Indun Rockshelter (12MO350) 1978
Part of: US Army Corps of Engineers, Louisville District VCP
There was no report present for this collection, but there were field notes that describe the site. In addition, while no report was found for this investigation, an associated investigative report (Munson 1976) includes relevant information for Indun Rockshelter. Field notes indicate that archaeological test excavations at Indun Rockshelter (12MO350) occurred from July to August 1978. There were 14 participants for the adult summer field school which was sponsored by the Indiana University School of Continuing Studies, Bloomington, Indiana. Cheryl Munson was the principle field school instructor; however the field notes also mention that Patrick Munson occasionally took over responsibility for directing archaeological activities.
Munson’s 1976 Lake Monroe report included information on the Indun Rockshelter site that reveals how the site was identified and the rationale for undertaking Phase II archaeology. She mentioned that site 12MO350 was not at risk of the wave erosion that impacted many other sites and that it was visible from the lake and that the lake provided an easy avenue of access by boat, thus making the site an easy target for pothunters. The site produced well-preserved human skeletal remains, quite unlike the highly acidic soil open sites in the area. This was considered significant in terms of reconstructing subsistence systems for the area (Munson 1976: 127-128).
The digital materials in this collection were processed by the Veterans Curation Program (VCP), and include the artifact database, select artifact photographs, artifact report, finding aid, oversized material database, and scanned asset key. Additional digital materials held by the VCP include additional artifact photographs, the box inventories, box labels, card stock inserts, correspondence, document folder listing, excavation forms, field notes, field school roster, initial data collection, oversized material labels, photographic material database, records removal sheet, and a sketch. For additional information on these materials, refer to the Finding Aid.
Site Name Keywords
12MO350
Other Keywords
Collections Management •
Body Sherd •
Prehistoric •
Biface •
Lead Shot •
Gun shell cartridge
Investigation Types
Heritage Management
Material Types
Ceramic •
Chipped Stone •
Metal •
Shell
Geographic Keywords
United States of America (Country) •
Indiana (State / Territory) •
Monroe County (County) •
North America (Continent) •
Monroe Reservoir •
USA (Country) •
N 16-20 •
E 94-97
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Ceramic Artifact Photographs, Indun Rockshelter (12MO350) 1978 (2012)
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Photographs of ceramic artifacts collected during the Indun Rockshelter (12MO350) 1978 archaeological investigation in the Lake Monroe area in Monroe County, Indiana.
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Indun Rockshelter (12MO350) 1978, Archival Photograph, 1016-0018 (2011)
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Photograph of seven individuals.
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Indun Rockshelter (12MO350) 1978, Archival Photograph, 1016-0019 (2011)
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Two individuals in a river with buckets.
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Indun Rockshelter (12MO350) 1978, Archival Photograph, 1016-0020 (2011)
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Individual digging in a trench.
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Indun Rockshelter (12MO350) 1978, Archival Photograph, 1016-0021 (2011)
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Individual standing in a pit.
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Indun Rockshelter (12MO350) 1978, Archival Photograph, 1016-0022 (2011)
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Individual digging on the side of a rock face.
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Indun Rockshelter (12MO350) 1978, Archival Photograph, 1016-0023 (2011)
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Five individuals digging on a the side of a rock face.
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Indun Rockshelter (12MO350) 1978, Archival Photograph, 1016-0024 (2011)
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Two individuals on the side of a rock face.
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Indun Rockshelter (12MO350) 1978, Archival Photograph, 1016-0025 (2011)
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Two individuals at a dig site.
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Indun Rockshelter (12MO350) 1978, Archival Photograph, 1016-0026 (2011)
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Two individuals at a dig site.
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Indun Rockshelter (12MO350) 1978, Archival Photograph, 1016-0027 (2011)
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Three individuals sitting next to the rock face at the dig site.
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Indun Rockshelter (12MO350) 1978, Archival Photograph, 1016-0028 (2011)
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Two individuals digging in a trench next to the river.
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Indun Rockshelter (12MO350) 1978, Archival Photograph, 1016-0029 (2011)
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Four individuals sifting materials in the river.
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Indun Rockshelter (12MO350) 1978, Archival Photograph, 1016-0030 (2011)
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Five individuals standing next to a car.
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Indun Rockshelter (12MO350) 1978, Archival Photograph, 1016-0031 (2011)
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View of the side of a dig pit.
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Indun Rockshelter (12MO350) 1978, Archival Photograph, 1016-0032 (2011)
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View of a dig pit with a clipboard with "12 Ma 350" written on it.
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Indun Rockshelter (12MO350) 1978, Archival Photograph, 1016-0033 (2011)
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Photograph of the measurement of a pit, clipboard "12 Mo 350".
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Indun Rockshelter (12MO350) 1978, Archival Photograph, 1016-0034 (2011)
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Photograph of the measurement of a pit, clipboard "12 Mo 350; N 16-20; E 94-97; 7-21-78"
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Indun Rockshelter (12MO350) 1978, Archival Photograph, 1016-0035 (2011)
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Photograph of the individual in a dig pit.
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Indun Rockshelter (12MO350) 1978, Archival Photograph, 1016-0036 (2011)
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Photograph of two individuals in a dig pit.
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Indun Rockshelter (12MO350) 1978, Archival Photograph, 1016-0037 (2011)
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Photograph of two individuals in a dig pit. (almost the same as 1016-0036)
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Indun Rockshelter (12MO350) 1978, Archival Photograph, 1016-0038 (2011)
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Photograph of two individuals digging at the rock face.
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Indun Rockshelter (12MO350) 1978, Archival Photograph, 1016-0039 (2011)
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Photograph of two individuals digging at the site.
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Indun Rockshelter (12MO350) 1978, Archival Photograph, 1016-0040 (2011)
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Photograph of an individual digging at the site.
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Lithic Artifact Photographs, Indun Rockshelter (12MO350) 1978 (2012)
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Photographs of lithic artifacts collected during the Indun Rockshelter (12MO350) 1978 archaeological investigation in the Lake Monroe area, Monroe County, Indiana.
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Metal Artifact Photographs, Indun Rockshelter (12MO350) 1978 (2012)
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Photographs of metal artifacts collected during the Indun Rockshelter (12MO350) 1978 archaeological investigation in the Lake Monroe area, Monroe County, Indiana.
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Shell Artifact Photographs, Indun Rockshelter (12MO350) 1978 (2012)
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Photographs of shell artifacts collected during the Indun Rockshelter (12MO350) 1978 archaeological investigation in the Lake Monroe area, in Monroe County, Indiana.