Archaeological Survey for a Proposed Borrow Pit Location, Martinsville, Morgan County, Indiana

Abstract

Duncan Robertson, Inc. requested that the Glenn Black Laboratory of Archaeology conduct a Phase Ia archaeological survey for a proposed borrow pit in Martinsville, Morgan County, Indiana. Approximate 1 acre was surveyed on a site located at the southeast corner of the intersection of State Road 44 and Hess Road (County Road 250 East). The purpose of this survey of this survey was threefold, 1) identify and document all cultural resources in the project area, 2) evaluate any sites found within with regard to their eligibility to be included in the National Register of Historic Places and the Indiana Register of Historic Sites and Structures, and 3) to make recommendations for the protection of significant or potentially significant cultural resources. The survey was conducted in 2001 by Mary E. Pirkl and Daniel C. Seib. Based on the reconnaissance survey, no cultural materials or deposits of cultural objects were discovered at the site. The opinion of the GLB is that no further archaeological work is necessary and all earth moving activities should be confined to their planned dimensions. If any artifact, cultural features, and/or human bones are discovered during the course of earth moving activities, the State Historic Preservation Officer at the Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology, Indiana Department of Natural Resources should be contacted immediately.