Introduction to Kansas Archeology

Book

St. Joseph Museums

Name/Title

Entry/Object ID

L2012.21.103

Description

Introduction to Kansas Archeology, with description of the skeletal remains from Doniphan and Scott Counties, Kansas (by T.D. Stewart). Includes a description of the historic Indian tribes of Kansas, including the Osage, Kansa, Pawnee, Wichita, Plains Apache, Comanche, Padouca, Kiowa, Arapahoe, Cheyenne. It includes details of the dig in Doniphan County near the town of Doniphan on the banks of the Missouri River, thought to be the site of a Kansas village as late as 1724, the earliest identifiable Indian village in the State. Inserted in the book is a chart of McKern's 1939 classification system for some Kansas sites and a letter from the Atchison, KS archaeology society with photos of pottery sherds from Les Hixon, dated July 27, 1966 721/Hardbound/Illustrations/Photographs

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Book

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Archaeology

Search Terms

Archaeology of Doniphan County, KS, Archaeology of Scott County, KS, Indian Tribes of Kansas, Doniphan Archaeological Site 14DP2, Ethnology, Kansas, Doniphan County, Scott County, Kansas, Osage, Kansa, Pawnee, Wichita, Plains Apache, Comanche, Padouca, Kiowa, Arapahoe, Cheyenne, Native American

Book Details

Author

Wedel, Waldo R.

Place Published

City

Washington, D.C.

Date Published

1958

Call No.

Archaeology WE

Notes

Copy No.: 1

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Sep 22, 2012

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Michael Fisher