Archaeological Survey for a Proposed Borrow Site, Floyd County, Indiana

Abstract

At the request of T&C Contracting, the Glenn A. Black Laboratory of Archaeology (GBL) performed a cultural resources survey of the proposed location for a borrow pit site related to project B-25112 (Harrison County, Indiana). The project area is approximately .4 miles west of Georgetown, in Floyd County, Indiana. Approximately 1.5 acres 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 cultural materials 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 May 7 and May 9, 2001 by GBL archaeologist Melody Pope. No cultural materials were recovered. Cultural resource clearance is therefore recommended for the proposed borrow pit location provided that all earth-moving activities are restricted to the currently defined project area boundaries.