Patoka Lake Excavations (12DU7 and 12DU8) 1976

Summary

James R. Denbow’s report, entitled Archaeological Excavations in the Patoka Reservoir Dubois County, Indiana, describes the results of the archeological test excavation undertaken at two rock shelters, Kitchen Rock (12DU7) and Saltpeter Cave (12DU7), located within the boundaries of the Patoka Reservoir in eastern Dubois County, Indiana. Though both shelters were situated above the proposed high water level of the reservoir and were not directly endangered by the construction of the dam, they were within proposed recreational areas and testing was recommended after the initial archeological survey because of their archeological potential and the increased opportunity for uncontrolled digging or other forms of abuse which might result from their close proximity to the lake. Test excavations to assess the significance of the archeological deposits in these shelters began in May 1975 and were financed through the National Park Service (contract number Inter CS6000-5-0184) (Denbow 1976).

The digital materials in this collection were processed by the Veteran’s Curation Program (VCP), and include archival photographs, finding aid, original investigation report, oversized materials spreadsheet, photographic materials spreadsheet, and scanned asset key. Additional digital materials held by the VCP include budget documents, contracts, correspondence, document folder listing, maps, oversized material labels, progress reports, records removal sheet, and sketches. For additional information on these materials, refer to the finding aid.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Patoka Lake Excavations (12DU7 and 12DU8) 1976

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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 Mandatory Center of Expertise for the Curation and Management of Archaeological Collections, St. Louis District

Repository(s): Glenn A. Black Laboratory of Archaeology, Indiana University

Prepared By(s): Veterans Curation Program

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

Record Identifiers

Contract No. (s): CS6000-5-0184

Notes

General Note: The digital materials in this collection were processed by the Veteran’s Curation Program (VCP), and include archival photographs, finding aid, original investigation report, oversized materials spreadsheet, photographic materials spreadsheet, and scanned asset key. Additional digital materials held by the VCP include budget documents, contracts, correspondence, document folder listing, maps, oversized material labels, progress reports, records removal sheet, and sketches. For additional information on these materials, refer to the finding aid.

Source Collections

Patoka Lake Excavations (12DU7 and 12DU8) 1976 collection stored at Glenn A. Black Laboratory of Archaeology, Indiana University.