Final Report on the 1980-1981 Mississinewa Reservoir Survey

Author(s): William R. Wepler

Year: 1982

Summary

The survey of the Mississinewa Reservoir was conducted under the direction of William R. Wepler from Ball State University in Grant, Miami and Wabash Counties, Indiana. Two goals were outlined for this survey. The first goal was to locate and evaluate the archaeological resources of the reservoir, and the second goal was to evaluate the impact of the reservoir and its management on the archaeological record of the area. The Lower Mississinewa drainage was established as a unit for comparison to adjacent areas due to questions that arose concerning the relationship of the reservoir area to the remainder of the Mississinewa drainage and to the Upper Wabash drainage in general. Thus information from other sites in the area was included in the report.

The recommendations made following this investigation stemmed from the concern for the future preservation and study of the archaeological resources of the Mississinewa Reservoir. William Wepler suggested that the detailed list of recommendations be used as a preliminary outline for a management plan for the protection and development of the archaeological resources of the Mississinewa Reservoir. Recommendations were made for further testing and surveying to obtain comparative data to perform a complete analysis on the artifactual material collected during this investigation, which would lend to the research of the prehistoric occupation of the Miami (Wepler 1982).

Cite this Record

Final Report on the 1980-1981 Mississinewa Reservoir Survey. William R. Wepler. 1982 ( tDAR id: 402390) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8377BQQ

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Keywords

Material
Building Materials • Ceramic • Chipped Stone • Fauna • Glass • Ground Stone • Human Remains • Metal • Mineral • Shell

Site Name
12MI15 • 12MI16 • 12MI17 • 12MI18 • 12MI20 • 12MI21 • 12MI22 • 12MI23 • 12MI24 • 12WB100 • 12WB28 • 12WB29 • 12WB30 • 12WB31 • 12WB32 • 12WB33 • 12WB34 • 12WB35 • 12WB36 • 12WB37 • 12WB38 • 12WB39 • 12WB40 • 12WB41 • 12WB42 • 12WB43 • 12WB60 • 12WB61 • 12WB62 • 12WB63 • 12WB64 • 12WB65 • 12WB66 • 12WB67 • 12WB68 • 12WB69 • 12WB70 • 12WB71 • 12WB72 • 12WB73 • 12WB74 • 12WB75 • 12WB76 • 12WB77 • 12WB78 • 12WB79 • 12WB80 • 12WB81 • 12WB82 • 12WB83 • 12WB84 • 12WB85 • 12WB86 • 12WB87 • 12WB88 • 12WB89 • 12WB90 • 12WB91 • 12WB92 • 12WB94 • 12WB95 • 12WB96 • 12WB98 • 12WB99 Show More

Investigation Types
Heritage Management • Reconnaissance / Survey

General
Biface • Blade • Collections Management • Lithic • Scraper

Geographic Keywords
Grant County (County) • Indiana (State / Territory) • Lower Mississinewa Drainage • Miami County (County) • Mississenewa Reservoir • Wabash County (County)

Spatial Coverage

min long: -85.989; min lat: 40.635 ; max long: -85.747; max lat: 40.729 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): US Army Corps of Engineers Mandatory Center of Expertise for the Curation and Management of Archaeological Collections, St. Louis District

Principal Investigator(s): William R. Wepler

Landowner(s): US Army Corps of Engineers, Louisville District

Sponsor(s): Ball State University; US Department of the Interior, Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service

Repository(s): Applied Archaeology Laboratories, Ball State University

Prepared By(s): Veterans Curation Program

Submitted To(s): US Army Corps of Engineers, Louisville District

Notes

General Note: 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, investigation report, and scanned asset key. Additional digital materials held by the VCP include additional artifact photographs, box labels, document folder listing, initial data sheet, and notes. For additional information on these materials, refer to the Finding Aid.

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