Research Paper

Publication

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St. Joseph Museums

The image displays a draft document titled "Cutting and Scraping Marks on a Human Skull from Northwest Missouri: Probable Evidence of Prehistoric Burial Preparation" by Jim D. Feagins. The document discusses the discovery of cutting and scraping marks on prehistoric human remains in northwest Missouri, highlighting their rarity in the Kansas City area. It references burial sites with evidence of bone cutting, discovered by archaeologist Michael Fisher in Platte County. The site, 23PL44, contains components from various prehistoric periods

The image displays a draft document titled "Cutting and Scraping Marks on a Human Skull from Northwest Missouri: Probable Evidence of Prehistoric Burial Preparation" by Jim D. Feagins. The document discusses the discovery of cutting and scraping marks on prehistoric human remains in northwest Missouri, highlighting their rarity in the Kansas City area. It references burial sites with evidence of bone cutting, discovered by archaeologist Michael Fisher in Platte County. The site, 23PL44, contains components from various prehistoric periods

Name/Title

Research Paper

Entry/Object ID

2012.21.328

Tags

NAGPRA Concern

Description

Cutting and Scraping Marks on a Human Skull from Northwest Missouri: Probable Evidence of Prehistoric Burial Preparation. Mike Fisher had found a fragment of a human skull containing cut-marks on the surface of a habitation site in Platte County, Mo (23PL44) known for prehistoric components Nebo Hill and Kansas City Hopewell, Nebraska and Steed-Kisker. The purpose of this article is to draw attention to the presence of cutting and scraping marks on prehistoric remains in northwest Missouri. The author is not aware that this presence in the Kansas City area has been described before in print. Marked "Draft" and includes personal letter from Feagins to Fisher. Photographs are also included 8/Typewritten pages/Photocopy.

Collection

Archaeology Documents

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Report

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Administrative Records

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Archaeology

Search Terms

Archaeological Sites in St. Joseph, Fisher, Michael, Feagins, Jim D.

Publication Details

Author

JIM D. FEAGINS

Place Published

Location

Unpublished

Date Published

1988

Call No.

Archaeology FE

Notes

Copy No.: 1

Condition

Overall Condition

Poor

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Dec 22, 2012

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Michael Fisher

Person or Organization

JIM D. FEAGINS

Related Places

Place

Location

23 PL 44

County

Platte County

State/Province

Missouri