ROI051, African-American and Quaker Farmers in East Central Indiana: Social, Political, and Economic Aspects of Life in Nineteenth-Century Rural Communities, Randolph County, Indiana
Summary
This is the tDAR Project page that represents Reports of Investigation 051 from the Applied Anthropology Laboratories, Ball State University. Archaeological and historical investigation of nineteenth-century rural settlements in Randolph County, Indiana was conducted under a Department of Interior Historic Preservation Survey and Planning Grant administered by the Indiana Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. The purpose of the project was to identify archaeological sites associated with early nineteenth-century African-American and white farmers in the county.
The research consisted of an extensive review of the available historical documentation, interviews with descendants of these early pioneers, and a reconnaissance level archaeological survey of 984.5 acres of agricultural land. All lines of inquiry were directed toward understanding the social, political, and economic context in which three early communities of mixed ethnicity in the county operated prior to 1850. The role of the Underground Railroad as a mechanism for bringing individuals and families into these settlements was also explored.
The artifacts and other data recovered provide information regarding the settlement of the area, agricultural practices, the nature of social relations, and the eventual abandonment of these communities. This report describes the project background of the region, the methods of historical and archaeological investigation, and a history of nineteenth-century rural life in Randolph County.
3D models of the artifacts recovered from Report of Investigations 051, African-American and Quaker Farmers in East Central Indiana: Social, Political, and Economic Aspects of Life in Nineteenth-Century Rural Communities, Randolph County, Indiana, can be viewed using the following link: https://skfb.ly/oWCvp
Cite this Record
ROI051, African-American and Quaker Farmers in East Central Indiana: Social, Political, and Economic Aspects of Life in Nineteenth-Century Rural Communities, Randolph County, Indiana. ( tDAR id: 463036) ; doi:10.48512/XCV8463036
Keywords
Culture
Early Archaic
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Euroamerican
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Late Archaic
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Late Woodland
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Middle Archaic
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Mississippian
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Unidentified Prehistoric
Material
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Chipped Stone
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Site Type
Agricultural Field or Field Feature
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Agricultural or Herding
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Artifact Scatter
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Building Substructure
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Cemetery
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Commercial or Industrial Structures
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Historic Church / Religious Structure
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Historic Communal / Public Structure
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Isolated Artifact
Investigation Types
Ethnohistoric Research
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Historic Background Research
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Reconnaissance / Survey
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Systematic Survey
Geographic Keywords
Indiana
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Randolph County
Spatial Coverage
min long: -85.216; min lat: 40.007 ; max long: -84.809; max lat: 40.31 ;
Individual & Institutional Roles
Contact(s): Kevin Nolan; Applied Anthropology Laboratories, Ball State University
Repository(s): Applied Anthropology Laboratories, Ball State University
Prepared By(s): Archaeological Resources Management Service, Ball State University
Submitted To(s): Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology, Indiana Department of Natural Resources
Record Identifiers
Reports of Investigation(s): 051
Source Collections
Ball State University Applied Anthropology Laboratories
Resource Inside this Project (Viewing 1-1 of 1)
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