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The following list of chronologically ordered projects represents some of the more interesting fieldwork completed by HAR. This page will be modified periodically. Please feel free to check back often. 1993-94 Phase I and II reconnaissance of the 1805-1808 Shawnee village, Prophetstown, in Darke County Ohio near Greenville. After conventional archaeological survey techniques failed to locate any artifacts associated with the Shawnee occupation, HAR personnel were contracted to perform an intensive metal detection reconnaissance of this 105 acre parcel. During the course of the survey, a number of interesting artifacts were collected including this rare silver trade ornament. A booklet detailing the methodology and findings of the survey may be purchased by downloading an order form. 1994 Phase I and II intensive archaeological investigation of the proposed Shawnee Springs Housing Development near Springfield in Clark County, Ohio. (Battle of Pickaway) A tripartite scheme of visual reconnaissance, electronic detection and mechanical test trenching was employed to ascertain whether or not parts of the Shawnee Indian village and 1780 battle site extended into properties intended for development. Ground Penetrating Radar was utilized in an attempt to find evidence of intact archaeological features and burials. Artifact images and interpretations are available elsewhere on this site. Click here to view artifacts recovered from the Battle of Pickaway. 1995 1794 Battle of Fallen Timbers project. HAR contracted with Maumee Valley Heritage Corridor,Inc. and Heidelberg College Director of Anthropology, G. Michael Pratt Ph.D., to supervise an intensive metal detection survey and to record all artifact position data by GPS for presentation and analysis in a GIS software environment. The Fallen Timbers battlefield is in Lucas County near Maumee, Ohio. Seven subsequent surveys of this and adjacent properties were undertaken during 1996-2000. This site is on the National Register of Historic Places and has been granted affiliated status with the National Park Service. 1997-98 Acting under the auspices of the Toledo, Ohio firm, Midwest Environmental Consultants, Inc, HAR performed GPS survey of over 400 prehistoric and historic sites on military installations in both Indiana and Ohio. More than 12,000 acres were examined by MEC during these projects. HAR prepared site coordinate data and map presentations for analysis in ArcView GIS. 1999 The 1782 Battle of Sandusky (Crawford's Defeat) near Upper Sandusky, Ohio. HAR cooperated with Heidelberg College to perform a preliminary metal detection reconnaissance of properties thought to be the location of Crawford's Defeat. The survey would attempt to locate and delineate the battle site by recovering military and civilian artifacts that may have been associated with this event. The initial results of this investigation were promising and further, more intensive survey is anticipated in the near future. 1999 The Buffington Island Battlefield Archaeological Project was funded through a grant by the American Battlefield Protection Program ABPP and received matching funds from co-sponsor Heidelberg College. HAR was contracted to supervise an intensive metal detection reconnaissance in order to locate key positions on this 1863 battlefield. HAR personnel were responsible for sub-meter GPS survey of artifact locations and subsequent GIS study, as well as, field identification of excavated military and civilian artifacts. 1999 HAR team members cooperated with the Center for Historic and Military Archaeology to direct an intensive metal detection reconnaissance and limited sub-surface testing of Fort Laurens (1778-1789), the only fort built in Ohio during the American Revolution. Site survey data was recorded by GPS and prepared for presentation using GIS cartographic and database analysis techniques. The Fort Laurens State Memorial, located in Tuscarawas county near Bolivar, Ohio, is maintained by the Ohio Historical Society. 2000 The Ohio Historical Society contracted HAR to conduct non-invasive, remote sensing survey of the Fort Meigs State Memorial, a reconstruction of an early 19th century military installation, in Wood county, Perrysburg, Ohio. Geophysical survey techniques with a Geonics EM 38 ground conductivity system were utilized to map sub-surface anomalies in potentially significant areas prior to planned renovation and construction of new Museum facilities within the 65-acre park. 2000 HAR contracted with Dr. David Bush, Heidleberg Center for Historic and Military Archaeology (CHMA), to conduct an electromagnetic conductivity survey and subsurface mapping of the Johnson Island POW cemetery near Sandusky, Ohio. 2000 The Knox County Cemetery Commission (KCCC) hired HAR to assist in the delineation and mapping of a number of threatened pioneer cemeteries in Knox County, Indiana. A summary of the initial field results may be viewed by following this link. 2001 HAR remote sensing technicians and metal detection specialists contracted
to carry out an Electromagnetic Conductivity (EMC) survey and intensive metal detection
reconnaissance of an 1814 battlefield and mass burial site at the Wawashkamo Golf Course
on Mackinac Island, Michigan. HAR personnel were also responsible for field identification
of recovered artifacts, precision site grid placement with total station, submeter accuracy
GPS survey of recovered artifacts, and for designing AutoCAD and ArcView GIS site maps that
