As part of the National Park Service American Battlefield Protection Program grant, Ball State University's Department of Anthropology held an archaeology field school from May 16 to June 17 under the direction of Dr. Mark Groover. As part of their excavation, the field school students discovered a 2 ft wide trench that extended 17 ft east/west almost exactly aligned with the Greenville Treaty Line. The trench contained multiple closely-spaced post holes of various sizes with battlefield period artifacts (including bone buttons, shell buttons, lead musket ball, Charleville musket center band) found in or close to the trench. The trench with postholes almost certainly extends beyond 17 ft - additional excavation units in the future could confirm this. The trench/post hole feature most likely represents a palisade wall of the fort or a fort-related structure.
Open houses were held on June 13 and 14, so the community and museum patrons could view the field school discoveries and talk to the archaeologist and students.
In the news! Other press links:
Open houses were held on June 13 and 14, so the community and museum patrons could view the field school discoveries and talk to the archaeologist and students.
In the news! Other press links:
- The Columbus Dispatch - 8/21/11
- Ohio Historical Society Archaeology Blog entry - 8/22/11
- Ball State College of Science and Humanities Facebook post - 6/27/11
- JournalGazette.net (Fort Wayne IN) The Scoop blog entry - 6/22/11
- Ball State University Daily Newscenter article - 6/21/11
- Ohio Historical Society Archaeology Blog entry - 6/20/11
- Applied Archaeology Laboratories Facebook photo album - 6/18/11
- Ball State University Daily News article - 6/15/11
- The Daily Standard (Celina OH) article - 6/14/11
- Ball State University Sponsored Programs Blog entry - 5/5/11
- Ohio Historical Society Archaeology Blog entry - 1/6/11
- The Daily Standard (Celina OH) article - 10/2/10
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