ROI109, Historic Homestead Survey of Versailles State Park, Ripley County, Indiana
Summary
This is the tDAR Project page that represents Reports of Investigation 109 from the Applied Anthropology Laboratories, Ball State University. The Applied Anthropology Laboratories (AAL) at Ball State University was awarded a FY2018 Historic Preservation grant (Grant # 18FFY-04) to survey (Permit # 2019031) sections of Versailles State Park, Ripley County, Indiana. This Historic Preservation Fund grant project investigated the archaeological resources of Versailles State Park with a focus on developing the histories of homestead sites within the park. Approximately 28 acres (11 hectares) of forested land was surveyed and 26 homestead and other historic archaeological sites were cataloged. The survey recovered 20 prehistoric artifacts and 1496 historic artifacts from 26 survey areas in Versailles State Park. No human remains were discovered as a result of this grant project. Although prehistoric artifacts were recovered from several sites, archaeological evidence of historic occupation dominated this investigation.
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Cite this Record
ROI109, Historic Homestead Survey of Versailles State Park, Ripley County, Indiana. ( tDAR id: 463095) ; doi:10.48512/XCV8463095
Keywords
Culture
Historic
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Unidentified Prehistoric
Material
Ceramic
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Chipped Stone
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Glass
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Metal
Site Name
12Ri232
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12Ri233
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12Ri234
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12Ri236
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12Ri237
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12Ri238
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12Ri240
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12Ri241
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12Ri242
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12Ri243
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12Ri244
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12Ri245
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12Ri246
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12Ri247
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12Ri248
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12Ri250
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12Ri251
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12Ri252
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12Ri253
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12Ri254
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12Ri255
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12Ri256
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12Ri257
Site Type
Artifact Scatter
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Building Substructure
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House
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Isolated Artifact
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Isolated Feature
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Road
Investigation Types
Reconnaissance / Survey
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Systematic Survey
Geographic Keywords
Indiana
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Ripley County
Spatial Coverage
min long: -85.445; min lat: 38.914 ; max long: -85.068; max lat: 39.31 ;
Individual & Institutional Roles
Contact(s): Kevin C. Nolan; S. Homes Hogue; Applied Anthropology Laboratories, Ball State University
Principal Investigator(s): Kevin C. Nolan
Sponsor(s): National Park Service, Department of the Interior
Repository(s): Applied Anthropology Laboratories, Ball State University
Prepared By(s): Applied Anthropology Laboratories, Ball State University
Record Identifiers
DHPA Permit #(s): 2019031
Reports of Investigation(s): 109
Grant #(s): 18FFY-04
Source Collections
Ball State University Applied Anthropology Laboratories