Initial investigations at the Bundy-Voyles site involved the establishment of a site grid and the creation of a fine-scale topographic map of the site area (Figure 3.2), with the site datum (N100, E100) set arbitrarily at 100.0 meters. Next, a controlled surface collection of the site was conducted using 224 five-meter-square collection units (Figure 3.3). These collection units were centered over the Late Prehistoric component of the site, and all prehistoric and historic artifacts within the 5.0 m-by-5.0 m squares were collected and bagged separately.

This controlled collection was used to guide the placement of the excavation units and the geophysical survey grid and to reveal the existence of intrasite patterning and subsurface deposits. Stephen Ball conducted a survey of the magnetic subsurface anomalies over the portion of the site that produced the highest density of Late Prehistoric cultural material. The geophysical survey grid measured 20.0 by 40.0 meters and successfully detected an overbank midden and several pit features.

Approximately 168.0 square meters of surface area (about 2.4 percent of the site area as defined by the spring 1995 reconnaissance survey) were excavated, revealing a large overbank midden, seven pit features, a burial, and various post molds. (For feature and unit designations, see figures 3.4 and 3.5.)

Eleven units, measuring 3.0 m by 3.0 m, were hand excavated. (Unit I had a two-square meter extension.) Materials from plowzone contexts were sampled using 50.0 cm-by-50.0 cm standard volumetric samples (SVS) units placed at opposite corners within each of the eleven units to guide the excavation of the remainder of the unit. All soil excavated from the SVS units was passed through 1/4-inch hardware cloth and bagged separately. Approximately 5 to 6 percent of the plowzone contents were sampled in this manner. The SVS units in combination with the controlled surface collection adequately documented the materials within the plowzone.

In addition, two 2.0 m-by-2.0 m units (units N and R) were excavated in order to expose larger portions of features or possible post pattern areas, and five trenches were excavated to determine whether the stockade and circular village plan identified at the Cox's Woods site (Redmond and McCullough 1996) and the Clampitt site (Redmond 1994b) were present on this site.

After removal of the plowzone soils in the excavation units, the exposed subsoil was cleanly scraped and all soil anomalies were mapped. All features encountered were cross sectioned, mapped, and photographed. The contents of all features were screened through 1/4 inch hardware cloth. Soil samples for flotation were taken from all natural levels identified within feature contexts, when practicable, as well as at 10.0 cm levels within the natural strata of selected features. Flotation samples were taken at these finer intervals to determine whether it might be possible to detect seasonal variation in diet on these sites (see Wagner and Shane 1994). All flotation samples recovered have been processed, and the results of botanical and faunal analysis from features are presented in appendixes 2 and 3. Charcoal samples for radiocarbon assay also were collected; results are presented in Appendix 4. At the completion of the excavation, all units were backfilled, and the original surface contours were restored.

All artifacts collected during the excavation at 12 Mg 1 were processed, cataloged, and curated (accession number 9150) at the Glenn A. Black Laboratory of Archaeology along with such associated documentation as field forms, photographs, and field specimen logs. Physical and legal custody of the human remains was remanded to the Indiana Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology (DHPA).