ROI046, Rush County, Indiana: Predicting the Potential for Surface and Subsurface Archaeological Sites

Author(s): Michael G. Angst

Year: 1997

Summary

An archaeological survey of Rush County, Indiana was conducted under a Department of the Interior History Preservation Fund Survey and Planning Grant administered by the Indiana Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. The purpose of this project was to update and add to the available archaeological data for Rush County.

Prior to this survey, approximately 227 sites were on record for Rush County. Most of these sites were reported by collectors. During this project, 960 acres were covered by pedestrian survey, investigating the till plain, moraine, lake/bog/marsh and valley (terrace and floodplain) environmental zones. The field survey discovered 225 new sites and resurveyed five previously reported sites. Collector interviews recorded an additional 113 new sites, bringing the total of sites on record in Rush County to 565. Site density was lower than expected, but artifact density per site and per acre was considerably higher. This was thought to reflect to the abundance of Laurel chert in the region.

Augering in alluvial and colluvial fans identified deeply buried deposits along the Big Blue and Flatrock Rivers. The surface geology of Rush County has been heavily influenced by Wisconsinan glaciation. This glaciation produced surface topography suitable for the creation of alluvial and colluvial fans with the potential for archaeological deposits to be deeply buried in these fans. Although preliminary, this theory could be tested throughout the till plain region of Indiana.

3D models of the artifacts recovered from Report of Investigations 046, Rush County, Indiana: Predicting the Potential for Surface and Subsurface Archaeological Sites, can be viewed using the following link: https://skfb.ly/oWCuP

Cite this Record

ROI046, Rush County, Indiana: Predicting the Potential for Surface and Subsurface Archaeological Sites. Michael G. Angst. 1997 ( tDAR id: 463973) ; doi:10.48512/XCV8463973

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


Keywords

Culture
Early Archaic • Early Woodland • Historic • Late Archaic • Late Woodland • Middle Archaic • Middle Woodland • Unidentified Prehistoric • Woodland

Material
Building Materials • Ceramic • Chipped Stone • Fauna • Fire Cracked Rock • Glass • Ground Stone • Metal • Shell

