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The Norby site : a mummy cave complex bison kill on the northern plains
In the summer of 1988, a Mummy Cave Complex bison kill site, was discovered on Avenue M South, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. It was subsequently radiocarbon dated to about 5800 BP which placed the site within the Early Middle Prehistoric Period to the time of the Altithermal climatic interval. At one …
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Faunal Analysis of the Tongue River Bison Kill Site (24RB2135) in Southeastern Montana
… University of Montana excavated the Tongue River bison kill site (24RB2135) in 2005 on the Northern Cheyenne Reservation. This was the site of a prehistoric bison hunt. Over 20,000 bone fragments and over 1,000 stone tools were recovered during the excavation. This study focuses on the bone …
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Faunal Analysis of the Tongue River Bison Kill Site (24RB2135) in Southeastern Montana
… University of Montana excavated the Tongue River bison kill site (24RB2135) in 2005 on the Northern Cheyenne Reservation. This was the site of a prehistoric bison hunt. Over 20,000 bone fragments and over 1,000 stone tools were recovered during the excavation. This study focuses on the bone …
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The Tongue River Bison Jump (24RB2135): The Technological Organization of Late Prehistoric Period Hunter-Gatherers in Southeastern Montana
Bison hunting has long been recognized as a key element of the lifeways of American Indians of the Northwestern Plains. Bison served as an integral component for food, shelter, tools, and clothing. It is no surprise that the importance bison hunting, as a socioeconomic institution, is revealed in …
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The Tongue River Bison Jump (24RB2135): The Technological Organization of Late Prehistoric Period Hunter-Gatherers in Southeastern Montana
Bison hunting has long been recognized as a key element of the lifeways of American Indians of the Northwestern Plains. Bison served as an integral component for food, shelter, tools, and clothing. It is no surprise that the importance bison hunting, as a socioeconomic institution, is revealed in …
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Carnivore Modification in North America: Perspectives on Neotaphonomy, Carnivore Use of Carrion, and Great Plains Bison Bonbeds
… assemblages created by humans, such as mass-kills of bison. The research presented here has three objectives intended to broaden the goals of New World taphonomy. The first objective is to present a comparative analysis of carnivore utilization data from eight bison bonebeds in the northern …
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RELATING TAPHONOMIC ANALYSIS OF BISON REMAINS TO CULTURAL AND SPATIAL INFERENCE: A STUDY OF THE FAUNAL REMAINS FROM THE TONGUE RIVER BUFFALO JUMP SITE (24RB2135)
… bed(s). The radiocarbon dates suggest multiple kill events, ranging from Late Archaic to Late Prehistoric. A variety of data were collected, including taxon, osteological element, side, orientation within skeleton, portion, color, size, weathering, and taphonomic or cultural modifications. The …
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RELATING TAPHONOMIC ANALYSIS OF BISON REMAINS TO CULTURAL AND SPATIAL INFERENCE: A STUDY OF THE FAUNAL REMAINS FROM THE TONGUE RIVER BUFFALO JUMP SITE (24RB2135)
… bed(s). The radiocarbon dates suggest multiple kill events, ranging from Late Archaic to Late Prehistoric. A variety of data were collected, including taxon, osteological element, side, orientation within skeleton, portion, color, size, weathering, and taphonomic or cultural modifications. The …