Archaeological Survey for a Proposed Borrow Pit Location, Ellettsville, Monroe County, Indiana

Abstract

At the request of Erber & Milligan Construction Co., Inc., the Glenn A. Black Laboratory of Archaeology, Indiana University (GBL) conducted a Phase Ia archaeological reconnaissance survey of the proposed location for a borrow pit in Ellettsville, Monroe County, Indiana. Erber & Milligan had staked the project area boundaries prior to the GBL's survey. A total of approximately 0.67 acre was surveyed. The purposes of 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 September 18, 2000 by GBL archaeologists Mary E. Pirkl and Daniel C. Seib. No cultural resources were discovered within the proposed project area. 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.