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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1950
South Dakota Indian Village Explored By KU Professor
Conclusive evidence has been found by "Operation Talking Crow," that an ancient Indian village on the Crow Creek reservation in central South Dakota has been under nearly continuous occupation since 1400.
Headed by Dr. Carlyle S. Smith, assistant curator of anthropology, "Operation Talking Crow," was an archaeological expedition of the Museum of Natural History of the University.
He further added the oldest refuse level belonging to a prehistoric culture dates to 1400, the second by the Arikana tribe about 1700, and the third by the Sioux around 1800.
"The value of our discovery lies in the fact the explored site has undergone three different occupations," said Dr. Smith as he commented on the two month summer trip.
Accompanied by his wife, Mrs. Judith P. Smith, Dr. Smith was assisted by 13 other archaeologists representing seven different universities. Columbia, Yale, Harvard, Amherst, Brooklyn, and Western Michigan also furnished students, University of Kansas students in
the explorations were George Newton, Richard Adams, William Sharpe, and Richard Longarini.
Located four miles east of Fort Thompson near Campbell Creek, the Indian site covers an area of three acres. Sixteen house sites are visible as shallow depressions averaging 30 to 40 feet in diameter. A typical dwelling place was found to have a circular floor, a cache pit for storing corn, and a central fire place.
Found in the cache pits were buffalo bones and horns, shoulder blades used for wees, bone awls, pieces of sandstone shaped for use in polishing arrows, bone scrapers, and many broken bits of pottery. A large collection of these artificials has been brought to the Museum of Natural History where they await further study and classification.
Dr. Smith said that "depth is
Forensic League Will Meet Tonight
The Forensic league will hold its first meeting of the year at 7 p.m. today in the Pine room of the Union.
Keith Wilson, College junior, will address the group on "Mountain Climbing." Colored slides of his experiences in the Rocky mountains of Colorado will highlight the evening's activities.
William A. Conboy, instructor in speech and league advisor, says that old members should be present. Co-advisor is E. C. Buehler, professor of speech.
Headed by Fred Six, College senior, this speech club sponsors intra-mural speech compsats and acts as a reservoir of local talent for speakers for campus drives and crusades.
nothing in archeological research. A site 10,000 years old could wash out on the surface. The real age determine is what you find on the layer above. Stained soil indicates the original setting has been disturbed."
A year of study will be necessary before a full interpretation of the findings can be made.
College Daze Needs Writers
College Daze, annual student production at the University, needs comedy writers, Margaret Granger, president of the Student Union activities, said today.
Persons interested in helping to write this years College Daze should call Win Koerper, College Junior, 441, or leave their name in the S.U.A. office before Tuesday, Oct. 3.
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Departments with the largest number of graduate students are chemistry, psychology, education, and sociology.
The Graduate School has 912 students enrolled, the largest number in the history of the school. The enrollment last fall was 889.
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Frying Pan Saves Hunter
Yerington, Nev. (U.P.)-James Dupratt will never underestimate the power of a woman again.
While hunting he failed to stop a bobcat charge with his rifle, hunting knife, and fists. But Mrs. Duprat, armed with a frying pan from their picnic table, came to his rescue with a death-dealing blow over the animal's head.
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