Archaeological Overview for a Proposed Waste Dump Area, Project # B-25792, Lawrence County, Indiana

Abstract

At the request of Duncan Robertson, Inc., the Glenn A. Black Laboratory of Archaeology, Indiana University (GBL) conducted an archaeological records check and overview for a proposed excess dumping site located on Indian Creek Road, approximately eight miles west of the town of Bedford, Lawrence County, Indiana. 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. The records check and overview were conducted on January 10, 2002 by GBL archaeologists Melody Pope and Daniel Seib. The records check revealed a number of previously recorded archaeological sites within two miles of the project area. There are no known archaeological sites recorded in the immediate vicinity of the project area. A field overview of the project area revealed that the pond contained no top soil. Since the dump site is restricted to the pond, it was the opinion of the GBL that archaeological reconnaissance level survey would not be necessary. Cultural resource clearance is therefore recommended for the project area provided that all earth-moving activities are restricted to the currently defined project area boundaries.