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This bison scapula hoe fragment was recovered from the Minneapolis archeological site in Ottawa County during excavation in 1934. It was donated to the Kansas Historical Society in 1987. The hoe's maker removed the long spine that runs the length of the scapula (shoulder blade), beveled and sharpened the edge, and hafted it to a handle. Later the hoe began to split and holes were drilled to lace the hoe together so that it might continue to be used. One such hole remains. The Minneapolis site represents a village of the Smoky Hill aspect peoples during the Middle Ceramic time period.
Date: 1232-1409 CE
Item Number: 509400
Call Number: 14OT5-9257 6.75" x 3.75"
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 509400
Agriculture
Collections - Archeology
Objects and Artifacts - Archeological Artifacts - Artifact Class - Bone
Objects and Artifacts - Archeological Artifacts - Artifact Type - Hoe
Objects and Artifacts - Archeological Artifacts - Site Name - Minneapolis
People - American Indians - Prehistoric Cultures - Smoky Hill
Places - Counties - Ottawa
Thematic Time Period - Early Peoples, 10000 BCE - 1820 CE - Middle Ceramic, 1000 - 1500 CE
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