ROI027, Excavations at the William Conner House: A 19th Century Rural Residence in Hamilton County, Indiana
Creators: name: Huser, William A.
name: Mann, Rob
Publisher: name: Archaeological Resources Management Service, Ball State University
Year: 1991
Subjects: subject: Hamilton County
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/geographic-keyword/4614/hamilton-county
subject: Indiana
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/geographic-keyword/44778/indiana
subject: Middle Woodland
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/culture-keyword/15/middle-woodland
subject: Historic
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/culture-keyword/25/historic
subject: 12H608
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-name/119262/12h608
subject: House
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/site-type/259/house
subject: Shell
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/14/shell
subject: Ceramic
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/1/ceramic
subject: Chipped Stone
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/2/chipped-stone
subject: Fauna
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/4/fauna
subject: Fire Cracked Rock
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/5/fire-cracked-rock
subject: Glass
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/6/glass
subject: Building Materials
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/8/building-materials
subject: Metal
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/material-type/11/metal
subject: Reconnaissance / Survey
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/investigation-type/7/reconnaissance-survey
subject: Heritage Management
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/investigation-type/24/heritage-management
subject: Site Evaluation / Testing
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/investigation-type/10/site-evaluation-testing
subject: Systematic Survey
valueUri: https://core.tdar.org/browse/investigation-type/12/systematic-survey

description: During the summer of 1990, the Archaeological Resources Management Service, Ball State University, conducted 15 days of archaeological field investigations at the William Conner house, a 19th century homestead in Central Indiana. Fieldwork performed included collection of artifacts from the ground surface, shovel test pit excavation in the house yard, and unit excavation of the house periphery, yard, and cellar. This report presents the results of the investigation. The study was undertaken at the request of the current property owner, Conner Prairie Pioneer Settlement, to help resolve issues pertaining to planned restoration of the William Conner house and, ultimately, to the management of that historic property as an educational resource. No prior archaeological research within the study area is known to have been performed. The site was assigned number 12-H-608 and an archaeological site form was submitted to the Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology of the Indiana Department of Natural Resources. In this report, the William Conner house is described, and the history of its usage is recounted. The research design, and field, laboratory, and dating methods and techniques are explained. The results of investigation are presented, and conclusions and recommendations for future actions are included.