Sadly, this is the one relatively near me. As you can see, they have done almost nothing. I don’t know what there is left to dig in Indiana at this point unless you’re talking urban archaeology.
You’d be surprised!!! Email them and ask how to get involved. The groups usually do pretty regional stuff and will know what’s going on. The digs usually aren’t listed on that site, just talks. Indiana likely has quite a lot. Plowing doesn’t make a huge difference, there’s still a lot deeper than they’d hit as far as occupation records go. Soil accumulation can be surprisingly fast.
That’s a search but definitely doesn’t include everything. There’s much more than these. Local museums, probably whoever is in collections are also places to ask. Ohio has a ton of mounds too which may have volunteer work.
Sadly, this is the one relatively near me. As you can see, they have done almost nothing. I don’t know what there is left to dig in Indiana at this point unless you’re talking urban archaeology.
You’d be surprised!!! Email them and ask how to get involved. The groups usually do pretty regional stuff and will know what’s going on. The digs usually aren’t listed on that site, just talks. Indiana likely has quite a lot. Plowing doesn’t make a huge difference, there’s still a lot deeper than they’d hit as far as occupation records go. Soil accumulation can be surprisingly fast.
https://www.archaeological.org/fieldwork/caa-summer-adult-field-school/
There’s an event a few hours away that have a few probably weekend stints if you care for a mini get away
https://www.archaeological.org/programs/professionals/fieldwork/afob/
That’s a search but definitely doesn’t include everything. There’s much more than these. Local museums, probably whoever is in collections are also places to ask. Ohio has a ton of mounds too which may have volunteer work.
That is way too far a drive for a weekend trip. A good 5 hours from me. But I’ll look around and see what else is going on. Thanks.