Phase Ia Archaeological Survey of the Proposed Intersection Improvement on SR 64 at Lake Road, Princeton, Gibson 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 of the proposed intersection improvement on SR 64 at Lake Road in Princeton, Gibson County, Indiana. The project area occurs in an area that contains extensive commercial and residential development. Both the north and south sides of the project corridor were surveyed. Approximately .9 acres of the estimated 2.8-acre project corridor were 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 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 cultural resources. Fieldwork was conducted on March 30, 2001 by GBL archaeologist George L. Mankowski. No cultural materials were discovered in the proposed project area. Cultural resource clearance is therefore recommended for the project area, provided that all earth-moving activities are restricted to the currently delineated project area boundaries.