Research

ARMS has studied a variety of prehistoric and historic topics. Over the last decade, ARMS has received external funding for a variety of research grants. A major focus of our research has been on human settlement in the till plain region of Indiana, an area that encompasses much of central and northern Indiana. Additional prehistoric research has been conducted on sites in the central Ohio River valley, the unglaciated upland region of southern Indiana and the lake and moraine region of northern Indiana. Historical research has been conducted primarily in central and southeastern Indiana. Focused research interests include:  

Prehistoric:  

Early and Middle Woodland sites and landscapes 

Late Woodland Albee Phase sites  

Oneota settlement  

  Historic:  

Native American Delaware and Miami occupations  

Contact Period sites 

                                                                    Euro-American farmstead settlement

We produce substantial research reports in our monograph series, Report of Investigations. Our research findings are also disseminated to a wide audience through papers presented at professional meetings, published articles, and lectures in other public forums. Numerous ARMS projects have also served as the basis for undergraduate and graduate student research investigations and theses.  

ARMS serves as a state and federal repository for archaeological data. We maintain an extensive library of archaeological literature concentrating on the Midwest. Besides our literature collection, ARMS also houses extensive artifact collections. We maintain diagnostic artifact and chert type collections as an educational and professional resource. The research collections have established ARMS as a leading resource center for professional and amateur archaeologists, public school teachers and other interested individuals.