Cultural, Taphonomic, and Biogeographic Considerations of Black Footed Ferret at the Burntwood Creek Bison Kill Site, Central High Plains, USA
Author(s): Jack Hofman; Barbara Crable
Year: 2018
Summary
Feature 15-1 at a 9,000 year old bison kill site in Rawlins County, northwest Kansas yielded remains of black footed ferret (BFF) and numerous other species. Here we summarize cultural and taphonomic factors related to the feature’s formation and review BFF biogeography for the early Holocene period in the central Plains region. The diverse fauna from this feature and its varied modifications may reflect special cultural behavior associated with the bison kill at Burntwood Creek. Both natural and cultural processes contributed to formation of this distinctive feature, and some elements may represent part of a "medicine" bundle.
Cite this Record
Cultural, Taphonomic, and Biogeographic Considerations of Black Footed Ferret at the Burntwood Creek Bison Kill Site, Central High Plains, USA. Jack Hofman, Barbara Crable. Presented at The 82nd Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology, Washington, DC. 2018 ( tDAR id: 443698)
This Resource is Part of the Following Collections
Keywords
Geographic Keywords
North America: Great Plains
Record Identifiers
Abstract Id(s): 22052