Archaeological Field Reconnaissance Mississinewa Reservoir Force Main 1979
Summary
Following a request from the Indiana Department of Natural Resources, an archaeological field reconnaissance was completed for the Mississinewa Reservoir Force Main near Peoria, Miami County, Indiana. The principal investigator was Ronald Hicks of Ball State University. The project involved the construction of 1600 feet of force main and a lift station between the two existing treatment plants. The field reconnaissance, conducted on April 28, 1979, was an intensive pedestrian survey of the proposed route. Shovel probes were placed at various intervals depending on the vegetation and amount of clearly visible soil (Cochran 1979).
Three prehistoric sites were identified by the survey: 12MI2(11), 12MI3(12), and 12MI4(13). Chert flakes were recovered at 12MI2(11) and 12MI4(13) with “chert flakes and a rough blank” being recovered at 12MI3(12) (Cochran 1979: 17). Because no diagnostic artifacts were recovered from any of the sites, it was impossible to assign cultural affiliation or time of occupation to them (Cochran 1979).
The digital materials in this project were processed by the Veterans Curation Program (VCP), and include the artifact database, select artifact photographs, artifact report, finding aid, original investigation report, and scanned asset key. Additional digital materials held by the VCP include additional artifact photographs, field notes, maps and site survey records. For additional information on these materials, refer to the Finding Aid.
Cite this Record
Archaeological Field Reconnaissance Mississinewa Reservoir Force Main 1979. ( tDAR id: 394625) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8FJ2JJ9
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Keywords
Material
Chipped Stone
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Glass
Site Name
12MI11
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12MI13
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2MI312
Investigation Types
Heritage Management
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Reconnaissance / Survey
Geographic Keywords
Indiana (State / Territory)
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Miami County (County)
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Mississinewa Reservoir
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Peoria
Temporal Keywords
Prehistoric
Spatial Coverage
min long: -86.045; min lat: 40.609 ; max long: -85.721; max lat: 40.774 ;
Individual & Institutional Roles
Contributor(s): Brockington and Associates, Inc.
Principal Investigator(s): Ronald Hicks
Landowner(s): US Army Corps of Engineers, Louisville District
Sponsor(s): US Army Corps of Engineers Mandatory Center of Expertise for the Curation and Management of Archaeological Collections, St. Louis District; US Army Corps of Engineers, Louisville District
Repository(s): Applied Archaeology Laboratories, Ball State University
Prepared By(s): Veterans Curation Program
Submitted To(s): US Army Corps of Engineers, Louisville District
Record Identifiers
Department of Natural Resources Project(s): E15-28
Notes
General Note: The digital materials in this project were processed by the Veterans Curation Program (VCP), and include the artifact database, select artifact photographs, artifact report, finding aid, original investigation report, and scanned asset key. Additional digital materials held by the VCP include additional artifact photographs, field notes, maps and site survey records. For additional information on these materials, refer to the Finding Aid.
Source Collections
'Archaeological Field Reconnaissance Mississinewa Reservoir Force Main 1979' collection stored at Applied Archaeology Laboratories, Ball State University
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Lithic Artifact Photographs, Archaeological Field Reconnaissance Mississinewa Reservoir Force Main 1979 (2012)
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Photographs of lithic artifacts collected during an archaeological field reconnaissance for the Mississinewa Reservoir Force Main near Peoria, Miami County, Indiana.