Wold Bison Jump
Archeological site in Wyoming, USA
United States historic place
McKean Archeological Site (48CK7) | |
Location | Barnum, Wyoming vicinity |
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NRHP reference No. | 15000928[1] |
Added to NRHP | December 22, 2015 |
The Wold Bison Jump is an archeological site in Johnson County, Wyoming, United States. An area at the site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2015.[1]
The site was used during the 1300s to 1600s by Native Americans to kill bison by stampeding them over a cliff. The site is relatively attractive for that purpose because the cliff is not visible to the bison from afar, and the routes by which the bison must be channeled are relatively efficiently managed.[2]
References
- ^ a b "Wold Bison Jump". National Park Service.
- ^ Brigid S. Grund, Spencer R. Pelton, Todd A. Surovell, Neffra A. Matthews, and Tommy A. Noble (2016). "Bison Jump Location is Primarily Predicted by Minimizing Visibility at the Wold Site, Johnson County, Wyoming" (PDF). American Antiquity. 81 (4).
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National Register of Historic Places in Johnson County, Wyoming
Landmark
- Fort Phil Kearny
historic districts
- Fort McKinney
- HF Bar Ranch Historic District
- Main Street Historic District
- TA Ranch Historic District
properties
- AJX Bridge over South Fork and Powder River
- Beaver Creek Ranch Headquarters
- Cantonment Reno
- Carnegie Public Library
- Dull Knife Battlefield
- EDL Peloux Bridge
- EDZ Irigary Bridge
- Fort Reno
- Holland House
- Johnson County Courthouse
- Lake Desmet Segment, Bozeman Trail
- Methodist Episcopal Church
- Powder River Station-Powder River Crossing
- St. Luke's Episcopal Church
- Sussex Post Office and Store
- Trabing Station-Crazy Woman Crossing
- Union Congregational Church and Parsonage
- US Post Office-Buffalo Main
- Wold Bison Jump
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