ROI079, A Survey of Blackford County: A Data Enhancement Project

Author(s): Joseph R. Miller; Victoria Keifer; Kristin Kjeldsen

Year: 2012

Summary

The Applied Archaeology Laboratories (AAL) at Ball State University conducted a data enhancement project for archaeological resources in Blackford County, Indiana, for an FY2011 Historic Preservation Fund Grant (Grant #31921-4). This Historic Preservation Fund grant project investigated the archaeological resources of Blackford County, Indiana with a focus on the Salamonie River Valley and the northern half of the county. Approximately 915 acres (370.3 hectares) of agricultural land were surveyed and 179 new archaeological sites were recorded. The survey recovered 256 prehistoric artifacts and 1,339 historic artifacts from 16 parcels of land within Blackford County. Cultural periods that are represented in the artifact assemblage include Early Archaic, Middle Archaic, Late Archaic, Early Woodland, Middle Woodland and Late Woodland/Prehistoric components that were documented from the pre-contact era. The average site density recorded for the project area for pre-contact sites was one site per 6.58 acres.

Cite this Record

ROI079, A Survey of Blackford County: A Data Enhancement Project. Joseph R. Miller, Victoria Keifer, Kristin Kjeldsen. 2012 ( tDAR id: 465674) ; doi:10.48512/XCV8465674

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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 • Mississippian

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

Site Name
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Site Type
Artifact Scatter • Isolated Artifact • Isolated Feature

Investigation Types
Reconnaissance / Survey • Systematic Survey

Geographic Keywords
Blackford County • Indiana

Spatial Coverage

min long: -85.446; min lat: 40.38 ; max long: -85.208; max lat: 40.567 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

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

Contributor(s): Christine Keller

Principal Investigator(s): Mark A. Hill; Christine Keller

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

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

Prepared By(s): Applied Archaeology Laboratories, Ball State University

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

Record Identifiers

Reports of Investigation(s): 079

Grant #(s): 31921-4

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