CRM/Section 106
The IPFW
Archaeological Survey (IPFW-AS) provides contract services to private businesses
and governmental agencies in response to state and federal cultural
resources requirements. The Survey conducts all phases of
cultural resource management in accordance with state and federal
requirements in Indiana and all surrounding states, including
literature reviews, field reconnaissance, subsurface reconnaissance,
geophysical prospection, intensive assessment and data recovery projects. We work with
consulting engineers, private developers, small towns and large cities,
as well as state and federal agencies on a variety of related
projects. We work closely with our clients and reviewing
agencies and understand their need for timely, high quality, economical
services.
The IPFW-AS has been in continual operation for two decades,
and has been under the current management since 2000. Our
professional archaeological staff has
over 100 years of combined archaeological experience. The Director and Assistant Director of the Survey were both
formerly employed as Section
106 reviewers
at the Indiana Department of
Natural Resources, DNR-DHPA. We are the only archaeological
organization in the region with this kind of experience on staff. This
insight into the compliance process provides our office with a unique
sensitivity to the needs of both Section 106 and state review
applicants,
and has afforded us great success in helping our clients navigate
through
state and federal cultural resource requirements. In addition,
all members of our professional archaeological team exceed the minimum
standard requirements for listing as a qualified professional
archaeologist
as outlined in 36 CFR Part 800, IC 14-21-1-26, and 312 IAC 21.
 The
IPFW-AS has unparalleled equipment, resources, and experience with
geophysical prospection techniques that can serve our clients'
resource managment needs throughout the Midwest. Our laboratory owns
and operates a ground penetrating radar (GSSI SIR-3000), two magnetic gradiometers (Bartington 601-2, Geoscan FM-256), and an electrical resistivity meter (Geoscan RM-15).
We maintain a constantly updated suite of software packages for rapid
and accurate analyses of subsurface topology. For three years
(2005-2007), our highly skilled staff ran a National Science Foundation funded research school
focused on training college students with these instruments. When
appropriate, geophysical surveys can save substantial amounts of time
and labor during all phases of archaeological investigation.
The IPFW-AS maintains a successful, competitive, and well-respected
reputation by consistently and efficiently completing archaeological
compliance projects which exceed the state and federal minimum
standards. Our staff is experienced in ceramic and lithic analyses,
statistical analyses, predictive modeling, Section 106 review,
electronic publishing, geographic information systems, CAD, and digital data collection and
maintenance. Our laboratory is a modern
facility designed for the analysis and curation of material remains
from archaeological sites. The Survey serves as a repository of
archaeological data that houses collections of documents and
artifacts from our own projects as well as materials acquired by other
groups in the course of
projects required by the state and/or federal governments. We look forward to lending
this level of professional expertise to all of your compliance-related
concerns.
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