Bison Left Scapula Pieces

Object/Artifact

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St. Joseph Museums

Name/Title

Bison Left Scapula Pieces

Entry/Object ID

2001.15.246

Description

Bison left scapula pieces. Evidence of cutting, tool use. 9563 23BN1 Bison left scapula pieces Bag 2 of 2 12 Individual bison Count 1 23BN1 8 23BN1 216 23BN1 19 23BN1 S 23BN1 219 23BN1 94 23BN1 338 23BN1 150 23BN1 40 23BN1 10 23BN1 17 - burnt Second bag contains fragments of a bison scapula hoe; fragments are burnt. Bag #17 - Sigstad 23BN1 SQ FF Henning Fragments of bison scapula hoe. Associated with heavy charcoal area in NE corner of square Depth 28" General level #5 24-30" 7/1/66

Use

Tool

Collection

23BN1

Ethnography

Culture/Tribe

Kaw Nation
Native American

Notes

See "Weblinks" for more information on Kaw Nation

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Notes

Tool marks on several unburnt fragments (cutting, polishing)

Lexicon

Search Terms

Archaeology, Bone Tool, Hoe, Animal bone, Bison scapula, King Hill, 23BN1, Burnt bone, Faunal remains

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

ANIMAL BONE, HOE OR SPADE

Material

Bone

Web Links and URLs

Kaw Nation, STLCC.edu

Provenance

Notes

The King Hill Site (23BN1) is located in a residential area of the city of St. Joseph, Missouri. The archaeological site is situated on top of a high, west facing bluff overlooking the Missouri River Valley. It was excavated by members of the St. Joseph Chapter of the Missouri Archaeological Society and the Summer Field School of the University of Missouri - Columbia over a 10 day period in the summer of 1966 under a cooperative agreement with the St. Joseph Museum. Work was continued in the fall of that year and into the next by the St. Joseph Chapter. Additional work was conducted at the site by the University of Nebraska. Pottery and limited trade goods in the upper levels indicate a late Oneota, early historic occupation, possibly by the Kansa tribe, about AD 1700. The site was placed on the National Register of Historic Sites in 1968 and a preliminary report was issued that same year. In 1972 further excavations, funded by the National Science Foundation, were undertaken by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. The Missouri Field School and the University of Nebraska excavations were directed by Dr. Dale R. Henning" (Cutler and Blake 1982). Information gathered from: http://users.stlcc.edu/mfuller/kinghill.html