Phase Ia Archaeological Survey South of the Grain Barn at Hinkle-Garton Farmstead (12Mo1509), Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana

Abstract

In preparation for the development of the IU Campus Farm at Hinkle-Garton (12Mo1509) by the request of Bloomington Restoration, Inc., and archaeologists from Indiana University's Glenn A. Black Laboratory of Archaeology (GBL) conducted a Phase 1a survey of a fallow field south of the property’s standing grain barn. The survey area comprises 1500 square meters (0.37 acres and 0.15 hectares) of the 11.08 acre property. This survey was conducted to determine the archaeological significance of the site, and make recommendations for the areas use for sustainable farming and preservation. In December 2017, a GBL crew excavated a series of shovel test pits to determine the presence of cultural resources and features in the field south of the grain barn. Upon recovering both historic and prehistoric materials, the team catalogued and analyzed all recovered data and artifacts. Both historic and prehistoric activities were identified at the Hinkle-Garton Farmstead, indicating occupation potentially during the Archaic period and during the early 20th century (1920-1950).