River Basin Surveys Papers, No. 3: The Woodruff Ossuary, a Prehistoric Burial Site in Phillips County, Kansas

Author(s): Marvin F. Kivett

Year: 1953

Summary

The River Basin Surveys concept marks a nationwide acceptance by archaeologists of a leading role in the conservationist movement. If one agrees that an increment of archaeological knowledge has value, then it follows that every time a site is excavated ahead of inundation the act is one of preservation of a national as well as an intellectual resource. Beginning in 1945, the River Basin Survey Papers describe inter-agency salvage archaeological projects in thirteen states which include Oregon, New Mexico, Kansas, Texas, Georgia, Nebraska, South Dakota, North Dakota, Wyoming, Virginia, Washington, California, and North Carolina. The River Basin Surveys Papers were published between 1953 and 1967 and include 39 individual reports.

Cite this Record

River Basin Surveys Papers, No. 3: The Woodruff Ossuary, a Prehistoric Burial Site in Phillips County, Kansas. Marvin F. Kivett. River Basin Surveys Papers ,3. Washington, DC: United States Government Printing Office. 1953 ( tDAR id: 243666) ; doi:10.6067/XCV88K79XC

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Keywords

Culture
Hopewell • Woodland

Material
Ceramic • Chipped Stone • Human Remains • Shell

Site Name
14PH4 • 14PH5 • 25FR8 • 25FR9 • 25HN1 • 25HN5 • 25WT1 • 25WT3 • Graham Site • Guide Rock Ossuary • Hill Site • Marshall Site • Robb Ossuary

Site Type
Domestic Structure or Architectural Complex

Investigation Types
Archaeological Overview • Data Recovery / Excavation • Ground Disturbance Monitoring • Reconnaissance / Survey

Geographic Keywords
20998 (Fips Code) • Kansas (State / Territory) • North America (Continent) • Prairie Dog Creek • United States of America (Country)

Spatial Coverage

min long: -99.618; min lat: 39.945 ; max long: -99.351; max lat: 40.04 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): Smithsonian Insitution

Record Identifiers

Bureau of American Ethnology Bulletin(s): 154

NADB document id number(s): 670003; 5604162

NADB citation id number(s): 000000240822; 000000268354

Notes

General Note: Sensitive Material

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