ROI043, Woodland Sites in East Central Indiana: A Survey And Evaluation

Author(s): Beth K. McCord; Donald R. Cochran

Year: 1996

Summary

A survey and planning grant project was proposed by the Archaeological Resources Management Service to conduct an inventory of Woodland earthworks in east central Indiana. The inventory would be used to update the documentation of the sites and determine their survival rate. Four sites were proposed for testing and a review of regional habitation sites would be undertaken to develop a model of Woodland settlement in the region. The inventory documented 295 earthworks within the project area. Most of these sites appear to have been destroyed and fewer than 88 appear likely to exist. Testing of the Woodland habitation and ceremonial sites was impeded by a lack of landowner authorization and inclement weather, but one habitation, the Ray site, was partially tested. A model for Woodland habitation in the region indicates that sites should occur in the flood plain. It is hypothesized that the earlier Woodland sites are buried and not visible on the surface. In general the project was successful in documenting the wealth of information on Woodland settlement in the region.

3D models of the artifacts recovered from Report of Investigations 043, Woodland Sites in East Central Indiana: A Survey and Evaluation, can be viewed using the following link: https://skfb.ly/oWCuy

Cite this Record

ROI043, Woodland Sites in East Central Indiana: A Survey And Evaluation. Beth K. McCord, Donald R. Cochran. 1996 ( tDAR id: 463970) ; doi:10.48512/XCV8463970

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URL: http://www.bsu.edu/aal


Keywords

Culture
Early Woodland • Hopewell • Unidentified Prehistoric • Woodland

Material
Ceramic • Chipped Stone • Dating Sample • Fauna • Fire Cracked Rock • Ground Stone • Human Remains • Metal • Shell • Wood

Site Name
12D5 • 12Dl12 • 12Dl18 • 12Dl21 • 12Dl24 • 12Dl297 • 12F17 • 12F18 • 12F29 • 12Fr102 • 12Fr103 • 12Fr105 • 12Fr11 • 12Fr110 • 12Fr123 • 12Fr125 • 12Fr129 • 12Fr134 • 12Fr136 • 12Fr143 • 12Fr144 • 12Fr18 • 12Fr22 • 12Fr23 • 12Fr232 • 12Fr63 • 12Fr67 • 12Fr7 • 12Fr72 • 12Fr81 • 12Fr83 • 12Fr87 • 12Fr91 • 12Hn10 • 12Hn34 • 12Hn39 • 12Hn4 • 12Hn40 • 12Hn42 • 12Hn47 • 12Hn48 • 12Hn5 • 12Hn63 • 12M113 • 12M31 • 12R1 • 12R11 • 12R13 • 12R17 • 12R18 • 12R19 • 12R40 • 12R58 • 12U101 • 12U107 • 12U110 • 12U159 • 12U162 • 12U164 • 12U34 • 12U35 • 12U4 • 12U5 • 12U64 • 12U65 • 12U7 • 12Wy1 • 12Wy12 • 12Wy39 • 12Wy43 • 12Wy45 • 12Wy46 • 12Wy50 • 12Wy57 • 12Wy58 • 12Wy59 Show More

Site Type
Burial Mound • Burial Pit • Mound / Earthwork

Investigation Types
Collections Research • Records Search / Inventory Checking • Site Evaluation / Testing • Systematic Survey

Geographic Keywords
Dearborn County • Delaware County • Fayette County • Franklin County • Henry County • Indiana • Randolph County • Union County • Wayne County

Spatial Coverage

min long: -85.727; min lat: 39.145 ; max long: -84.826; max lat: 40.377 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): Kevin Nolan; Applied Anthropology Laboratories, Ball State University

Principal Investigator(s): Donald R. Cochran

Sponsor(s): Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology, Indiana Department of Natural Resources

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

Prepared By(s): Archaeological Resources Management Service, Ball State University

Record Identifiers

Reports of Investigation(s): 043

File Information

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