Date of Graduation
5-2019
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts in Anthropology (MA)
Degree Level
Graduate
Department
Anthropology
Advisor/Mentor
Carl Carlson-Drexler
Committee Member
George Sabo III
Second Committee Member
Jodi Barnes
Keywords
Arkansas History, Arkansas Ozarks, Consumerism, Historic Archaeology, Homesteads, Ozarks
Abstract
The hamlet of Leetown, located within Pea Ridge Military Park is the focus of this thesis. The Leetown hamlet played a role in the Battle of Pea Ridge and eventually disappeared before Pea Ridge National Military Park’s establishment in the 1960s. Shortly after the establishment of the Park, archeological investigations began. The resulting archeological investigations from 1962 to 2017 provided a glimpse into the lives of the families of Leetown hamlet within the rural Ozarks. This is an archeological investigation that focuses on establishing the date and function of the buildings within the hamlet as well as the consumer and home dynamics of the both the Lee and Mayfield families of Leetown.
Citation
Jones, V. A. (2019). The Archaeology of Leetown Hamlet: Households and Consumer Behavior in the Arkansas Ozarks. Graduate Theses and Dissertations Retrieved from https://scholarworks.uark.edu/etd/3234
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