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Bill Hudson and Albert Meng were local ranchers who are credited<ref>Davis, L.B. and Wilson, M. (1978) "Bison procurement and utilization: A symposium," ''Plains anthropologist. Volume 23,'' Issue 82, Part 2. p 128.</ref><ref>Agenbroad, L.D. (1978) ''The Hudson-Meng site: an Alberta bison kill in the Nebraska high plains.'' University Press of America.</ref> with discovering the bonebed in 1954 while digging for a pond. Originally excavated by Dr. Larry Agenbroad in the 1970s, the dig was over 400 square meters and was considered the largest [[Alberta Culture]] [[bison]] kill site ever discovered. The bison found are not the same species as the bison that currently live in the United States, but are an animal transitional in evolution between the extinct |
Bill Hudson and Albert Meng were local ranchers who are credited<ref>Davis, L.B. and Wilson, M. (1978) "Bison procurement and utilization: A symposium," ''Plains anthropologist. Volume 23,'' Issue 82, Part 2. p 128.</ref><ref>Agenbroad, L.D. (1978) ''The Hudson-Meng site: an Alberta bison kill in the Nebraska high plains.'' University Press of America.</ref> with discovering the bonebed in 1954 while digging for a pond. Originally excavated by Dr. Larry Agenbroad in the 1970s, the dig was over 400 square meters and was considered the largest [[Alberta Culture]] [[bison]] kill site ever discovered. The bison found are not the same species as the bison that currently live in the United States(''[[Bison bison]]''), but are an animal transitional in evolution between the extinct ''[[Bison antiquus]]'' and the ''[[Bison bison]]''. |
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In the 1990s, the site underwent another series of smaller excavations by Drs. Larry Todd of [[Colorado State University]] and David Rapson of the [[University of Wyoming]], who suggested that the bison died of unknown natural causes and that the site was not in fact a kill site. Further research must be done to provide a more thorough interpretation of the site. |
In the 1990s, the site underwent another series of smaller excavations by Drs. Larry Todd of [[Colorado State University]] and David Rapson of the [[University of Wyoming]], who suggested that the bison died of unknown natural causes and that the site was not in fact a kill site. Further research must be done to provide a more thorough interpretation of the site. |
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Revision as of 20:57, 1 November 2010
The Hudson-Meng Bison Kill site is a fossil site located in the Oglala National Grassland of western Nebraska northwest of Crawford. It contains the 10,000-year-old remains of up to 600 bison.[1]
History
Bill Hudson and Albert Meng were local ranchers who are credited[2][3] with discovering the bonebed in 1954 while digging for a pond. Originally excavated by Dr. Larry Agenbroad in the 1970s, the dig was over 400 square meters and was considered the largest Alberta Culture bison kill site ever discovered. The bison found are not the same species as the bison that currently live in the United States(Bison bison), but are an animal transitional in evolution between the extinct Bison antiquus and the Bison bison.
In the 1990s, the site underwent another series of smaller excavations by Drs. Larry Todd of Colorado State University and David Rapson of the University of Wyoming, who suggested that the bison died of unknown natural causes and that the site was not in fact a kill site. Further research must be done to provide a more thorough interpretation of the site.
Recently, Dr. Douglas Bamforth of the University of Colorado has undertaken excavations at the site.
The site was managed for two years by the Mammoth Site of Hot Springs under the supervision of the United States Forest Service. As of 2009, the site is managed by the US Forest Service out of Chadron, Nebraska.
References
- ^ "Hudson-Meng Bison Bonebed". Fossil Freeway. Retrieved 2010-10-31.
- ^ Davis, L.B. and Wilson, M. (1978) "Bison procurement and utilization: A symposium," Plains anthropologist. Volume 23, Issue 82, Part 2. p 128.
- ^ Agenbroad, L.D. (1978) The Hudson-Meng site: an Alberta bison kill in the Nebraska high plains. University Press of America.
External links
- US Forest Service: Recreation - Will include information about visiting Hudson-Meng Bison Kill
- Colorado State University 2002 Field Seminar about the Hudson-Meng Bison Kill
- Summary of Recent Fieldwork at the Hudson-Meng Site - by L. C. Todd and D. J. Rapson, 1991–1998
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