depict this work. 2002-2003 HAR was employed full-time by Landmark Archaeological to assist with the I-69 Tier 1 Environmental Impact Study. Responsibilities during this 17-month period included development of a series of spatial data sets within a Geographic Information System (GIS) program environment; and both historic and prehistoric archaeological site probability models to be used in the analysis of more than 2500 sq. miles of proposed alternative highway routes spanning 20 southwestern Indiana counties. The study involved extensive use of ArcView GIS with the Spatial Analyst and Model Builder extensions. 2004 HAR was contracted to assist in the restoration project underway on five abandoned Bartholomew County, Indiana cemeteries. Efforts to locate and map cemetery features, unmarked graves and buried stone markers were carried out in conjunction with stone restorations by Mark Davis and Helen Wildermuth. 2004 HAR assisted the Center for Historic Military and Archaeology (CHMA), Heidelberg College, Tiffin, Ohio with an intensive metal detection reconnaissance of a proposed construction area in the Clark County Park near Springfield, Ohio. The park intends to extend its interpretive center with a walking trail and authentic Shawnee cabin. 2004 The Knox County Cemetery Commission contracted with HAR to complete the ongoing GPS survey and GIS mapping of threatened cemetery sites in Knox County, Indiana, During the course of this work, HAR personnel discovered and reported significant damage to an important pioneer cemetery and early Indiana church site. 2004 Electromagnetic sensing methods were used to delineate the location of an early 19th century cabin site near the Historic Sauder Village complex in Archbold, Ohio. HAR collaborated with the CHMA and assisted in the identification of areas for potential archaeological investigation. 2004 HAR technicians created a digital map of the remains and earthen walls of Fort Miamis, an 18th century British fort in Maumee, Ohio. High resolution survey and mapping methods were to create a topographic map of the existing park and what remains of the fort's features. 2005 HAR assisted the Lucas County Coroner's office in the delineation of an umarked mid-19th century cemetery in Maumee, Ohio. The accidental discovery of human remains during construction prompted additional investigation efforts. 2005 HAR personnel directed geophysical investigations and site mapping of an early 19th century cemetery in Monroe, Michigan. The project utilized metal detection/magnetometry; Electromagnetic Conductivity (EMC) measurment techniques; and Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) to identify unmarked burials within the project area. A site map depicting all surface features was created using an electronic total station and CAD. The results of the noninvasive study and accompanying surface feature site map were used by project managers to avoid sensitive areas during rennovations of the property. 2005 Subsurface imaging of a late 18th century cabin site in Oldham County, near Goshen, Kentucky. Intensive metal detection survey in conjunction with both EMC and GPR investigations identified the apparent extent of the cabin site, as well as, a number of unidentified subsurface features. Further work is planned during 2006. 2005 The Oak Ridge Cemetery Association, Brown County, Indiana contracted HAR to create a comprehensive site map depicting more than 400 cemetery features, as well as, nonivasive subsurface imaging to identify unmarked burials in sections of the cemetery. 2005 HAR cooperated with the Illinois State Museum Society in reconnaissance of three homestead/farm sites within Fort Leonard Wood, MO. HAR provided personnel for controlled metal detection survey designed to enhance conventional arcaheological investigations. 2005 Floyd County Surveyor, Bill Gibson, contracted HAR to undertake a review of historical literature depicting the Floyd County Infirmary (Poor Farm) premises within the New Albany-Floyd County Park on Grant Line Road in New Albany, Indiana. This study was initiated in advance of potential demolition and or construction in close proximity to the Floyd County Infirmary structure where the possibility of unmarked graves has been rumored. 2006 Cicero Township Trustee, Paul Weismiller, contracted HAR to survey and map two 19th century cemeteries in Tipton County, Indiana. Precision total station survey was employed to create CAD site maps depiciting all extant surface features. Readings from all monuments have been integrated with the site maps permitting an accurate inventory and assessment of both properties. Future geophysical investigation and subsurface imaging work on these sites will be undertaken to determine areas for potential cemetery use. 2006 Comprehensive survey and mapping in conjunction with a muti-faceted electronic survey of two Perry Township cemeteries will permit cemetery stewards to reactivate and utilize these 19th century cemetery properties. HAR personnel surveyed and created accurate CAD drawings of both Tippecanoe County, Indiana sites using a Nikon total station. A database of monument readings has been incorporated; site maps and inventory data were created in both electronic and paper formats. Following the intital mapping stage, each cemetery was subjected to intensive electromagnetic survey and subsurface imaging utilizing both EMC and GPR technologies to identify vacant areas within the properties. Standard size plots within vacant areas were then surveyed and marked for future sale and use. 2006 Test excavations to ground truth EMC and GPR data previously collected on a late 18th century cabin site near Goshen, Kentucky will provide investigators with additional information about the integrity of the site. The cabin, thought to have been built in about 1796, burned to the ground in 1847. Subsurface images indicate near surface areas of disturbance throughout the site and limited excavation units confirmed this. Additional work is planned for 2007. 2006 St. John's Cemetery Delineation Project, Dearborn County, Indiana. As part of a church facility expansion designed to take place near an existing 19th century cemetery, property managers were required by Indiana law to identify the extent of the site before ground breaking could commence. HAR first conducted noninvasive subsurface investigation of the peripheral areas of the cemetery, followed by careful mechanical excavation to remove topsoil and safely reveal grave shaft intrusions into the soil substrate without disturbance of human remains. The boundaries of the cemetery that fell within proposed construction areas were unequivocally delimited in this manner.
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