Indiana Archaeology Month

CURRENT RESEARCH
The Site
Lab Focus
Hovey Lake Questions
Recommended Readings

FIELD UPDATES 2003
Ground Penetrating Radar
Excavations

WHAT WE'VE LEARNED
The Community
Making a Living
Production and Trade
Beliefs
Abandonment

GALLERY
Artifacts
Field and Lab

INDIANA ARCHAEOLOGY
MONTH 2003
Calendar
What is Archaeology?
Exhibits
Public Lecture
Artifact Identification Day
Excavation Open House

Research at the Hovey Lake site in 2003-2005 is supported by: a grant from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) under the Transportation Enhancement Program, Indiana University, and private contributions. The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) administers the TE grant. Also contributing to the research project are: the Indiana State Museum, University of Southern Indiana, University of Evansville, Indiana State University, and community groups and volunteers.

Questions or Comments?

Last Updated 9.6.2003

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Artifact Identification Day

1:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Saturday, September 20

Workingmen’s Institute (on the lawn)
New Harmony, IN

What is it? How old might it be? Is it a spear point or arrowhead? Is this really ancient pottery?

Bring your prehistoric and early historic artifacts to be identified by archaeologist
Dr. Patrick Munson from Indiana University.

Generalized timeline of Prehistoric and Historic Indiana