Anslinger, C. Michael (Indiana State University Anthropology Laboratory)
AN OVERVIEW OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL EXCAVATIONS AT THE BLUEGRASS SITE (12 W 162),
WARRICK COUNTY
The Indiana State University Anthropology Laboratory conducted
archaeological excavations at the Middle-Late Archaic Bluegrass Site
(12 W 162) in 1981-1983 and 1987. A well-defined dark midden was
identified, and subplowzone cultural deposits occurred over a
considerable area. To date, 125 5 by 5 foot square units have been
partially or completely excavated, and 82 cultural features, plus
numerous human interments have been identified. Floral and faunal
remains collected from the site have a potential for providing valuable
subsistence information, and the tools and waste debris provide a means
for examining Middle-Late Archaic technological systems and trade. In
addition, data generated from Bluegrass and other Middle-Late Archaic
sites in the area may be sufficient to develop a more refined phase
sequence for the Middle-Late Archaic of southwestern Indiana.
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