Scientists seek native dwellings at Fort Ouiatenon

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Since the revelation of the actual Fort Ouiatenon site in the late 1960s, archaeologists have focused mostly on the fort itself, excavating the mound upon which it sat and combing for artifacts, such as kettles, gun flints and domestic items.

Michael Strezewski, an archaeologist from University of Southern Indiana, is looking outside the box.