Archaeological Survey of the Proposed Location for a Borrow Pit, Northeast of Heltonville, Lawrence County, Indiana

Abstract

At the request of L. L. Brown Construction Company, Inc., the Glenn A. Black Laboratory of Archaeology, Indiana University (GBL) conducted a Phase Ia archaeological reconnaissance survey of the proposed location for excavation of a borrow pit northeast of Heltonville, Lawrence County, Indiana. The borrow pit will be excavated in association with the replacement of a bridge carrying State Road 5 8 over Leatherwood Creek. The project area was marked by L. L. Brown prior to survey. Approximately 2.0 acres of land were surveyed. The purposes of the survey were 1) to identify and document all of the cultural resources in the project area, 2) to evaluate any sites found with regard to their eligibility for inclusion on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) and the Indiana Register of Historic Sites and Structures (IRHSS), and 3) to make recommendations for the protection of significant and potentially significant sites. Fieldwork was conducted November 11, 1999 by GBL archaeologists Mary E. Pirkl and Devin W. Fishel. No cultural materials were discovered during survey. Cultural resource clearance is therefore recommended for the project area, provided that all earth-moving activity is limited to the currently delineated project area boundaries.