Geophysical Survey (Investigation Type)
Investigations that rely on ground-based instrument sensing techniques to create images and/or maps for archaeological research (e.g. magnetometry, resistivity, or ground penetrating radar).
576-600 (672 Records)
This is the tDAR Project page that represents Reports of Investigation 068 from the Applied Anthropology Laboratories, Ball State University. 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...
ROI068, The Bronnenberg House and 2005, Archaeological Investigations at Mounds State Park, Madison County, Indiana (2006)
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...
ROI069, Archaeological Investigations at Mounds State Park: Report of 2006 Field School and Public Archaeology
This is the tDAR Project page that represents Reports of Investigation 069 from the Applied Anthropology Laboratories, Ball State University. Ball State University conducted archaeological investigations at several locations within Mounds State Park in 2006. The investigations were conducted as part of an archaeological field school and archaeology month activities. The purpose of the field school was to train archaeology students in field techniques. The purpose of archaeology month activities...
ROI069, Archaeological Investigations at Mounds State Park: Report of 2006 Field School and Public Archaeology (2007)
Ball State University conducted archaeological investigations at several locations within Mounds State Park in 2006. The investigations were conducted as part of an archaeological field school and archaeology month activities. The purpose of the field school was to train archaeology students in field techniques. The purpose of archaeology month activities was to engage the public in the role of scientific archaeological investigations. The investigations were held at several locations within the...
ROI072, Archaeological Investigations of the Yorktown Enclosure (12-Dl-39) Delaware County, Indiana: Project #STP-M-710, Des. No. 9700310
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,...
ROI072, Archaeological Investigations of the Yorktown Enclosure (12-Dl-39) Delaware County, Indiana: Project #STP-M-710, Des. No. 9700310 (2007)
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...
ROI075, Archaeological Investigations at the Hobbs’ Knob (12M266) and Taylor Ten (12H987) Sites, Madison and Hamilton Counties, Indiana (2009)
The Archaeological Resources Management Service (ARMS) at Ball State University conducted a FY2008 Historic Preservation Fund Grant to investigate and nominate two prehistoric habitation sites in the Upper White River drainage to the National Register of Historic Places. The two sites, Hobbs’ Knob (12M266) and Taylor Ten (12H987), have provided important information on prehistoric settlement in the Upper White River drainage, however information on the integrity of deposits was lacking. The...
ROI075, Archaeological Investigations at the Hobbs’ Knob (12M266) and Taylor Ten (12H987) Sites, Madison and Hamilton Counties, Indiana
This is the tDAR Project page that represents Reports of Investigation 075 from the Applied Anthropology Laboratories, Ball State University. The Archaeological Resources Management Service (ARMS) at Ball State University conducted a FY2008 Historic Preservation Fund Grant to investigate and nominate two prehistoric habitation sites in the Upper White River drainage to the National Register of Historic Places. The two sites, Hobbs’ Knob (12M266) and Taylor Ten (12H987), have provided important...
ROI078, Archeology of The Battles of Fort Recovery, Mercer County, Ohio: Education and Protection
This is the tDAR Project page that represents Reports of Investigation 078 from the Applied Anthropology Laboratories, Ball State University. The purpose of this project was to 1) delineate more clearly and accurately the boundaries of the Battle of the Wabash (1791) and the Battle of Fort Recovery (1794) and 2) through public education and involvement, to diminish threats to the battlefields. The project began with a thorough review of historic sources, collector interviews and oral traditions....
ROI078, Archeology of The Battles of Fort Recovery, Mercer County, Ohio: Education and Protection (2011)
The purpose of this project was to 1) delineate more clearly and accurately the boundaries of the Battle of the Wabash (1791) and the Battle of Fort Recovery (1794) and 2) through public education and involvement, to diminish threats to the battlefields. The project began with a thorough review of historic sources, collector interviews and oral traditions. The KOCOA (Key terrain, Observation and fields of fire, Cover and concealment, Obstacles, Avenue of approach and retreat) methodology was...
ROI084, Taylor Village 2012 (2012)
This represents Reports of Investigation 084 from the Applied Anthropology Laboratories, Ball State University.
ROI084, Taylor Village 2012
This is the tDAR Project page that represents Reports of Investigation 084 from the Applied Anthropology Laboratories, Ball State University.
ROI086, The Battles of Fort Recovery, Mercer County, Ohio: Technical Battlefield Report
This is the tDAR Project page that represents Reports of Investigation 086 from the Applied Anthropology Laboratories, Ball State University. The purpose of this project was to build community consensus for the amendment of a National Register of Historic Places (NHRP) nomination for the battlefield of the Battle of the Wabash (1971) and the Battle of Fort Recovery (1794). Data and community interest from the ABPP 2010 (GA-2255-10-002) and 2013 (GA-2287-13-002) archaeological grant projects were...
ROI086, The Battles of Fort Recovery, Mercer County, Ohio: Technical Battlefield Report (2016)
The purpose of this project was to build community consensus for the amendment of a National Register of Historic Places (NHRP) nomination for the battlefield of the Battle of the Wabash (1971) and the Battle of Fort Recovery ( 1794). Data and community interest from the ABPP 2010 (GA-2255-10-002) and 2013 (GA-2287-13-002) archaeological grant projects were the foundation of this Planning & Consensus Building project. Ball State University (BSU) developed and will submit a National Register...
ROI090, Archeology of the Battles of Fort Recovery, Mercer County, Ohio: A Deeper Understanding
This is the tDAR Project page that represents Reports of Investigation 090 from the Applied Anthropology Laboratories, Ball State University. The purpose of this project was to conduct additional systematic archeological investigations at the location of the Battle of the Wabash (1791), a pivotal battle and Native American victory in the Northwest Indian Wars. We investigated the northwest boundaries of the battlefield in addition to unsurveyed parcels of outlying agricultural land by means of...
