Horses in East-Central Montana Rock Art: A Test for Crow, Blackfoot, or Other Ethnic Affiliation

Summary

This is an abstract from the "From the Plains to the Plateau: Papers in Honor of James D. Keyser" session, at the 86th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

Keyser’s interest in horse styles in rock art of the Northwestern Plains has expanded our knowledge and ways of thinking about this image. His recent work to quantify differences in Crow and Blackfoot horses has led to identifying infusions of each group into the other’s territory. However, his identification system has not been used to inform us about the rock art of the refuge area of east-central Montana extensively used by many tribes in the 1800s. We examine horses at several sites in this area centered along the Musselshell River to determine if Keyser’s system can identify them as Crow or Blackfoot, and if there are other styles that can be attributed to one of the many other tribes ethnographically known to have used the area during that era.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Society for American Archaeology 86th Annual Meeting, Online (2021)   •
• From the Plains to the Plateau: Papers in Honor of James D. Keyser

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Abstract Id(s): 29885