312 IAC 22-3-3 Plans

Sec. 3. (a) A plan must be submitted with any application for a permit for an investigation or a scientific investigation. The plan shall provide a coherent approach to the type of project or investigation, the environmental and cultural setting, and the type of archaeological or human remains known to exist or yet unidentified in the project area. A plan shall consider the time constraints upon the applicant, the rights and interests of landowners, personnel needed to accomplish the work, and the season and environmental conditions within which work would be accomplished. (b) A plan shall consider the appropriate use of each of the following persons: (1) Professionals in: (A) archaeology; (B) anthropology; (C) physical anthropology; (D) medicine; (E) forensic science; (F) biology; (G) cultural geography; (H) geology; and (I) paleontology. (2) Amateur archaeologists. (c) A plan for a scientific investigation that will address an archaeological site, result in the recovery of artifacts, or result in the recovery of burial objects or buried human remains shall satisfy the requirements under subsections (b) and (d) and section 4 of this rule. (d) A plan for a scientific investigation where buried human remains are likely to be recovered or disturbed shall additionally provide a scientific justification for the recovery or disturbance of those human remains that does each of the following: (1) Demonstrates the need to recover or disturb the buried human remains to protect, treat, or conserve the remains or important scientific information that might otherwise be lost through unavoidable natural or human activities. (2) Defines a methodology governed by systematic scientific methods that incorporates recording, recovery, and conservation methods and techniques used by professional archaeologists and related professionals who routinely locate, identify, record, recover, analyze, treat, conserve, and curate human remains. (3) Demonstrates the disturbed or recovered human remains are and will be treated in a dignified and respectful fashion that recognizes their cultural, religious, or traditional importance to living human groups. (e) A plan submitted to conduct an investigation, other than a scientific investigation, shall include each of the following: (1) The location of the project area, including the county, township, range, and section and, if available, the street address. (2) A description of the project area, including the natural environment and cultural environment. (3) The portion of the United States Geological Survey Quadrangle Section map (1:24000) that locates the area and an accurate map of the area of investigation. (4) A clearly and concisely written plan supported by appropriate references and other written material that justifies the need to undertake the recovery of buried artifacts. (5) A demonstration that the recovery, if undertaken, will contribute to the understanding, interpretation, or conservation of Indiana's historic and archaeological resources. (6) An identification of the methods to be employed that will enable the recording and recovery of artifacts and associated contexts in a systematic and controlled fashion. (7) A process that will result in minimal damage to organic and fragile materials during recording and recovery. (8) Provision for notes, drawings, photographs, collections of artifacts, descriptive lists of recovered artifacts and samples, and documents that will enable the permittee to produce a report of the findings. (9) Standards for plan and profile maps of all excavation units and exposed or excavated features or cultural strata. (10) The names of persons or organizations who may work during the investigation and recovery of artifacts. (11) The name and address of the person who will have supervisory or decision making responsibility for the investigation. (12) The beginning date and ending date of the investigation. (13) The place where any recovered artifacts and curated or associated contexts will be cleaned, processed, and housed. (14) A proposal for the conservation of artifacts and associated context through: (A) the documentation of an agreement with an established institution; or (B) if the permittee will provide for conservation, a conservation plan that describes how the recovered artifacts and associated context will be conserved to prevent degradation and the loss of integrity. (15) A proposal for access to the completed project for continued or future research. (16) A strategy for the timely termination of the project and the protection of the site if the project: (A) discovers human remains or burial objects; or (B) identifies buried deposits that have been defined by the department as nonrecoverable without the assistance or direction of a principal investigator under section 2(a) of this rule. (f) A final report of findings must be submitted under this section in accordance with the following specifications: (1) The use of standard quality paper on white bond, eight and one-half (81/2) inches wide and eleven (11) inches long. (2) Inclusion of a title page with the: (A) project title; (B) project supervisor; (C) name of the organization; and (D) if applicable, name of the agency or institutional affiliation, any coauthors, and date of issuance of the report. (3) Inclusion of a table of contents, as well as any appropriate figures and appendices. (4) Acknowledgements to persons and organizations assisting in the project. (5) Appropriate reference to the plan approved as part of the permit, including a statement of investigation goals and methods. (6) Data analysis. (7) Results of the investigations. (8) Conclusions and recommendations. (9) Bibliographic references. (10) Completed Historic Sites and Structures Inventory-Archaeology Site Forms. (11) Copies of completed notes, drawings, a descriptive list of all recovered artifacts and samples and photographs generated by the project. (12) Location where the recovered artifacts and associated contexts will be housed, and the name of the person responsible for curation, if the plan provides for curation.