ROI098, An Archaeological Survey of Newton County: Enhancement of a Data Deficient Region, Part III

Author(s): Abby L. Clark; Christine Thompson; Matthew P. Purtill; Kevin C. Nolan

Year: 2017

Summary

The Applied Anthropology Laboratories (AAL) at Ball State University conducted a data enhancement project for archaeological resources in Newton County, Indiana for a FY2016 Historic Preservation Fund Grant (Grant #18-16FFY-04). This Historic Preservation Fund grant project investigated the archaeological resources of Newton County, Indiana with a focus on the two central townships, Beaver and Jackson, and under-represented ecological communities within Newton County based on FY2014 and FY2015 surveys. A total of 932.27 acres (377.27 hectares) of agricultural land were surveyed, which includes 5.63 acres of resurveyed area, and 110 new archaeological sites were recorded. The survey recovered 103 prehistoric artifacts and 4,063 historic artifacts from nine parcels of land within Newton County. No human remains were discovered as a result of this grant project. Cultural periods that are represented in the artifact assemblage include precontact era Middle Archaic, Middle-Late Archaic, Late Archaic, and Late Woodland components, in addition to Historic components. The average site density recorded for the project area for precontact sites was one site per 24.53 acres and for Historic sites was one site per 10.02 acres.

Cite this Record

ROI098, An Archaeological Survey of Newton County: Enhancement of a Data Deficient Region, Part III. Abby L. Clark, Christine Thompson, Matthew P. Purtill, Kevin C. Nolan. 2017 ( tDAR id: 465694) ; doi:10.48512/XCV8465694

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


Keywords

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

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

Site Name
12N378 • 12N379 • 12N380 • 12N381 • 12N382 • 12N383 • 12N384 • 12N385 • 12N386 • 12N387 • 12N388 • 12N389 • 12N390 • 12N391 • 12N392 • 12N393 • 12N394 • 12N395 • 12N396 • 12N397 • 12N398 • 12N399 • 12N400 • 12N401 • 12N402 • 12N403 • 12N404 • 12N405 • 12N406 • 12N407 • 12N408 • 12N409 • 12N410 • 12N411 • 12N412 • 12N413 • 12N414 • 12N415 • 12N416 • 12N417 • 12N418 • 12N419 • 12N420 • 12N421 • 12N422 • 12N423 • 12N424 • 12N425 • 12N426 • 12N427 • 12N428 • 12N429 • 12N430 • 12N431 • 12N432 • 12N433 • 12N434 • 12N435 • 12N436 • 12N437 • 12N438 • 12N439 • 12N440 • 12N441 • 12N442 • 12N443 • 12N444 • 12N445 • 12N446 • 12N447 • 12N448 • 12N449 • 12N450 • 12N451 • 12N452 • 12N453 • 12N454 • 12N455 • 12N456 • 12N457 • 12N458 • 12N459 • 12N460 • 12N461 • 12N462 • 12N463 • 12N464 • 12N465 • 12N466 • 12N467 • 12N468 • 12N469 • 12N470 • 12N471 • 12N472 • 12N473 • 12N474 • 12N475 • 12N476 • 12N477 • 12N478 • 12N479 • 12N480 • 12N481 • 12N482 • 12N483 • 12N484 • 12N485 • 12N486 • 12N487 Show More

Site Type
Artifact Scatter • Isolated Artifact

Investigation Types
Reconnaissance / Survey • Systematic Survey

Geographic Keywords
Indiana • Newton County

Spatial Coverage

min long: -87.523; min lat: 40.739 ; max long: -87.272; max lat: 41.179 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

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

Principal Investigator(s): Kevin C. Nolan; Christine Thompson

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 Anthropology Laboratories, Ball State University

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

Record Identifiers

Reports of Investigation(s): 098

Grant #(s): 18-16FFY-04

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