Archaeological Survey of A Proposed Borrow Pit Location, Lawrence County, Indiana

Abstract

At the request of Rogers Group, Inc., the Glenn A. Black Laboratory of Archaeology, Indiana University (GBL) conducted a Phase Ia archaeological reconnaissance survey of the proposed location for a borrow pit in Lawrence County, Indiana. The proposed borrow pit location consists of an area just southeast of Bedford, Indiana measuring approximately 13 0 meters (N-S) x 126 meters (E-W) situated on a broad, sloping upland above Leatherwood Creek. Approximately 4.0 acres 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 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 April 14, 2000 by GBL archaeologists Wendy L. Natt and Mary E. Pirkl. One previously unrecorded archaeological site, 12 Lr 925, was recorded within the project area. 12 Lr 925 is unlikely to contribute significant information about Indiana prehistory in the region, and is recommended to be ineligible for inclusion on either the NRHP or the IRHSS. Cultural resource clearance is therefore recommended for the proposed borrow pit location provided that all earth-moving activities are restricted to the currently defined project area boundaries. Additional cultural resource recommendations are presented at the end of this report.