Indiana (Geographic Keyword)
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An archaeological survey of Jay County, Indiana, was conducted under a Department of the Interior Historic Preservation Fund Survey and Planning Grant administered by the Indiana Department of Natural Resources Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology with matching funds supplied by Ball State University. The survey was undertaken to record the density of prehistoric sites and artifacts within the environmental zones present within the county. The survey covered 1,227 acres and recorded...
ROI018, An Archaeological Survey of Jay County, Indiana
This is the tDAR Project page that represents Reports of Investigation 018 from the Applied Anthropology Laboratories, Ball State University. An archaeological survey of Jay County, Indiana, was conducted under a Department of the Interior Historic Preservation Fund Survey and Planning Grant administered by the Indiana Department of Natural Resources Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology with matching funds supplied by Ball State University. The survey was undertaken to record the...
ROI019, Paleo-Indian and Early Archaic in the Upper Wabash Valley
This is the tDAR Project page that represents Reports of Investigation 019 from the Applied Anthropology Laboratories, Ball State University. The Archaeological Resources Management service proposed to construct a study unit for the Paleo-Indian and Early Archaic periods for the Upper Wabash drainage of central Indiana (Figure l). The project was to be carried out through a review of previously documented sites and artifacts from the region and through a field survey focused on testing a model...
ROI019, Paleo-Indian and Early Archaic in Upper Wabash Valley (1986)
The Archaeological Resources Management service proposed to construct a study unit for the Paleo-Indian and Early Archaic periods for the Upper Wabash drainage of central Indiana (Figure l). The project was to be carried out through a review of previously documented sites and artifacts from the region and through a field survey focused on testing a model for Paleo-Indian site location common in the Ohio drainage basin. The model to be tested stated that most Paleo-Indian sites would be located...
ROI020, Interim Report: 1985 Excavations at the All Seasons Site (1986)
This report outlines the progress made toward mitigation of the All seasons site (12-Mi-225) near Peru, Indiana, under the mitigation proposal and memorandum of agreement prepared for this project (Burkett, Cochran, and Conover 1984:81-86). A history of the site, from discovery through testing, is contained in Burkett, Cochran and Conover (1984). Specifically, this interim report contains an accounting of the excavations conducted at the All Seasons site during June and July of 1985. A final...
ROI020, Interim Report: 1985 Excavations at the All Seasons Site
This is the tDAR Project page that represents Reports of Investigation 020 from the Applied Anthropology Laboratories, Ball State University. This report outlines the progress made toward mitigation of the All seasons site (12-Mi-225) near Peru, Indiana, under the mitigation proposal and memorandum of agreement prepared for this project (Burkett, Cochran, and Conover 1984:81-86). A history of the site, from discovery through testing, is contained in Burkett, Cochran and Conover (1984)....
ROI021, Archaeological Investigations of the Upper Big Blue River Glacial Sluiceway (1986)
An archaeological survey of the Upper Big Blue River Glacial Sluiceway was conducted under a Department of the Interior Historic Preservation Fund survey and Planning Grant ad ministered by the Indiana Department of Natural Resources Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology with matching funds supplied by Ball State University. The goals of this project were to 1) identify a sample of the resources within the region, 2) accumulate data pertinent to the nomination of a New Castle...
ROI021, Archaeological Investigations of the Upper Big Blue River Glacial Sluiceway
This is the tDAR Project page that represents Reports of Investigation 021 from the Applied Anthropology Laboratories, Ball State University. An archaeological survey of the Upper Big Blue River Glacial Sluiceway was conducted under a Department of the Interior Historic Preservation Fund survey and Planning Grant ad ministered by the Indiana Department of Natural Resources Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology with matching funds supplied by Ball State University. The goals of this...
ROI022, The Archaeological Resources of the Maumee River Valley, Allen County, Indiana (1987)
The Archaeological Resources Management Service (ARMS) at Ball State University conducted a sampling survey of a seven mile section of the Maumee River Valley in Allen County, Indiana. In addition to the primary survey, the project conducted an experiment in resurveying previously surveyed sample units, interviewed local collectors, and analyzed and tabulated data from a local collection with site level provenience.The project also reevaluated data previously collected from an adjacent section...
