An Archaeological Reconnaissance of the Proposed Winslow Road Park, Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana

Abstract

An archaeological reconnaissance of the proposed Winslow Road Park, Bloomington. Indiana. was undertaken on November 19. 1976 by the author in order to assess project impact on prehistoric cultural resources. This work was accomplished at the request of the City of Bloomington Parks and Recreation Department in order to comply with the National Environmental Policy Act. the National Historic Preservation Act, Executive Order 11593 and Public Law 93-291. Reconnaissance results and information supplied by Mr. John Rice indicate that only one archaeological site exists within the project area. This site, located on an erosional surface, produced no artifactual material other than three projectile points scattered over a large area. The absence of other artifactual material indicates that the site was not a habitation site of any duration and the probability of any undisturbed deposits either being constructed or remaining, given the erosional nature of the site location, is low. The site is one of numerous other sites with identical characteristics which exist in Monroe County and probably does not preserve any significant archaeological information. Therefore, construction of the proposed facilities at Winslow Road Park will probably not adversely affect prehistoric cultural resources. It is recommended that no further archaeological investigations be conducted, unless cultural materials are observed during project construction. In this highly unlikely event the Glenn A. Black Laboratory of Archaeology should be notified to prevent destruction of information.