APPENDIX D ARCHEOLOGICAL FEATURES
(FROM PETERSON 2003)
(FROM PETERSON 2003)
Burials
"Traditionalists do not regard burials as archaeological sites or historic properties. They see them as the final resting places of people, and as such, they should be treated with respect. Burial types commonly found in central North Dakota include cairn, mound and historic box burials. Burial cairns are generally large (10+ ft) and tend to be located on the highest points in the area. Conical mounds commonly contain more than one burial. Historic grave types included subsurface interment of individuals with or without caskets. Sometimes caskets were put in crevices and sometimes left out on the surface (Lippincott 1987). “Burial sites are sometimes used as vision quest localities and may on occasion contain sacred objects such as medicine bundles” (Deaver 1986:117). Offerings, such as prayer stones, beads, and tobacco, may also be left at burials. Not all burials, however, have physical markers, and therefore, some may be difficult to identify.
"Traditionalists do not regard burials as archaeological sites or historic properties. They see them as the final resting places of people, and as such, they should be treated with respect. Burial types commonly found in central North Dakota include cairn, mound and historic box burials. Burial cairns are generally large (10+ ft) and tend to be located on the highest points in the area. Conical mounds commonly contain more than one burial. Historic grave types included subsurface interment of individuals with or without caskets. Sometimes caskets were put in crevices and sometimes left out on the surface (Lippincott 1987). “Burial sites are sometimes used as vision quest localities and may on occasion contain sacred objects such as medicine bundles” (Deaver 1986:117). Offerings, such as prayer stones, beads, and tobacco, may also be left at burials. Not all burials, however, have physical markers, and therefore, some may be difficult to identify.
Human remains do not need to be present for a location to be a final resting place. Cairns are sometimes made to ensure that a person returns. If that individual should die while away from his homeland, the cairn will ensure that the spirit will return to its home. Those markers without human remains are no less sacred than those that are associated with human remains..."
http://www.mt.blm.gov/ndfo/pages/coteau/appendixd.pdf.
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