Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump
Overview
In south-west Alberta, the remains of marked trails and an aboriginal camp, and a tumulus where vast quantities of buffalo (American Bison) skeletons can still be found, are evidence of a custom practised by aboriginal peoples of the North American plains for nearly 6,000 years. Using their excellent knowledge of the topography and of buffalo behaviour, they killed their prey by chasing them over a precipice; the carcasses were later carved up in the camp below.
About Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump
Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump is a museum of Blackfoot culture 18 km (11 mi) west of Fort Macleod, Alberta, Canada. The now disused buffalo jump is a UNESCO world heritage site in an area where the foothills of the Rocky Mountains begin to rise from the prairie.
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Details
- Countries
- Canada
- ISO Codes
- CA
- Area
- 3,626 ha
- Coordinates
- 49.7084, -113.6521
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