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Western Digs: Fire Reveals Human Stone Effigy, Bison-Kill Site in Montana.

“Among the formations are two large effigies — or figures made from arrangements of stones — one of a human and the other, perhaps, of a turtle. The burn also exposed six rock cairns, a multitude of stone tipi rings, and dozens of so-called drive lines — alignments of large boulders that ancient hunters used to chase bison into a killing pen.” Pretty cool find.

05/26/15 • 03:59 PM • History • Science • (5) Comments

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Range fires have always been the archaeologist’s friend. No one else’s, But there is is… In the 1960s at Mesa Verde the same thing happened. Resulted in the Wetherill Mesa Project,which completely redefined Anasazi archaeology.

Posted by Hal B. Rager on 05/26/15 at 10:55 PM

“But there *it* is”

Posted by Hal B. Rager on 05/26/15 at 10:57 PM

Got it.  I’d forgotten about fire and Mesa Verde.  Thanks for the reminder!

Posted by Garret P Vreeland on 05/27/15 at 02:15 PM

I have so enjoyed reading many articles at “Western Dig” for several hours this morning.  (I’m on a staycation this week!)  Thanks so much for giving me the link to it!

Posted by Evelyn in the Twin Cities of Minnesnowta on 05/29/15 at 02:06 PM

Hey EVELYN!!!  Glad you enjoyed the link.  I’ve been having lots of fun in the various archaeology/science sites lately.  The dig in Amphipolis got me re-energized in this niche.

Posted by Garret P Vreeland on 05/29/15 at 05:38 PM

 

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