ROI071, A Profile of Till Plain Archaeology: A Survey of Hancock County, Indiana

Author(s): Beth K. McCord

Year: 2007

Summary

This Historic Preservation Fund grant project investigated the archaeological resources of Hancock County. Nearly 800 acres of agricultural land were surveyed by pedestrian transects. The survey recorded 161 new archaeological sites, recovered 702 prehistoric artifacts and 950 historic artifacts from 14 locations across the county. The project also visited over 100 historically documented sites and recorded 13 new and two previously recorded sites German Settlement in Sugar Creek Township was investigated. Several local collections were reviewed and correlated to 17 archaeological sites. In total, 193 archaeological site inventory forms were completed. To assist in the management of archaeological data from Hancock County, a GIS database was also created. The information obtained from this project was then compared to regional information. While Hancock County archaeology is analogous to the till plain region, unique environmental characteristics distinguish the county. The abundance of poorly drained soils in the county amplifies the relationship of well drained soils and prehistoric settlement.

Cite this Record

ROI071, A Profile of Till Plain Archaeology: A Survey of Hancock County, Indiana. Beth K. McCord. 2007 ( tDAR id: 464018) ; doi:10.48512/XCV8464018

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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

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

Site Name
12Ha107 • 12Ha117 • 12Ha119 • 12Ha128 • 12Ha130 • 12Ha135 • 12Ha137 • 12Ha138 • 12Ha18 • 12Ha190 • 12Ha191 • 12Ha192 • 12Ha193 • 12Ha194 • 12Ha195 • 12Ha196 • 12Ha197 • 12Ha198 • 12Ha199 • 12Ha200 • 12Ha201 • 12Ha202 • 12Ha203 • 12Ha204 • 12Ha205 • 12Ha206 • 12Ha207 • 12Ha208 • 12Ha209 • 12Ha210 • 12Ha211 • 12Ha212 • 12Ha213 • 12Ha214 • 12Ha215 • 12Ha216 • 12Ha217 • 12Ha218 • 12Ha219 • 12Ha220 • 12Ha221 • 12Ha222 • 12Ha223 • 12Ha224 • 12Ha225 • 12Ha226 • 12Ha227 • 12Ha228 • 12Ha229 • 12Ha230 • 12Ha231 • 12Ha232 • 12Ha233 • 12Ha234 • 12Ha235 • 12Ha236 • 12Ha237 • 12Ha238 • 12Ha239 • 12Ha240 • 12Ha241 • 12Ha242 • 12Ha243 • 12Ha244 • 12Ha245 • 12Ha246 • 12Ha247 • 12Ha248 • 12Ha249 • 12Ha250 • 12Ha251 • 12Ha252 • 12Ha253 • 12Ha254 • 12Ha255 • 12Ha256 • 12Ha257 • 12Ha258 • 12Ha259 • 12Ha260 • 12Ha261 • 12Ha262 • 12Ha263 • 12Ha264 • 12Ha265 • 12Ha266 • 12Ha267 • 12Ha268 • 12Ha269 • 12Ha27 • 12Ha270 • 12Ha271 • 12Ha272 • 12Ha273 • 12Ha274 • 12Ha275 • 12Ha276 • 12Ha277 • 12Ha278 • 12Ha279 • 12Ha280 • 12Ha281 • 12Ha282 • 12Ha283 • 12Ha284 • 12Ha285 • 12Ha286 • 12Ha287 • 12Ha288 • 12Ha289 • 12Ha290 • 12Ha291 • 12Ha292 • 12Ha293 • 12Ha294 • 12Ha295 • 12Ha296 • 12Ha297 • 12Ha298 • 12Ha299 • 12Ha3 • 12Ha300 • 12Ha301 • 12Ha302 • 12Ha303 • 12Ha304 • 12Ha305 • 12Ha306 • 12Ha307 • 12Ha308 • 12Ha309 • 12Ha310 • 12Ha311 • 12Ha312 • 12Ha313 • 12Ha314 • 12Ha315 • 12Ha316 • 12Ha317 • 12Ha318 • 12Ha319 • 12Ha320 • 12Ha321 • 12Ha322 • 12Ha323 • 12Ha324 • 12Ha325 • 12Ha326 • 12Ha327 • 12Ha328 • 12Ha329 • 12Ha330 • 12Ha331 • 12Ha332 • 12Ha333 • 12Ha334 • 12Ha335 • 12Ha336 • 12Ha337 • 12Ha338 • 12Ha339 • 12Ha340 • 12Ha341 • 12Ha342 • 12Ha343 • 12Ha344 • 12Ha345 • 12Ha346 • 12Ha347 • 12Ha348 • 12Ha349 • 12Ha350 • 12Ha351 • 12Ha352 • 12Ha353 • 12Ha354 • 12Ha355 • 12Ha356 • 12Ha357 • 12Ha358 • 12Ha359 • 12Ha360 • 12Ha361 • 12Ha362 • 12Ha363 • 12Ha364 • 12Ha4 • 12Ha5/37 • 12Ha6a/38 • 12Ha6b/39 • 12Ha7/40 • 12Ha8a/41 • 12Ha8b/42 Show More

Site Type
Agricultural or Herding • Artifact Scatter • Historic Communal / Public Structure • House • Isolated Artifact • Mill • Milling Feature • Resource Extraction / Production / Transportation Structure or Features

Investigation Types
Reconnaissance / Survey • Systematic Survey

Geographic Keywords
Hancock County • Indiana

Spatial Coverage

min long: -85.952; min lat: 39.698 ; max long: -85.575; max lat: 39.945 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

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

Contributor(s): Donald R. Cochran; Jamie Meece; Jutta Vogelbacher

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

DHPA Permit #(s): 2006029

Reports of Investigation(s): 071

Grant #(s): 21517-7

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