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AD 1000–1400 (Early to Middle Fort Ancient period)
Culture/People
probably Fort Ancient (archaeological culture) (attributed)
Excavator
Clifford C. Anderson (C. C. Anderson), Non-Indian, 1869-1951
Previous owner
Clifford C. Anderson (C. C. Anderson), Non-Indian, 1869-1951
Robert A. Kercher (Robert Alvin Kercher), Non-Indian, 1919-2009
Dr. Edgar Burke, Non-Indian, 1889-1950
Donor
Alicita B. Lee (Mrs. Frederick S. Lee/Mrs. F. S. Lee), Non-Indian, 1903-1992
Minnie M. Schwab (Mathilde "Tilita" Burke Bradbury Schwab/Mrs. Robert H. Schwab), Non-Indian, 1891-1970
Collection History
Excavated by Clifford C. Anderson (1869-1951) in 1901; acquired from Clifford Anderson by Robert A. Kercher (1919-2009, an amateur archaeologist and collector from the Cincinnati, Ohio, area) in 1944; purchased from Robert Kercher by Dr. Edgar Burke (1889-1950, a physician and hospital director in Jersey City, New Jersey) in 1950; donated to MAI by Dr. Burke's sisters, Alicita Burke Lee (Mrs. Frederick S. Lee, 1903-1992) and Minnie Burke Schwab (Mrs. Robert H. Schwab, 1891-1970) in 1952.
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Place
Refuse pit near east bank of the Little Miami River (west of the Pennsylvania Railroad and a few hundred yards north of the Lebanon and Chillicothe Pike); Fort Ancient; Warren County; Ohio; USA