The Cache Hill Site (48CA61): A Bison Kill-Butchery Site in the Powder River Basin, Wyoming
Author(s): Mark E. Miller; Galen R. Burgett
Year: 2000
Summary
Test excavations at the Cache Hill site (48CA61) in Campbell County, Wyoming exposed a thick bison bonebed in the bottom of an arroyo formed by a first order tributary in the Powder River drainage basin. A radiocarbon date and comparisons with other assemblages show a Late Prehistoric context for the bison kill-butchery event. Current taphonomic and archaeological models for bonebed accumulation, distribution, and dispersal are considered to aid in interpreting site structure. The research potential at this site for contributing to our understanding of bonebed composition and prehistoric bison procurement is critically assessed. In addition, cultural resource management issues relating to bison bonebed excavation and curation procedures are addressed.
Cite this Record
The Cache Hill Site (48CA61): A Bison Kill-Butchery Site in the Powder River Basin, Wyoming. Mark E. Miller, Galen R. Burgett. The Wyoming Archaeologist. 44 (1): 27-43. 2000 ( tDAR id: 476382) ; doi:10.48512/XCV8476382
Keywords
Material
Chipped Stone
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Fauna
Site Name
48CA61
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Cache Hill Site
Geographic Keywords
Powder River Basin
Temporal Keywords
Late Prehistoric
Individual & Institutional Roles
Contact(s): Marcia Peterson
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