Archaeological Survey for a Small Structure Replacement on State Road 46, 3.84 km west of State Road 246 in Owen County, Indiana

Abstract

At the request of the Indiana Department of Transportation, the Glenn A. Black Laboratory of Archaeology conducted a Phase Ia archaeological reconnaissance survey for a small structure replacement. The location of this project is SR 46, 3.84km west of SR 246 in Owen County. The purposes of the survey were to 1) identify and document all of the cultural resources in the project area, 2) evaluate any sites in regard to their eligibility for inclusion on the National Register of Historic Places and the Indiana Register of Historic Sites and Structures, and 3) make recommendations for the protection of significant and potentially significant cultural resources. Fieldwork was conducted from May 21, 2001 through May 22, 2001 by GBL archaeologists Melody Pope, Erin Kuns, Dan Osborne, Sean Pearsons, Ashley Gellman, Kris Suthers, and Jamie Aprile. A previously unrecorded archaeological site (12Ow505) was documented during the course of the survey. Shovel probes were conducted no more than 10m apart. Recorded lithic artifacts were deemed to be natural in origin and positive shovel test yielded non-diagnostic historic materials such as cut nails, bricks, crockery fragments, and white ware fragments. The materials were found in historic fill. It is the opinion of the GBL that all research potential of 12Ow505 has been exhausted by the Phase Ia survey and the site is not recommended for inclusion on the NRHP and IRHSS. Cultural resource clearance is recommended for the project site, provided earth-moving activities are confined to currently delineated boundaries.