Archaeological Assessment of Huntington Reservoir 1982-1983

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

A pedestrian reconnaissance survey led by William Wepler and Donald Cochran was conducted at the Huntington Reservoir between the fall of 1982 and winter of 1983. This survey took place along the Upper Wabash drainage in Huntington and Well counties. The survey was performed in two parts; first as an in-field survey above the level of the summer pool, which was oriented toward the cultivated areas, and second as a shoreline survey oriented towards the eroded areas. The investigation was performed to: identify the archaeological resources within the Huntington Reservoir area, to determine the impact of the reservoir on those resources, and to initiate the development of predictions to the prehistory of the area and to manage its cultural resources (Wepler and Cochran 1983: 33).

While processing, dates of collection that did not match the years of investigation were found associated with some of the artifacts. These included the following years 1977, 1986, and 1989, it was decided to keep these artifacts with the Archaeological Assessment of Huntington Reservoir 1982–1983 investigation.

The digital materials in this collection were processed by the Veterans Curation Program (VCP), and include the investigation report, select artifact photographs, finding aid, scanned asset key, artifact report, artifact database and a document folder listing. Additional digital materials held by the VCP include additional artifact photographs and correspondence (the latter includes a key from Huntington Lake Shoreline Survey). For additional information on these materials, refer to the Finding Aid.

Site Name Keywords
12HU663 • 12HU602 • 12HU601 • 12HU512 • 12HU678 • 12HU560 • 12HU623 • 12HU582 • 12HU634 • 12HU590

Site Type Keywords
Domestic Structure or Architectural Complex • Resource Extraction / Production / Transportation Structure or Features • Non-Domestic Structures • Mound / Earthwork • Archaeological Feature • Task-Specific Site • Compound Site • Complex Site

Other Keywords
Collections Management • Prehistory • Cultural Chronology • Predictive Model • Site Settlement • Projectile Point • Technology • Lithics • Cultural Ecology • Statement For Management

Culture Keywords
Historic • PaleoIndian • Archaic • Early Archaic • Middle Archaic • Late Archaic • Woodland • Early Woodland • Middle Woodland • Late Woodland

Investigation Types
Heritage Management • Reconnaissance / Survey • Archaeological Overview • Data Recovery / Excavation • Site Evaluation / Testing

Material Types
Ceramic • Chipped Stone • Metal • Fauna • Glass • Ground Stone • Human Remains • Macrobotanical • Mineral • Shell

Temporal Keywords
Historic • Prehistoric

Geographic Keywords
United States of America (Country) • Huntington County (County) • Indiana (State / Territory) • Wells County (County) • North America (Continent) • Wabash River • Huntington Reservoir • Upper Wabash drainage • Huntington Lake • Well County (County)

Resources Inside This Collection (Viewing 1-12 of 12)

Documents
  • An Archaeological Assessment of Huntington Reservoir: Identification, Prediction, Impact (1983)
    DOCUMENT Full-Text William R. Wepler. Donald R. Cochran.

    An archaeological survey of Huntington Reservoir 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 goals of the project were: to identify the archaeological resources within the Huntington Reservoir area, to determine the impact of the reservoir on those resources, and to...

  • Artifact Report, Archaeological Assessment of Huntington Reservoir 1982-1983 (2012)
    DOCUMENT Full-Text Crystal Soto.

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Louisville District archaeological collections were sent to the Veterans Curation Program’s (VCP) St. Louis laboratory in May 2011. The St. Louis VCP laboratory is a USACE, St. Louis District’s Mandatory Center of Expertise for the Curation and Management of Archaeological Collections program, which is staffed through Brockington and Associates, an archaeological contract firm located in Norcross, Georgia. Human skeletal remains (HSR) were removed from...

  • Correspondence, Archaeological Assessment of Huntington Reservoir 1982-1983 (1983)
    DOCUMENT Full-Text US Army Corps of Engineers, Louisville District.

    Correspondence between a member of staff of the US Army Engineer District, Louisville and Mr. William R. Welper of Archaeological Resources Management Services, Department of Anthropology, Ball State University. Letter includes illustrations of a key to a "Model 'T' Ford" and background information regarding the key.

  • Finding Aid, Archaeological Assessment of Huntington Reservoir 1982-1983 (2012)
    DOCUMENT Full-Text Crystal Soto.

    This collection is referred to as “Archaeological Assessment of Huntington Reservoir 1982-1983.” This name is consistent throughout the finding aid, the file folders, and the box labels. The extent of this collection is one and three quarters (1.75) linear inches. The documents include analysis and report records that originally resided in separate housing. The analysis material was originally found within an artifact project box. The report material was housed electronically on a CD. A copy of...

Images Datasets
  • Artifact Database, Archaeological Assessment of Huntington Reservoir 1982-1983 (2012)
    DATASET Veterans Curation Program.

    This the artifact database from the Archaeological Assessment of Huntington Reservoir 1982-1983 collection stored at Applied Archaeology Laboratories, Ball State University. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Louisville District archaeological collections were sent to the Veterans Curation Program’s (VCP) St. Louis laboratory in May 2011. The St. Louis VCP laboratory is a USACE, St. Louis District’s Mandatory Center of Expertise for the Curation and Management of Archaeological Collections...

  • Scanned Asset Key, Archaeological Assessment of Huntington Reservoir 1982-1983 (2012)
    DATASET Veterans Curation Program.

    This dataset contains a list of the assets scanned from the Archaeological Assessment of Huntington Reservoir 1982-1983 collection stored at Applied Archaeology Laboratories, Ball State University.

Projects
  • Archaeological Assessment of Huntington Reservoir 1982-1983
    PROJECT 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. William R. Wepler.

    A pedestrian reconnaissance survey led by William Wepler and Donald Cochran was conducted at the Huntington Reservoir between the fall of 1982 and winter of 1983. This survey took place along the Upper Wabash drainage in Huntington and Well counties. The survey was performed in two parts; first as an in-field survey above the level of the summer pool, which was oriented toward the cultivated areas, and second as a shoreline survey oriented towards the eroded areas. The investigation was...