King Hill Site Corn Cob Letter from Mett Shippee to Mike Fisher, Feb. 21, 1967

Publication

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St. Joseph Museums

The image shows a typewritten letter dated February 21, 1967 addressed to "Mike." The letter discusses findings related to charred corn cobs from King Hill that differ from typical ones found in other Oneota sites, potentially indicating that the Kansa tribe reached the Missouri River's east side. Mentioning work by Blake and Dr. Hugh Cutler, it explores strains of corn possibly introduced by southwestern Indians around the 1600's

The image shows a typewritten letter dated February 21, 1967 addressed to "Mike." The letter discusses findings related to charred corn cobs from King Hill that differ from typical ones found in other Oneota sites, potentially indicating that the Kansa tribe reached the Missouri River's east side. Mentioning work by Blake and Dr. Hugh Cutler, it explores strains of corn possibly introduced by southwestern Indians around the 1600's

Name/Title

King Hill Site Corn Cob Letter from Mett Shippee to Mike Fisher, Feb. 21, 1967

Entry/Object ID

2012.21.332

Description

King Hill Site Corn Cob Letter from Mett Shippee to Mike Fisher, Feb. 21, 1967. Shippee informs Mike Fisher that he has written to Leonard Blake of Missouri Botanical Garden his suspicion that the corn from the King Hill Site is different than the usual corn found at other Oneota sites. 1/Letter/Typewritten

Collection

DOCUMENTS

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Letter

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Correspondence

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Archaeology

Search Terms

Archaeological Sites in St. Joseph, Shippee, J. Mett, Fisher, Michael, King Hill Site

Publication Details

Author

J. Mett Shippee

Place Published

Location

Unpublished

Date Published

1967

Call No.

Archaeology SH

Notes

Copy No.: 1

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Dec 22, 2012

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Michael Fisher, J. Mett Shippe

Related Places

Place

Location

23 BN 1

County

Buchanan County

State/Province

Missouri