Students discover local historical landmark
Structure believed to be part of Indiana historic landmark
Sierra Hearvey
Anthropology students have discovered the foundation of a structure they believe to have been a guesthouse near a Cambridge City museum.
The students, led by anthropology professor Mark Groover, are in Cambridge City as part of the National Road Historical Archaeology Field School. The school is located on the Huddleston Farmhouse and is maintained as a museum by the Historic Landmarks Foundation of Indiana.
Groover, who is director of the school, said he and the students found a 16-by-24 feet structure in the Northwest corner of the farmhouse lot. Broken ceramics and bottle glass were found near the site and will be catalogued and analyzed, he said.
"We believe there was a kitchen in the structure because of the kitchen ceramics," he said.
The team used excavation squares and a spatial analysis to find out which area on the site had the highest concentration of artifacts, Groover said.
After completing work at the field school the students work as lab assistants to help catalog and analyze artifacts from the Huddleston Farmhouse.
The students, led by anthropology professor Mark Groover, are in Cambridge City as part of the National Road Historical Archaeology Field School. The school is located on the Huddleston Farmhouse and is maintained as a museum by the Historic Landmarks Foundation of Indiana.
Groover, who is director of the school, said he and the students found a 16-by-24 feet structure in the Northwest corner of the farmhouse lot. Broken ceramics and bottle glass were found near the site and will be catalogued and analyzed, he said.
"We believe there was a kitchen in the structure because of the kitchen ceramics," he said.
The team used excavation squares and a spatial analysis to find out which area on the site had the highest concentration of artifacts, Groover said.
After completing work at the field school the students work as lab assistants to help catalog and analyze artifacts from the Huddleston Farmhouse.
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