Excavation Notes - Frank Black Farm

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The document describes a salvage dig at Frank Black's farm in Rushville, Missouri, on August 15-17, 1982. Mike Fisher, President of the St. Joseph Archaeological Society, and Don Reynolds visited the site after Frank Black, a tobacco farmer, reported finding Native American bones and teeth while plowing. The site, located on a ridge north of Rushville, showed evidence of burial sites with bone fragments, chert chips, and a notched spear.

The document describes a salvage dig at Frank Black's farm in Rushville, Missouri, on August 15-17, 1982. Mike Fisher, President of the St. Joseph Archaeological Society, and Don Reynolds visited the site after Frank Black, a tobacco farmer, reported finding Native American bones and teeth while plowing. The site, located on a ridge north of Rushville, showed evidence of burial sites with bone fragments, chert chips, and a notched spear.

Name/Title

Excavation Notes - Frank Black Farm

Entry/Object ID

Q2024.35.32

Tags

NAGPRA Concern

Context

Notes of the excavation of Frank Black Farm in Rushville, MO, where a tobacco farmer unearthed a Native burial on his farm. Discusses what was found, including associated funerary objects. Notes indicate that no formal excavation was undertaken. One seemingly unrelated document also included in this file.

Collection

Archaeology Documents

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

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Note

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Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

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Related Places

Place

City

Rushville

State/Province

Missouri