ROI090, Archeology of the Battles of Fort Recovery, Mercer County, Ohio: A Deeper Understanding (2015)
The purpose of this project was to conduct additional systematic archeological investigations at the location of the Battle of the Wabash (1791), a pivotal battle and Native American victory in the Northwest Indian Wars. We investigated the northwest boundaries of the battlefield in addition to unsurveyed parcels of outlying agricultural land by means of metal detector and pedestrian surveys. All land investigated during this project was previously unsurveyed and within the boundaries of the...
ROI101, Ground Penetrating Radar Survey of the Solarium Augusti, Rome, Italy
This is the tDAR Project page that represents Reports of Investigation 101 from the Applied Anthropology Laboratories, Ball State University. As part of the efforts of the Virtual Solarium Augusti Project (VSAP) to locate and discover the nature of the Solarium Augusti and related monuments, the Applied Anthropology Laboratories (AAL) conducted a ground penetrating radar (GPR) survey of several locations in and around the suspected original location of the Obelisk of Montecitorio, now re-erected...
ROI101, Ground Penetrating Radar Survey of the Solarium Augusti, Rome, Italy (2016)
As part of the efforts of the Virtual Solarium Augusti Project (VSAP) to locate and discover the nature of the Solarium Augusti and related monuments, the Applied Anthropology Laboratories (AAL) conducted a ground penetrating radar (GPR) survey of several locations in and around the suspected original location of the Obelisk of Montecitorio, now re-erected in the Piazza di Montecitorio (Figure 1). The GPR survey was conducted by Dr. Kevin C. Nolan under the direction of VSAP lead, Dr. Bernard...
ROI102, Results of 2016 Archaeological Excavations and Ground Penetrating Radar Survey at Fort Recovery, Mercer County, Ohio
This is the tDAR Project page that represents Reports of Investigation 102 from the Applied Anthropology Laboratories, Ball State University. Archaeology conducted at Fort Recovery attempted to achieve three interrelated goals. The primary educational objective of the 2016 Ball State University historical archaeology field school was to provide archaeological excavation instruction to BSU anthropology students. Our second project goal, and the main purpose of archaeological excavations, was to...
ROI102, Results of 2016 Archaeological Excavations and Ground Penetrating Radar Survey at Fort Recovery, Mercer County, Ohio (2017)
Archaeology conducted at Fort Recovery attempted to achieve three interrelated goals. The primary educational objective of the 2016 Ball State University historical archaeology field school was to provide archaeological excavation instruction to BSU anthropology students. Our second project goal, and the main purpose of archaeological excavations, was to identify archaeological deposits and features potentially associated with Fort Recovery, constructed in 1793. A third goal of the 2016...
ROI106, Phase I Archaeological and Geophysical Survey and Ground-truth testing for proposed Saugatuck Marina and Laydown Area, Allegan County, Michigan (2018)
Between December 5, 2017 and April 8, 2018, Applied Anthropological Laboratories, Ball State University, conducted Phase I archaeological survey for the proposed construction of a new marina (Marina) and laydown (Laydown) areas located near Saugatuck, Allegan County, Michigan. All work was conducted at the request of Northshores of Saugatuck, LLC. The U. S. Army Corps of Engineers - Detroit District is the lead federal agency for the project. The proposed project includes two areas where ground...
ROI106, Phase I Archaeological and Geophysical Survey and Ground-truth testing for proposed Saugatuck Marina and Laydown Area, Allegan County, Michigan
This is the tDAR Project page that represents Reports of Investigation 106 from the Applied Anthropology Laboratories, Ball State University. Between December 5, 2017 and April 8, 2018, Applied Anthropological Laboratories, Ball State University, conducted Phase I archaeological survey for the proposed construction of a new marina (Marina) and laydown (Laydown) areas located near Saugatuck, Allegan County, Michigan. All work was conducted at the request of Northshores of Saugatuck, LLC. The U....
ROI108, An Archaeological Survey of Wilbur Wright Fish and Wildlife Area (2019)
The Applied Anthropology Laboratories (AAL) at Ball State University conducted a data enhancement project for archaeological resources within Wilbur Wright Fish and Wildlife Area, Henry County, Indiana for a FY2018 Historic Preservation Fund grant (Grant # 18FFY-05). This Historic Preservation Fund grant project included the investigation of the archaeological resources of the Wilbur Wright Fish and Wildlife Area in Henry County, Indiana with a focus on the field verification of three possible...
ROI108, An Archaeological Survey of Wilbur Wright Fish and Wildlife Area
This is the tDAR Project page that represents Reports of Investigation 108 from the Applied Anthropology Laboratories, Ball State University. The Applied Anthropology Laboratories (AAL) at Ball State University conducted a data enhancement project for archaeological resources within Wilbur Wright Fish and Wildlife Area, Henry County, Indiana for a FY2018 Historic Preservation Fund grant (Grant # 18FFY-05). This Historic Preservation Fund grant project included the investigation of the...
ROI110, Ground Penetrating Radar Survey of the Funeral Tunnel at the Former Soldiers’ Home in Dayton National Cemetery, Dayton, Ohio (2018)
As part of an effort to develop a historic preservation plan for the Dayton National Cemetery, the Applied Anthropology Laboratories (AAL) conducted a ground penetrating radar (GPR) survey of the location of the location of the former funeral tunnel for the old Soldiers’ Home to identify the location and possibly the integrity of the tunnel.