ROI040, An Archaeological Survey of Fayette County

Summary

This is the tDAR Project page that represents Reports of Investigation 040 from the Applied Anthropology Laboratories, Ball State University. An archaeological survey of Fayette County, Indiana was conducted under a Department of the Interior Historic Preservation Fund Survey and Planning Grant administered by the Indiana Department of Natural Resources Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. The reconnaissance covered 747.3 acres by systematic survey.

Prior to the survey, only 102 sites were on record in Fayette County. The systematic survey, collector interviews and background research identified 275 new sites. A total of 252 sites were identified through the systematic survey, while 23 sites were identified through collector interviews, background research and non-systematic field survey. A total of 4081 prehistoric and 13 historic artifacts were recovered. Site density for Fayette County was compiled from the systematic survey of the county and sites not found in conjunction with the systematic survey were not included. Overall site density for Fayette County is 1 site per 2.97 acres with an average of 15.66 artifacts per site and 5.28 artifacts per acre. Site densities for the Dearborn Upland were also compiled with an overall site density of 1 site per 2.64 acres.

3D models of the artifacts recovered from Report of Investigations 040, An Archaeological Survey of Fayette County, can be viewed using the following link: https://skfb.ly/oWCu6

Cite this Record

ROI040, An Archaeological Survey of Fayette County. ( tDAR id: 463025) ; doi:10.48512/XCV8463025

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


Keywords

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

Material
Ceramic • Chipped Stone • Fauna • Fire Cracked Rock • Glass • Wood

Site Name
12F103 • 12F104 • 12F105 • 12F106 • 12F107 • 12F108 • 12F109 • 12F110 • 12F111 • 12F112 • 12F113 • 12F114 • 12F115 • 12F116 • 12F117 • 12F118 • 12F119 • 12F120 • 12F121 • 12F122 • 12F123 • 12F124 • 12F125 • 12F126 • 12F127 • 12F128 • 12F129 • 12F130 • 12F131 • 12F132 • 12F133 • 12F134 • 12F135 • 12F136 • 12F137 • 12F138 • 12F139 • 12F140 • 12F141 • 12F142 • 12F143 • 12F144 • 12F145 • 12F146 • 12F147 • 12F148 • 12F149 • 12F150 • 12F151 • 12F152 • 12F153 • 12F154 • 12F155 • 12F156 • 12F157 • 12F158 • 12F159 • 12F160 • 12F161 • 12F162 • 12F163 • 12F164 • 12F165 • 12F166 • 12F167 • 12F168 • 12F169 • 12F17 • 12F170 • 12F171 • 12F172 • 12F173 • 12F174 • 12F175 • 12F176 • 12F177 • 12F178 • 12F180 • 12F181 • 12F182 • 12F183 • 12F184 • 12F185 • 12F186 • 12F187 • 12F188 • 12F189 • 12F190 • 12F191 • 12F192 • 12F193 • 12F194 • 12F195 • 12F196 • 12F197 • 12F198 • 12F199 • 12F200 • 12F201 • 12F202 • 12F203 • 12F204 • 12F205 • 12F206 • 12F207 • 12F208 • 12F209 • 12F210 • 12F211 • 12F212 • 12F213 • 12F214 • 12F215 • 12F216 • 12F217 • 12F218 • 12F219 • 12F220 • 12F221 • 12F222 • 12F223 • 12F224 • 12F225 • 12F226 • 12F227 • 12F228 • 12F229 • 12F230 • 12F231 • 12F232 • 12F233 • 12F234 • 12F235 • 12F236 • 12F237 • 12F238 • 12F239 • 12F240 • 12F241 • 12F242 • 12F243 • 12F244 • 12F245 • 12F246 • 12F247 • 12F248 • 12F249 • 12F250 • 12F251 • 12F252 • 12F253 • 12F254 • 12F255 • 12F256 • 12F257 • 12F258 • 12F259 • 12F260 • 12F261 • 12F262 • 12F263 • 12F264 • 12F265 • 12F266 • 12F267 • 12F268 • 12F269 • 12F270 • 12F271 • 12F272 • 12F273 • 12F274 • 12F275 • 12F276 • 12F277 • 12F278 • 12F279 • 12F280 • 12F281 • 12F282 • 12F283 • 12F284 • 12F285 • 12F286 • 12F287 • 12F288 • 12F289 • 12F29 • 12F290 • 12F291 • 12F292 • 12F293 • 12F294 • 12F295 • 12F296 • 12F297 • 12F298 • 12F299 • 12F300 • 12F301 • 12F302 • 12F303 • 12F304 • 12F305 • 12F306 • 12F307 • 12F308 • 12F309 • 12F310 • 12F311 • 12F312 • 12F313 • 12F314 • 12F315 • 12F316 • 12F317 • 12F318 • 12F319 • 12F320 • 12F321 • 12F322 • 12F323 • 12F324 • 12F325 • 12F326 • 12F327 • 12F328 • 12F329 • 12F330 • 12F331 • 12F332 • 12F333 • 12F334 • 12F335 • 12F336 • 12F337 • 12F338 • 12F339 • 12F340 • 12F341 • 12F342 • 12F343 • 12F344 • 12F345 • 12F346 • 12F347 • 12F348 • 12F349 • 12F350 • 12F351 • 12F352 • 12F353 • 12F354 • 12F355 • 12F356 • 12F357 Show More

Site Type
Artifact Scatter • Canal or Canal Feature • Cemetery • House • Isolated Artifact • Mill • Mound / Earthwork

Investigation Types
Collections Research • Reconnaissance / Survey • Systematic Survey

Geographic Keywords
Fayette County • Indiana

Spatial Coverage

min long: -85.299; min lat: 39.526 ; max long: -85.036; max lat: 39.786 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

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

Principal Investigator(s): Donald R. Cochran

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

Reports of Investigation(s): 040

Notes

General Note: ROI040 Additional Sites: 12F358, 12F359, 12F360, 12F361, 12F362, 12F363, 12F364, 12F365, 12F366, 12F367, 12F368, 12F369, 12F370, 12F371, 12F372, 12F373, 12F374, 12F375, 12F376, 12F377, 12F378

Source Collections

Ball State University Applied Anthropology Laboratories

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Documents

  1. ROI040, An Archaeological Survey of Fayette County (1994)