ROI093, An Archaeological Survey of Benton County: Enhancement of a Data Deficient Region

Summary

This is the tDAR Project page that represents Reports of Investigation 093 from the Applied Anthropology Laboratories, Ball State University. The Applied Anthropology Laboratories (AAL) at Ball State University conducted a data enhancement project for archaeological resources in Benton County, Indiana for a FY2015 Historic Preservation Fund Grant (Grant #18-15FFY-03). This Historic Preservation Fund grant project investigated the archaeological resources of Benton County, Indiana with a focus on the northern half of the county. Approximately 841.29 acres (340.46 hectares) of agricultural land were surveyed and 85 new archaeological sites were recorded. The survey recovered 81 prehistoric artifacts and 442 historic artifacts from twelve parcels of land within Benton County. No human remains were discovered as a result of this grant project. Cultural periods that are represented in the artifact assemblage include precontact components dating to the Late Archaic, Middle Woodland, and possibly the Early Archaic, in addition to 54 Historic components. The average site density recorded for the project area for precontact sites was one site per 20.03 acres and for historic sites was one site per 15.58 acres.

Cite this Record

ROI093, An Archaeological Survey of Benton County: Enhancement of a Data Deficient Region. ( tDAR id: 463080) ; doi:10.48512/XCV8463080

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

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


Spatial Coverage

min long: -87.524; min lat: 40.57 ; max long: -87.097; max lat: 40.737 ;

Record Identifiers

Reports of Investigation(s): 093

Grant #(s): 18-15FFY-03

Source Collections

Ball State University Applied Anthropology Laboratories

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Documents

  1. ROI093, An Archaeological Survey of Benton County: Enhancement of a Data Deficient Region (2016)