An Archaeological Reconnaissance of Approximately 6 Acres Near Lawrenceburg, Dearborn County, Indiana

Abstract

At the request of LMS Contracting, Inc., the Glenn A. Black Laboratory of Archaeology (GBL) performed a phase IA archaeological reconnaissance of approximately 6 acres for a proposed residential (condominium) development near Lawrenceburg, Dearborn County, Indiana. The project area is located 1.5 miles west of downtown Lawrenceburg, north of Hwy. 50. The purposes of the archaeological reconnaissance were to: 1) identify and document cultural resources in the proposed project area; 2) if cultural materials were discovered, assess their potential for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) and the Indiana Register of Historic Sites and Structures (IR.HSS); and 3) make recommendations pertaining to the significance and future treatment of cultural resources within the project area. Fieldwork was performed on July 1, 1999 by GBL archaeologists Wendy L. Natt, Amanda S. Roth, Lee T. Fennimore, and Scott J. Shirar. One archaeological site, 12 D 530, was found during the course of the survey. Small site size, low artifact density and diversity, and the absence of fire-cracked rock or discolored soil indicate that intact, buried deposits are unlikely to exist at 12 D 530. In addition, the site is located in a cleared dirt road, immediately adjacent to extremely disturbed, deeply excavated land. Thus, the site and its immediate vicinity are clearly disturbed and have suffered extreme erosion. 12 D 530 is recommended to be ineligible for inclusion on either the IR.HSS or the NRHP. No further archaeological investigations are recommended for this site.