Bluff Creek Complex site 14HP5 near Anthony Kansas

14BU1308 Archaic Site in Kansas
First contracted by the U of N Dakota. Kansas Archaeologists continue to find lithic material about 15 feet down near the edge of a creek on the Whitewater River shed Southeast of Potwin Kansas

The original find was by a Kansas Geomorphologist of burnt limestone in the bank near where the dog in the picture is cooling off. The cooking feature is only one of three found in Kansas. (see the following picture:)

The archaic site south of Potwin, 14BU1308. This is a picture of the limestone earth oven as it was found in the creek bank. The photo was taken from a boat in the creek, looking toward the west at least 3 years ago.

Roger Ward works hard to keep the project going including some new excavations.
A typical 1 meter square excavated with bone and lithic material on pedistals.

A typical 1 meter square excavated with bone and lithic material on pedistals.
More views of the meter square with lithic material on pedestals. Don Henkel dry screens dirt while Roger Ward and Leroy works the square.

A better perspective on the depth of the dig in the bank on the creek.

August 13, 2004 last day of digging

August 13 showing the larger area open

The creek on the August 13

Overview of 14BU1308

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