Bone from Level Bag; Exact date of excavation is unknown. GJS 05/06/2009

Mammal bone fragments found in bag labeled "35-WL-4/B2, Cat# PV23, Bone frags collected from cut bank - varying depths. 10/20/55 GLC" According to Guy Marden (see p. 11 of his Draft report of Native American Indian Burials from the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest, copy received at Burke 1995), "although these bone fragments do not appear to be human, I could not make a determination. The tooth does not appear to be human." We agree that the bones are not human. 07/21/1995, K. Smith. These bones were separated from the collections to verify that they were not human. Stephanie Jolivette, UW Archaeology Graduate Student, examined them on 6/22/2010 and confirmed that they were not human. Because they were separated from the collection, they were not identified at the time of the transfer to the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest in 2009. M. Noble 6/22/2010. This material will need to be deaccessioned and transferred to the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest. M. Hotz 7/13/2010

This bag was labeled "3S, 0E" with no other identifying factors. Research in R. Schalk and F. Bell's fieldnotes suggest that this dog skull was found in the same level and unit quadrant as the human remains cataloged as " Burial 4" , E. Shirbroun, 11/14/2003 The dog skull was found at a depth of 133/137cm, however Schalk and Bell's notes do not indicate the skull is related to the burial. The burial was only slightly in the unit and surrounded by a circle of 6 rocks. The dog skull was south of this circle. There is not mention of bag 209 in the notebooks. "3S, 0E" was a marker on the edge of the unit. J. Milhausen 8/6/2009 45SJ280/LB110 is a level bag from this same unit "3S, 0E" that has been designated as associated funerary objects because human remains were removed from it. The original level bag list stops at LB208 so it appears that this number was assigned at the Burke. This does not appear to be a true level bag, rather an bag containing dog remains and sediment. It does not appear to have a connection to burial 4 based on its provenance. M. Noble 08/07/2009

One complete bird long bone. Found in a paper bag labelled "murre SJ185" in pencil. The artifacts in this level bag are assumed to be associated with the Burroughs 1949 excavation, based on the site designations on the bag, as well as the date of the excavation. Many similar level bags were found in the Archaeology Lab in 1997-1998. There is no level bag list in the documents (see Burke Archives) from Burroughs' excavation, and the level bags were not numbered. As a result, we have assigned each level bag a number based on the site number. L.Phillips, 4/28/98

One mammal bone. Found in a paper bag labelled "Deer" in pencil. Bag also contained elements of site SJ185, SJ2, and SJ25. The bone had "5c" written on it in grease pencil. The artifacts in this level bag are assumed to be associated with the Burroughs 1949 excavation, based on the site and subsite (letter) designations on the bag, as well as the date of the excavation. Many similar level bags were found in the Archaeology Lab in 1997-1998. There is no level bag list in the documents (see Burke Archives) from Burroughs' excavation, and the level bags were not numbered. As a result, we have assigned each level bag a number based on the site number (and subsite letter if applicable) followed by a consecutive number. L.Phillips, 4/28/98

The bag contains two large vertebrae. Both of the vertebrae had SJ5b written on them in grease pencil. The bones were found in a paper level bag labelled "mammal bone" in pencil. The artifacts in this level bag are assumed to be associated with the Burroughs 1949 excavation, based on the site and subsite (letter) designations on the bag, as well as the date of the excavation. Many similar level bags were found in the Archaeology Lab in 1997-1998. There is no level bag list in the documents (see Burke Archives) from Burroughs' excavation, and the level bags were not numbered. As a result, we have assigned each level bag a number based on the site number (and subsite letter if applicable) followed by a consecutive number. L.Phillips, 4/28/98

There are five bird long bones and one rib. Found in a paper level bag labelled "birdbone, sj185, level 3". Only one of the long bones is complete. The rest of the bones are fragments. The artifacts in this level bag are assumed to be associated with the Burroughs 1949 excavation, based on the site designations on the bag, as well as the date of the excavation. Many similar level bags were found in the Archaeology Lab in 1997-1998. There is no level bag list in the documents (see Burke Archives) from Burroughs' excavation, and the level bags were not numbered. As a result, we have assigned each level bag a number based on the site number. L.Phillips, 4/28/98

One mammal bone fragment. Found in a paper bag labelled "Deer". Bag also contained elements of sites SJ2 and SJ25. The bones had "185/2" written on them in grease pencil. The artifacts in this level bag are assumed to be associated with the Burroughs 1949 excavation, based on the site designations on the bag, as well as, the age of the bag. Many similar level bags were found in the Archaeology Lab in 1997-1998. There is no level bag list in the documents (see Burke Archives) from Burroughs' excavation, and the level bags were not numbered. As a result, we have assigned each level bag a number based on the site number. L.Phillips, 4/28/98

50+ bone and shell fragments. Found in a box labelled "sj186 bone and shell". The artifacts in this level box are assumed to be associated with the Burroughs 1949 excavation, based on the site designations on the box, as well as the date of the excavation. Many similar level boxes were found in the Archaeology Lab in 1997-1998. There is no box list in the documents (see Burke Archives) from Burroughs' excavation, and the level bags were not numbered. As a result, we have assigned each level bag a number based on the site number. L.Phillips, 4/28/98

65 clam and mussell shell fragments, and one bone fragment. Found in a baglabelled "sj186 bone and shell". The artifacts in this level bag are assumed to be associated with the Burroughs 1949 excavation, based on the site designations on the bag, as well as the date of the excavation. Many similar level bags were found in the Archaeology Lab in 1997-1998. There is no level bag list in the documents (see Burke Archives) from Burroughs' excavation, and the level bags were not numbered. As a result, we have assigned each level bag a number based on the site number. L.Phillips, 4/28/98