ROI022, The Archaeological Resources of the Maumee River Valley, Allen County, Indiana
This is the tDAR Project page that represents Reports of Investigation 022 from the Applied Anthropology Laboratories, Ball State University. The Archaeological Resources Management Service (ARMS) at Ball State University conducted a sampling survey of a seven mile section of the Maumee River Valley in Allen County, Indiana. In addition to the primary survey, the project conducted an experiment in resurveying previously surveyed sample units, interviewed local collectors, and analyzed and...
ROI023, 1987 Excavations at Mounds State Park (1988)
Between June 1 and June 26, 1987, students participating in the annual Ball State University Archaeological Field School carried out test excavations at Mounds State Park, Anderson, Indiana. The excavations were conducted under the guidelines of a proposal submitted to the Division of State Parks of the Indiana Department of Natural Resources and within the framework of the Park's Archaeological Resources Management Plan (Buehrig and Hicks 1982). Three goals were identified for the 1987...
ROI023, 1987 Excavations at Mounds State Park
This is the tDAR Project page that represents Reports of Investigation 023 from the Applied Anthropology Laboratories, Ball State University. Between June 1 and June 26, 1987, students participating in the annual Ball State University Archaeological Field School carried out test excavations at Mounds State Park, Anderson, Indiana. The excavations were conducted under the guidelines of a proposal submitted to the Division of State Parks of the Indiana Department of Natural Resources and within...
ROI024, The Hesher Site: A Late Albee Cemetery in East Central Indiana (1988)
Rescue excavations at the Hesher site, a Late Woodland cemetery in Henry County, Indiana revealed 12 human burials and 26 other prehistoric features, The artifacts recovered from the site revealed connections with the nearby Commissary cemetery and the Van Nuys habitation site and with Albee phase sites in the White and Wabash River drainages. Since a portion of the Hesher site lies outside the highway right-of-way and remains undisturbed, and because of the importance of the Hesher site for...
ROI024, The Hesher Site: A Late Albee Cemetery in East Central Indiana
This is the tDAR Project page that represents Reports of Investigation 024 from the Applied Anthropology Laboratories, Ball State University. Rescue excavations at the Hesher site, a Late Woodland cemetery in Henry County, Indiana revealed 12 human burials and 26 other prehistoric features, The artifacts recovered from the site revealed connections with the nearby Commissary cemetery and the Van Nuys habitation site and with Albee phase sites in the White and Wabash River drainages. Since a...
ROI025, Historic Sites From the General Land Office Surveys: An Indiana Survey (1989)
This project was undertaken to document sites recorded in the public land survey notes and plats of the General Land Office for the state of Indiana and to check a sample of those sites in the field. A total of 1103 sites were documented, of which ten had previously been recorded. Forty sites from six counties were field checked, with approximately 67.9 acres being surveyed. Evidence supporting the existence of thirteen of the sites were found at the reported locations. Six new sites were...
ROI025, Historic Sites From the General Land Office Surveys: An Indiana Survey
This is the tDAR Project page that represents Reports of Investigation 025 from the Applied Anthropology Laboratories, Ball State University. This project was undertaken to document sites recorded in the public land survey notes and plats of the General Land Office for the state of Indiana and to check a sample of those sites in the field. A total of 1103 sites were documented, of which ten had previously been recorded. Forty sites from six counties were field checked, with approximately 67.9...
ROI026, Excavations at the Richardville/LaFontaine House (1990)
The ''Richardville'' House (12-Hu-1013), located at the forks of the Wabash River in Huntington, Indiana, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places (Figures 1 & 2) . The house was reportedly built prior to 1850 by either the Miami Chief, Richardville, or his son-in-law, Lafontaine. A non- profit organization, Historic Forks of the Wabash, Inc., has been organized to maintain and develop the property which includes the house. Current plans call for rehabilitation of the house and one...
