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These bison scapula hoe fragments were collected from the Wells village site in Barton County and donated to the Kansas Historical Society in 2021. The makers of hoes removed the long spine that runs the length of the scapula (shoulder blade), beveled and sharpened the edge, and hafted it to a handle. The village site had an abundance of artifacts that reflect not only a Dismal River aspect occupation (1650 - 1750 CE) but also a historic component.
Date: 1650-1750 CE
Item Number: 509773
Call Number: 14BT404 2021.B.401 through .403
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 509773
Collections - Archeology
Objects and Artifacts - Archeological Artifacts - Artifact Class - Bone
Objects and Artifacts - Archeological Artifacts - Artifact Type - Hoe
People - American Indians - Prehistoric Cultures - Dismal River
Places - Counties - Barton
Thematic Time Period - Early Peoples, 10000 BCE - 1820 CE - Late Ceramic, 1500 - 1820 CE
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