Clifty Creek Reservoir Area 1973-1974

Part of: US Army Corps of Engineers, Louisville District VCP

The USACE, Louisville District obtained the collection through an archaeological survey of land potentially affected by the proposed Clifty Creek reservoir project in Bartholomew County (12B) and Decatur (12DE) County, Indiana. The Clifty Creek reservoir involved the construction of one or more dams on the Clifty Creek and Fall Fork to provide flood control and recreational facilities. Curtis Tomak accomplished the survey during the fall and winter of 1973-1974 under contract from the National Park Service. In and close to the reservoir the survey located new sites 12B25—12B84 and 12DE7—12DE19. Previously, in 1968, Claude White of Indiana University surveyed twenty-five sites 12B2-12B 22 and 12DE2-12DE 5 in or close to the reservoir. The two fore mentioned surveys constitute the total archeological work to have been done in that area up until that time (Tomak 1974).

The digital materials in this collection were processed by the Veterans Curation Program (VCP) and include the artifact database, select artifact photographs, artifact report, investigation report, finding aid, oversized material database, and scanned asset key. Additional digital materials held by the VCP include additional artifact photographs, budget transfer request, correspondence, field notes, interdepartmental communication, mail receipts, progress report, and statements of account. For additional information on these materials, refer to the Finding Aid.

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Documents
  • Archaeological Reconnaissance of the Proposed Clifty Creek Reservoir Area Bartholomew and Decatur Counties, Indiana (1974)
    DOCUMENT Full-Text Curtis H. Tomak.

    This is a report of an archaeological survey of areas potentially affected by the proposed Clifty Creek reservoir project in Bartholomew County and Decatur County, Indiana (Fig. 1). The project would be an undertaking of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and involves the construction of one or more dams on Clifty Creek and Fall Fork to provide flood control and recreational facilities. Four possible dam sites and several reservoir alternatives are being considered. Data regarding these are given...

  • Artifact Report, Clifty Creek Reservoir Area 1973-1974 (2012)
    DOCUMENT Full-Text Cody Gregory.

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Louisville District archaeological collections were sent to the Veterans Curation Project’s (VCP) St. Louis laboratory in the fall of 2009. The VCP St. Louis laboratory was established by USACE, St. Louis District’s Mandatory Center of Expertise for the Curation and Management of Archaeological Collections using American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 funds and staffed through Brockington and Associates, Inc. Human skeletal remains (HSR) were removed...

  • Finding Aid, Clifty Creek Reservoir Area 1973-1974 (2012)
    DOCUMENT Full-Text Ron Thurber. Edward Whitsell.

    This collection is referred to as "Clifty Creek Reservoir Area 1973-1974.” This name is consistent throughout the finding aid, the file folders, and the box labels. The extent of this collection is two (2) linear inches. The rehabilitation for the Clifty Creek Reservoir Area 1973-1974 document collection was done in several stages, because various files pertaining to this collection were sent to the VCP at different times. For instance, a copy of the final report was sent electronically and...

Images Datasets
  • Artifact Database, Clifty Creek Reservoir Area 1973-1974 (2012)
    DATASET Veterans Curation Program.

    This the artifact database from the Clifty Creek Reservoir Area 1973-1974 collection stored at Glenn A. Black Laboratory of Archaeology, Indiana University. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Louisville District archaeological collections were sent to the Veterans Curation Project’s (VCP) St. Louis laboratory in the fall of 2009. The VCP St. Louis laboratory was established by USACE, St. Louis District’s Mandatory Center of Expertise for the Curation and Management of Archaeological...

  • Clifty Creek Scanned Asset Key, Clifty Creek Reservoir Area 1973-1974 (2012)
    DATASET Edward Whitsell.

    This dataset contains a list of the assets scanned from the Clifty Creek Reservoir Area 1973-1974 collection stored at Glenn A. Black Laboratory of Archaeology, Indiana University.

  • Oversized Material Database, Clifty Creek Reservoir Area 1973-1974 (2012)
    DATASET Veterans Curation Program.

    This is the oversized material database for the Clifty Creek Reservoir Area 1973-1974 collection stored at Glenn A. Black Laboratory of Archaeology, Indiana University.

Projects
  • Clifty Creek Reservoir Area 1973-1974
    PROJECT National Park Service. Curtis H. Tomak. US Army Corps of Engineers, Louisville District. US Army Corps of Engineers Mandatory Center of Expertise for the Curation and Management of Archaeological Collections, St. Louis District.

    The USACE, Louisville District obtained these materials through an archaeological survey of land potentially affected by the proposed Clifty Creek reservoir project in Bartholomew County (12B) and Decatur (12DE) County, Indiana. The Clifty Creek reservoir involved the construction of one or more dams on the Clifty Creek and Fall Fork to provide flood control and recreational facilities. Curtis Tomak accomplished the survey during the fall and winter of 1973-1974 under contract from the National...