ROI026, Excavations at the Richardville/LaFontaine House
This is the tDAR Project page that represents Reports of Investigation 026 from the Applied Anthropology Laboratories, Ball State University. The ''Richardville'' House (12-Hu-1013), located at the forks of the Wabash River in Huntington, Indiana, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places (Figures 1 & 2) . The house was reportedly built prior to 1850 by either the Miami Chief, Richardville, or his son-in-law, Lafontaine. A non- profit organization, Historic Forks of the Wabash, Inc.,...
ROI027, Excavations at the William Conner House: A 19th Century Rural Residence in Hamilton County, Indiana (1991)
During the summer of 1990, the Archaeological Resources Management Service, Ball State University, conducted 15 days of archaeological field investigations at the William Conner house, a 19th century homestead in Central Indiana. Fieldwork performed included collection of artifacts from the ground surface, shovel test pit excavation in the house yard, and unit excavation of the house periphery, yard, and cellar. This report presents the results of the investigation. The study was undertaken at...
ROI027, Excavations at the William Conner House: A 19th Century Rural Residence in Hamilton County, Indiana
This is the tDAR Project page that represents Reports of Investigation 027 from the Applied Anthropology Laboratories, Ball State University. During the summer of 1990, the Archaeological Resources Management Service, Ball State University, conducted 15 days of archaeological field investigations at the William Conner house, a 19th century homestead in Central Indiana. Fieldwork performed included collection of artifacts from the ground surface, shovel test pit excavation in the house yard, and...
ROI028, Archaeological Field Reconnaissance, U.S. 24 Bypass, Wabash-Huntington Counties, Indiana (1989)
NA 3D models of the artifacts recovered from Report of Investigations 028, Archaeological Field Reconnaissance, U.S. 24 Bypass, Wabash-Huntington Counties, Indiana, can be viewed using the following link: https://skfb.ly/oWCtY
ROI028, Archaeological Field Reconnaissance, U.S. 24 Bypass, Wabash/Huntington Counties, Indiana
This is the tDAR Project page that represents Reports of Investigation 028 from the Applied Anthropology Laboratories, Ball State University. 3D models of the artifacts recovered from Report of Investigations 028, Archaeological Field Reconnaissance, U.S. 24 Bypass, Wabash-Huntington Counties, Indiana, can be viewed using the following link: https://skfb.ly/oWCtY
ROI029, Independence: A Multicomponent Site in the Middle Wabash Drainage, Warren County, Indiana (1991)
Excavation of a 10.8% sample of the portion of the Independence site that will be destroyed through construction of a bridge over the Wabash River between Fountain and Warren Counties, Indiana revealed that the site had been disturbed through cultivation, erosion and bioturbation. In spite of the disturbance, data recovered during excavation revealed that occupation of the site spanned a 10,000 year period, was short term, and probably seasonal. Since informants reported that the site has not...
ROI029, Independence: A Multicomponent Site in the Middle Wabash Drainage, Warren County, Indiana
This is the tDAR Project page that represents Reports of Investigation 029 from the Applied Anthropology Laboratories, Ball State University. Excavation of a 10.8% sample of the portion of the Independence site that will be destroyed through construction of a bridge over the Wabash River between Fountain and Warren Counties, Indiana revealed that the site had been disturbed through cultivation, erosion and bioturbation. In spite of the disturbance, data recovered during excavation revealed that...
ROI030, Archaeological Intensive Assessment Relocation of U.S. Highway 24 IDOT Project F-146-0( ); Wabash/Huntington Counties, Indiana (1991)
During the spring and summer of 1989 ARMS conducted a reconnaissance level survey of IDOT Project F-146-0, the proposed relocation of U.S. Highway 24 located in portions of Wabash and Huntington Counties, Indiana. This field reconnaissance located 157 archaeological sites, 18 of which were recommended for testing. In addition to the 18 sites recommended for testing, the Silver Creek floodplain was recommended for subsurface reconnaissance. Testing of the 18 sites and the subsurface...