Archaeological Test Excavations Report, Pine Grove Site (12MO183) 1987

This report presents the results of limited test excavations at the Pine Grove site (12 Mo 183) at Monroe Reservoir, Monroe County, Indiana. The Glenn A. Black Laboratory of Archaeology, Indiana University, in contract with the Indiana Department of Natural Resources, Division of Reservoirs, undertook these investigations in order to evaluate the archaeological significance of the site and to determine its eligibility for potential nomination to the National Register of Historic Places. A possible Paleo-Indian component occupation, continuing severe erosion and the discovery of four pothunter holes prompted the site investigation.

Fieldwork consisted of hand excavation of trenches to assess the integrity of archaeological deposits and was conducted under supervision of the author from July 30 to October 10, 1986. Dr. Patrick J. Munson was the Principal Investigator.

This report describes the setting of the project area, previous archaeological investigations, the fieldwork methods used in test excavations, findings, and recommendations. The test excavations demonstrated that the Pine Grove site contained relatively sparse amounts of Late Archaic Period artifacts which extended to approximately 0.5 ft. below the plowzone (1.0 ft. below surface). Some subplowzone materials occurred in small clusters suggesting the presence of pit features at this site, but the results of the investigations indicated the site lacks sufficient significance to merit nomination to the National Register.

本报告呈现了印第安纳州门罗县门罗水库的松格罗夫遗址（12 Mo 183）有限试掘工作的成果。印第安纳大学格伦·A·布莱克考古实验室（Glenn A. Black Laboratory of Archaeology, Indiana University）受印第安纳州自然资源部水库分局委托开展本次调查，旨在评估该遗址的考古价值，并判定其是否具备提名列入《国家史迹名录》（National Register of Historic Places）的资格。此次调查的动因包括疑似存在古印第安文化（Paleo-Indian）期遗存、持续加剧的严重侵蚀现象，以及四处盗掘坑的发现。
野外工作于1986年7月30日至10月10日开展，由本文作者担任监督，通过人工开挖探沟以评估考古遗存的完整性。帕特里克·J·芒森博士（Patrick J. Munson）为项目首席研究员。
本报告对项目区域的地理背景、既往考古调查、试掘所采用的野外工作方法、发掘成果及相关建议进行了阐述。试掘结果显示，松格罗夫遗址出土的晚古风期（Late Archaic Period）遗物相对稀少，其分布范围可至耕土层（plowzone）下约0.5英尺处（地表下1.0英尺）。少量耕土层下的遗存以小簇状分布，暗示该遗址存在坑状遗迹，但本次调查结果表明，该遗址的考古价值不足以支撑其列入《国家史迹名录》的提名申请。