New Information from the Reanalyses of a Frontier Burial from Fort Caspar, Wyoming

Summary

Reexamination of the Fort Caspar Burial #3 collection, including a nearly complete human skeleton and associated artifacts, has provided additional information regarding the life and death of this early frontier white male. Subsequent analyses indicate the individual was younger than originally estimated and had been buried in a coffin constructed of painted wood and fittings from a wagon. Reevaluation of the skeletal trauma strongly suggests the cause of death was a result of bludgeoning rather than a cranial gunshot wound as originally reported. Comparison of these findings with historic documentation suggests a possible identity for this individual.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Wyoming Archaeologist 2001

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Contact(s): Marcia Peterson

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