Site Name
12Ru114 • 12Ru195 • 12Ru196 • 12Ru220 • 12Ru234 • 12Ru235 • 12Ru236 • 12Ru237 • 12Ru238 • 12Ru239 • 12Ru240 • 12Ru241 • 12Ru242 • 12Ru243 • 12Ru244 • 12Ru245 • 12Ru246 • 12Ru247 • 12Ru248 • 12Ru249 • 12Ru250 • 12Ru251 • 12Ru252 • 12Ru253 • 12Ru254 • 12Ru255 • 12Ru256 • 12Ru257 • 12Ru258 • 12Ru259 • 12Ru260 • 12Ru261 • 12Ru262 • 12Ru263 • 12Ru264 • 12Ru265 • 12Ru266 • 12Ru267 • 12Ru268 • 12Ru269 • 12Ru270 • 12Ru271 • 12Ru272 • 12Ru273 • 12Ru274 • 12Ru275 • 12Ru276 • 12Ru277 • 12Ru278 • 12Ru279 • 12Ru280 • 12Ru281 • 12Ru282 • 12Ru283 • 12Ru284 • 12Ru285 • 12Ru286 • 12Ru287 • 12Ru288 • 12Ru289 • 12Ru290 • 12Ru291 • 12Ru292 • 12Ru293 • 12Ru294 • 12Ru295 • 12Ru296 • 12Ru297 • 12Ru298 • 12Ru299 • 12Ru300 • 12Ru301 • 12Ru302 • 12Ru303 • 12Ru304 • 12Ru305 • 12Ru306 • 12Ru307 • 12Ru308 • 12Ru309 • 12Ru310 • 12Ru311 • 12Ru312 • 12Ru313 • 12Ru314 • 12Ru315 • 12Ru316 • 12Ru317 • 12Ru318 • 12Ru319 • 12Ru320 • 12Ru321 • 12Ru322 • 12Ru323 • 12Ru324 • 12Ru325 • 12Ru326 • 12Ru327 • 12Ru328 • 12Ru329 • 12Ru330 • 12Ru331 • 12Ru332 • 12Ru333 • 12Ru334 • 12Ru335 • 12Ru336 • 12Ru337 • 12Ru338 • 12Ru339 • 12Ru340 • 12Ru341 • 12Ru342 • 12Ru343 • 12Ru344 • 12Ru345 • 12Ru346 • 12Ru347 • 12Ru348 • 12Ru349 • 12Ru350 • 12Ru351 • 12Ru352 • 12Ru353 • 12Ru354 • 12Ru355 • 12Ru356 • 12Ru357 • 12Ru358 • 12Ru359 • 12Ru360 • 12Ru361 • 12Ru362 • 12Ru363 • 12Ru364 • 12Ru365 • 12Ru366 • 12Ru367 • 12Ru368 • 12Ru369 • 12Ru370 • 12Ru371 • 12Ru372 • 12Ru373 • 12Ru374 • 12Ru375 • 12Ru376 • 12Ru377 • 12Ru378 • 12Ru379 • 12Ru380 • 12Ru381 • 12Ru382 • 12Ru383 • 12Ru384 • 12Ru385 • 12Ru386 • 12Ru387 • 12Ru389 • 12Ru390 • 12Ru391 • 12Ru392 • 12Ru393 • 12Ru394 • 12Ru395 • 12Ru396 • 12Ru397 • 12Ru398 • 12Ru399 • 12Ru400 • 12Ru401 • 12Ru402 • 12Ru403 • 12Ru404 • 12Ru405 • 12Ru406 • 12Ru407 • 12Ru408 • 12Ru409 • 12Ru410 • 12Ru411 • 12Ru412 • 12Ru413 • 12Ru415 • 12Ru416 • 12Ru417 • 12Ru418 • 12Ru419 • 12Ru420 • 12Ru421 • 12Ru422 • 12Ru423 • 12Ru424 • 12Ru425 • 12Ru426 • 12Ru427 • 12Ru428 • 12Ru429 • 12Ru430 • 12Ru431 • 12Ru432 • 12Ru433 • 12Ru434 • 12Ru435 • 12Ru436 • 12Ru437 • 12Ru438 • 12Ru439 • 12Ru440 • 12Ru441 • 12Ru442 • 12Ru443 • 12Ru444 • 12Ru445 • 12Ru446 • 12Ru447 • 12Ru448 • 12Ru449 • 12Ru450 • 12Ru451 • 12Ru452 • 12Ru477 • 12Ru479 • 12Ru526 • 12Ru527 • 12Ru528 • 12Ru529 • 12Ru530 • 12Ru531 • 12Ru532 • 12Ru533 • 12Ru534 • 12Ru535 • 12Ru536 • 12Ru537 • 12Ru538 • 12Ru539 • 12Ru540 • 12Ru541 • 12Ru542 • 12Ru543 • 12Ru544 • 12Ru545 • 12Ru546 • 12Ru547 • 12Ru548 • 12Ru549 • 12Ru550 • 12Ru551 • 12Ru552 • 12Ru553 • 12Ru554 • 12Ru555 • 12Ru556 • 12Ru84 Show More

Site Type
Artifact Scatter • Building Substructure • Isolated Artifact • Quarry

Investigation Types
Reconnaissance / Survey • Systematic Survey

Geographic Keywords
Indiana • Rush County

Spatial Coverage

min long: -85.633; min lat: 39.454 ; max long: -85.301; max lat: 39.784 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

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

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

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

Record Identifiers

Reports of Investigation(s): 046

Notes

General Note: ROI046 Additional Sites: 12Ru453, 12Ru454, 12Ru455, 12Ru456, 12Ru457, 12Ru458, 12Ru459, 12Ru460, 12Ru461, 12Ru462, 12Ru463, 12Ru464, 12Ru465, 12Ru466, 12Ru467, 12Ru468, 12Ru469, 12Ru470, 12Ru471, 12Ru472, 12Ru473, 12Ru474, 12Ru475, 12Ru476, 12Ru478, 12Ru480, 12Ru481, 12Ru482, 12Ru483, 12Ru484, 12Ru485, 12Ru486, 12Ru487, 12Ru488, 12Ru489, 12Ru490, 12Ru491, 12Ru492, 12Ru493, 12Ru494, 12Ru495, 12Ru496, 12Ru497, 12Ru498, 12Ru499, 12Ru500, 12Ru502, 12Ru503, 12Ru504, 12Ru505, 12Ru506, 12Ru507, 12Ru508, 12Ru509, 12Ru510, 12Ru511, 12Ru512, 12Ru513, 12Ru514, 12Ru515, 12Ru516, 12Ru517, 12Ru518, 12Ru519, 12Ru520, 12Ru521, 12Ru522, 12Ru523, 12Ru524, 12Ru525, 12Ru557, 12Ru558, 12Ru559, 12Ru560, 12Ru561, 12Ru562, 12Ru563, 12Ru564, 12Ru565, 12Ru566, 12Ru567, 12Ru568, 12Ru501

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