
On a steep plateau, overlooking the Missouri River in 1828, men of the newly-formed Upper Missouri Outfit, would build a trading post near the confluence of the Missouri and Yellowstone Rivers. Fort Union would come to be known as one Read More …
Kansas is rich in archaeological remains from the 19th century westward migration.
On a steep plateau, overlooking the Missouri River in 1828, men of the newly-formed Upper Missouri Outfit, would build a trading post near the confluence of the Missouri and Yellowstone Rivers. Fort Union would come to be known as one Read More …
In May, June, and July of 1979, an archeological survey investigation was carried out at John Redmond reservoir on the Neosho river in east central Kansas. The work was conducted by the Kansas State Historical Society for the U.S. Army Read More …
The Gateway Research Committee has been working with Ron Koehler, editor of the “Hiawatha Daily World” newspaper, on a project designed to elicit information on the St. Joe Road from the northeast Kansas Public. Ron wrote an article about the Read More …
Peterson decided to excavate the eastern half of this orifice as one 2018 PA activity. In a day and a half, diggers completed down to 50 centimeters. Peterson suspects the feature may have been a cistern because the sides were Read More …
During the first two weeks of June, the Kansas Archaeology Training Program (KATP) excavated three depressions at the site of Ft. Ellsworth, an Army post situated at the junction of the Ft. Riley-Ft. Larned Road and the Smoky Hill Trail Read More …