Archaeological Survey of the Huntington Lake Shoreline 1983

Summary

An archaeological survey of the shoreline of Huntington Lake’s seasonal pool was conducted under a contract with the United States Army Corps of Engineers, DACW27-82-C-0094, by Ball State University. The goals of the project were to identify the archaeological resources within the project area, determine the impact of Huntington Lake on those resources, and to make recommendations for future investigations of the resources.

The survey identified 109 sites reflecting occupation and utilization of the project area from the Late Paleo-Indian through the historic periods. The identifiable prehistoric components suggested that the heaviest utilization of the project area occurred during the Middle to Late Archaic and the Late Woodland periods. Historic components most often reflected dumping activities, although late nineteenth and twentieth century residences, lime kilns, and a mill were located.

The impact of Huntington Lake on the archaeological resources of the project area include both erosion caused by fluctuations in the lake’s pool level and artifact hunting by local collectors and others making use of the surrounding recreation areas. Recommendations were made for testing at 23 sites which may still contain deposits which are not completely disturbed (Wepler and Cochran 1983).

The sites that were investigated as part of this project are located in Huntington County: 12HU17, 12HU19, 12HU22, 12HU28, 12HU533, 12HU534, 12HU541, 12HU581-12HU583, 12HU585, 12HU586, 12HU595-12HU604, 12HU606-12HU619, 12HU621-12HU623, 12HU625-12HU663, 12HU665-12HU674, 12HU676, 12HU678-12HU688, and 12HU690-12HU698.

The digital materials in this collection were processed by the Veterans Curation Program (VCP), and include the finding aid, investigation report, and scanned asset key. Additional digital materials held by the VCP include document folder listings and notes. For additional information on these materials, refer to the Finding Aid.

Cite this Record

Archaeological Survey of the Huntington Lake Shoreline 1983. ( tDAR id: 394774) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8K0760B

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

Keywords

Site Name
12HU17 • 12HU19 • 12HU22 • 12HU28 • 12HU533 • 12HU534 • 12HU541 • 12HU581 • 12HU582 • 12HU583 • 12HU585 • 12HU586 • 12HU595 • 12HU596 • 12HU597 • 12HU598 • 12HU599 • 12HU600 • 12HU601 • 12HU602 • 12HU603 • 12HU604 • 12HU606 • 12HU607 • 12HU608 • 12HU609 • 12HU610 • 12HU611 • 12HU612 • 12HU613 • 12HU614 • 12HU615 • 12HU616 • 12HU617 • 12HU618 • 12HU619 • 12HU621 • 12HU622 • 12HU623 • 12HU625 • 12HU626 • 12HU627 • 12HU628 • 12HU629 • 12HU630 • 12HU631 • 12HU632 • 12HU633 • 12HU634 • 12HU635 • 12HU636 • 12HU637 • 12HU638 • 12HU639 • 12HU640 • 12HU641 • 12HU642 • 12HU643 • 12HU644 • 12HU645 • 12HU646 • 12HU647 • 12HU648 • 12HU649 • 12HU650 • 12HU651 • 12HU652 • 12HU653 • 12HU654 • 12HU655 • 12HU656 • 12HU657 • 12HU658 • 12HU659 • 12HU660 • 12HU661 • 12HU662 • 12HU663 • 12HU665 • 12HU666 • 12HU667 • 12HU668 • 12HU669 • 12HU670 • 12HU671 • 12HU672 • 12HU673 • 12HU674 • 12HU676 • 12HU678 • 12HU679 • 12HU680 • 12HU681 • 12HU682 • 12HU683 • 12HU684 • 12HU685 • 12HU686 • 12HU687 • 12HU688 • 12HU690 • 12HU691 • 12HU692 • 12HU693 • 12HU694 • 12HU695 • 12HU696 • 12HU697 • 12HU698 Show More

Investigation Types
Heritage Management • Systematic Survey

Geographic Keywords
Huntington • Huntington Reservoir • Indiana (State / Territory) • United States of America (Country)

Spatial Coverage

min long: -85.584; min lat: 40.776 ; max long: -85.3; max lat: 40.914 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): US Army Corps of Engineers Mandatory Center of Expertise for the Curation and Management of Archaeological Collections, St. Louis District

Contributor(s): Brockington and Associates, Inc.

Landowner(s): US Army Corps of Engineers, Louisville District

Sponsor(s): US Army Corps of Engineers, Louisville District; US Army Corps of Engineers Mandatory Center of Expertise for the Curation and Management of Archaeological Collections, St. Louis District

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

Prepared By(s): Veterans Curation Program

Submitted To(s): US Army Corps of Engineers, Louisville District

Record Identifiers

Contract #(s): DACW27-82-C-0094

Notes

General Note: The digital materials in this collection were processed by the Veterans Curation Program (VCP), and include the finding aid, investigation report, and scanned asset key. Additional digital materials held by the VCP include document folder listings and notes. For additional information on these materials, refer to the Finding Aid.

Source Collections

'Archaeological Survey of the Huntington Lake Shoreline 1983' collection stored at Applied Archaeology Laboratories, Ball State University

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Documents

  1. An Archaeological Survey of the Huntington Lake Shoreline (1983)
    DOCUMENT Full-Text William R. Wepler. Donald R. Cochran.

    An archaeological survey of the shoreline of Huntington Lake's seasonal pool was conducted under a contract with the United States Army Corps of Engineers, by the Archaeological Resources Management Service, Ball State University. The goals of the project were to identify the archaeological resources within the project area, determine the impact of Huntington Lake on those resources and to make recommendations for future investigation of the resources. The survey identified 109 sites reflecting...

  2. Finding Aid, Archaeological Survey of the Huntington Lake Shoreline 1983 (2012)
    DOCUMENT Full-Text Kelly O'Con.

    This collection is referred to as "Archaeological Survey of the Huntington Lake Shoreline 1983.” This name is consistent throughout the finding aid, the file folders, and the box labels. The extent of this collection is one and a half (1.5) linear inches. The documents associated with the Archaeological Survey of the Huntington Lake Shoreline 1983 investigation consist solely of the final report, which was in good condition. It should be noted that within the report, pages 120, 122 through 123,...

Datasets

  1. Scanned Asset Key, Archaeological Survey of Huntington Lake Shoreline 1983 (1983)
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    This data set contains a list of the assets scanned from the Archaeological Survey of the Huntington Lake Shoreline 1983 collection stored at Applied Archaeology Laboratories, Ball State University.