Indian burial pit (Salina, Kansas)

Item — Box: MS 014-2-01, Object: MS 014-2-01-0450

Identifier: MS 014- series MS 014-2- item MS 014-2-01-0450

Staff Only

Digital Collections - FHSU Scholars Repository – Digitized Copies of Materials

Dates

1857-1974

Extent

From the Collection: 10 Cubic Feet

Additional Description

General

Front: Indian Burial Pits, Salina, Kansas.

Back: Indian Burial Pits 4 miles east on Highway No. 40 Salina, Kansas. One of the most important archaeological discoveries in the Middle West. Skeletal remains of 146 Indians, uncovered and left just exactly as they were placed there many centuries ago. Artifacts such as pottery, ceremonial flint knives, necklaces from clam shells, grinding stones, etc., may also be seen throughout the pit.