Prairie Creek Archaeological Site 115 Traditional Geocache
Prairie Creek Archaeological Site 115
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This site is and archaelogical site in Southwestern Indiana approximately 3 miles from Washington Indiana. Call 8124444202 ext 115 for history of the site.
In early 1972, a local resident observed the bones of a mastodon along the creekside and reported the finding to the Glenn BlackLaboratory of Archaeology at Indiana University Bloomington; before long, university archaeologist Curtis Tomak examined the site, removing portions of the mastodon skeleton and inspecting the stratigraphy of the site. This inspection revealed that the site was heavily stratified, due largely to stream deposits. Tomak led a test excavation at the site on weekends during the final third of 1973, which greatly clarified the stratification present at the site. Fifteen different strata were identified;[2]:65 all were formed mostly of clay,silt, and sand, but the majority of the material was sand. The seventh stratum from the top yielded a wide range of objects, including various stone tools and bones of multiple animal species,[2]:66 including extinct species of the Mylohyus and Castoroides genera. Other strata also yielded animal bones; chief among these was an armadillo shell found in Stratum 9, which at the time of discovery was the northernmost known armadillo shell.[2]:67
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