Kline, Terri (Cultural Resource Analysts, Lexington) and Rob Mann (Ball State
University)
TOBACCO PIPES EXCAVATED FROM CICOTT'S TRADING POST SITE (12 Wa 59)
Of the 65 pipe fragments collected at Cicott's Trading Post Site (12 Wa 59) three
are of particular note: a Peter Domi white clay pipe stem fragment, a broken white
clay TD pipe bowl with intact heel, and a broken green limestone aboriginal stone
pipe.
As chronometric indicators, the recovered tobacco pipes do little to establish
the initial occupation date for Cicott's Post. They do, however, concur with the
documented occupation date of the sites as the majority clearly date to the first
half of the nineteenth century.
The presence of white clay pipes in high frequencies may indeed be a reflection
of Cicott's French Canadian heritage. The presence of the stone pipes points to
the interaction between Cicott and the Native Americans of the region and is a
possible indication of the persistence of traditional crafts and rituals into
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