive boundary changes in the early 1800s.
Cite this Record
Reconstructing Daily Life in Little Flat Creek Valley. Emma L Verstraete. Presented at Society for Historical Archaeology, Seattle, Washington. 2015 ( tDAR id: 434144)
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Keywords
General
1840
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Homestead
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Midwest
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Missouri
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Native American
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nineteenth century
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Pioneer
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Settlers
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Survey
Geographic Keywords
North America
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United States of America
Temporal Keywords
early nineteenth century
Spatial Coverage
min long: -129.199; min lat: 24.495 ; max long: -66.973; max lat: 49.359 ;
Individual & Institutional Roles
Contact(s): Society for Historical Archaeology
Record Identifiers
PaperId(s): 440