Alberta: How the West was Young - Archaeology and Pre-Contact - Damaged Scottsbluff Point

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Damaged Scottsbluff Point

This damaged Scottsbluff point was found at Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump. It suggests that this site may have been used for much longer than most archaeologists originally thought. Scottsbluff points date back to about 9000 years ago.

This damaged Scottsbluff point was found at Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump. It suggests that this site may have been used for much longer than most archaeologists originally thought. Scottsbluff points date back to about 9000 years ago.

Photo courtesy of the Provincial Museum of Alberta.

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