Geophysical Survey at the Janis-Ziegler / Green Tree Tavern Site (23SG272), Ste. Geneviève National Historical Park, Missouri

Summary

This is an abstract from the "New and Emerging Geophysical and Geospatial Research in the National Parks" session, at the 89th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

The Midwest Archeological Center carried out multi-instrument geophysical surveys at four properties managed by Ste. Geneviève National Historical Park in 2022 to better understand archeological resources within them. Ste. Geneviève is a French colonial town in southeast Missouri with vernacular architecture dating to the eighteenth century. Among these historic properties is the Janis-Ziegler / Green Tree Tavern site, which was constructed in 1790. The residence and business are associated with Nicolas Janis, a wealthy French Canadian, who moved with his family and at least 15 enslaved people to Ste. Geneviève from nearby Kaskaskia, Illinois a year prior. Excavations conducted by Illinois State University from 2006 to 2009 revealed part of an outbuilding constructed in the poteaux-en-terre style. Based on recovered artifacts, it is thought to represent both a detached kitchen and quarters of enslaved people. Magnetometry, ground-penetrating radar, earth resistance, conductivity, and magnetic susceptibility survey results suggest that at least two outbuildings are present in the vicinity of the residence, including the structure tested previously, a pathway leading from the residence to this outbuilding, and a well located just to the side of the residence’s rear entrance. Limited test excavations are planned in 2024 to evaluate these finds.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• New and Emerging Geophysical and Geospatial Research in the National Parks   •
• Society for American Archaeology 89th Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA (2024)

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Abstract Id(s): 39762.0