Archaeological Survey of A Proposed Cellular Communications Tower Site, Warrick County, Indiana

Abstract

At the request of ATC Associates, Inc., the Glenn A. Black Laboratory of Archaeology, Indiana University (GBL) conducted a Phase Ia archaeological reconnaissance survey of the proposed cellular communications tower site (Heilman site) in Warrick County, Indiana. The site consists of a 31 m x 31 m central tower area and four outlying guy wire anchor areas each measuring approximately 5m x 5m. No additional construction for an access road is proposed for the project area because an existing farm road will be utilized. Approximately 0.25 acre was surveyed. The purposes of survey were I) 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 February 18, 2000 by GBL archaeologists Devin W. Fishel and Scott J. Shirar. No cultural materials were discovered within the proposed project area. Cultural resource clearance is therefore recommended for the proposed cellular communications tower site provided that all earth-moving activities are restricted to the currently defined project area boundaries.