Crab Orchard (Culture Keyword)

DOCUMENT Full-Text Beth K. McCord.

In September of 2005, as part of Indiana Archaeology Month activities, the Archaeological Resources Management Service (ARMS) at Ball State University conducted a small archaeological investigation at Mounds State Park. The project involved the excavation of several shovel tests on the north and west sides of the Bronnenberg House, as well as, a few shovel tests at new interpretative sign locations for three earthworks. The project recovered over 1700 artifacts from the Bronnenberg...

PROJECT Uploaded by: Applied Anthropology Laboratories Ball State University

This is the tDAR Project page that represents Reports of Investigation 072 from the Applied Anthropology Laboratories, Ball State University. Archaeological investigations of the Yorktown Enclosure (12-Dl-39) were conducted to determine the origin and potential significance of the earthwork. Fieldwork and comparison with other earthworks in the New Castle Phase of east central Indiana revealed that the site is a 2,000 year old earthwork. While the ditch has been altered by historic modification,...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Beth K. McCord. Donald R. Cochran.

Archaeological investigations of the Yorktown Enclosure (12-Dl-39) were conducted to determine the origin and potential significance of the earthwork. Fieldwork and comparison with other earthworks in the New Castle Phase of east central Indiana revealed that the site is a 2,000 year old earthwork. While the ditch has been altered by historic modification, the original embankment remains buried under spoil removed from the ditch. The central platform also remains essentially undisturbed. The...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Beth K. McCord.

The 1999 Ball State University archaeological field school was held at the Anderson Mounds complex located in Mounds State Park and the New Castle complex. These two sites represent the best preserved Middle Woodland earthwork complexes in east central Indiana. Limited excavations were conducted at several of the earthworks at Anderson Mounds and one habitation site. Investigations at New Castle re-opened areas previously excavated to expose intact profiles in Mound 4. Information concerning...

PROJECT Uploaded by: Applied Anthropology Laboratories Ball State University

This is the tDAR Project page that represents Reports of Investigation 073 from the Applied Anthropology Laboratories, Ball State University. The 1999 Ball State University archaeological field school was held at the Anderson Mounds complex located in Mounds State Park and the New Castle complex. These two sites represent the best preserved Middle Woodland earthwork complexes in east central Indiana. Limited excavations were conducted at several of the earthworks at Anderson Mounds and one...

DOCUMENT Citation Only L. Ross Morrell.

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