Archaeological Phase Ia Survey for a Bridge Replacement on State Road 356 over Town Creek, .55 km east of State Road 203 in Scott County, Indiana

Abstract

At the request of the Indiana Department of Transportation, the Glenn A. Black Laboratory of Archaeology, Indiana University (GBL) conducted a Phase Ia archaeological reconnaissance survey for a bridge replacement on SR 356 over Town Creek, .55 km west of SR 203 in Scott County. The project area is approximately 260 meters long on both the north and south sides of SR 356. The right-of-way (from center of the existing road) extends between 3 meters at the west and east ends of the project and 17 meters in the center of the project corridor. The entire project corridor was shovel probe surveyed. The project area totals approximately 1.4 acres. The purposes of survey were 1) to identify and document all cultural resources in the project area, 2) to evaluate the eligibility of any sites found 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 on June 21, 2001 by GBL archaeologists Erin Kuns, Dan Osborne, Sean Pearson, Kris Suthers, Daniel Seib, Sarah Wille, and Jamie Aprile. No cultural materials were recovered during the archaeological survey. Further, auger probes indicate no potential for deeply buried cultural deposits. Therefore, cultural resource clearance is recommended for the project area provided that all earth-moving activities are restricted to the currently defined project area boundaries.