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Left: Three Native American -
Indian Artifacts date to
possibly many thousands of
years ago. They are thin and
well made. Courtesy:
Ron Van Heukelom
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Above: Gary and Deb Granger of South Central Nebraska spend a few
hours each month hiking the hills of Nebraska. In doing so, they have
collected and recovered a nice set of Native American Artifacts. The
pink or bubble gum colored artifacts are made of a material called
Flattop Chalcedony. It's source is found exclusively in Eastern
Colorado. Upper Right: Examples of pottery dating to 1300 A.D. and
Indian Arrowheads dating to different time periods.
Courtesy Deb and Gary Granger.
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A beautiful Collection of
Western Nebraska recovered
Native American Artifacts,
found in the Sand Hills.
Courtesy Roy W.
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Right: Chase Stebbing investigates a freshly dug basement for a new house in
Northeast Nebraska. We obtained land owner permission to investigate. Present are two
ancient hearth or fire pits. Several burned bones were recovered and identified as bison
bones by George Corner of the State Museum. Tiny pieces of pottery were located. The
cement foundation was poured the following day. This is a site of a former Omaha Indian
Village. Circa 1800.
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A Short Story of the American Bison.
For thousands of years, bison have been roaming Nebraska. As one species dies off and becomes extinct a similar smaller species replaces
the former. Bison Latifrons, Antiquus, Occidentalis, and present day Bison-Bison have all contributed intrinsically to the existence of Nebraska.
(There were hundreds of subspecies). Buffalo roaming free was last witnessed by our earlier generation(s), at about 1880. Only small captive
herds exist today on farms, ranches, and parks. Source: North American Bison by Dr. Jerry McDonald
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Above Left. Greg Brown, Chief Preparator of the UNL State Museum in Research and Collections, pauses for a moment next to a Buffalo skull
cap. For thousands of years, Bison have continued to grow smaller in size. Greg Brown and Curator of Collections, George Corner of the State
Museum are a wealth of information and are most interesting to speak with. Above Middle. An ancient bison skull we found. Horn tip
measurement is 28 inches. This guy is several thousand years old. Above Right. This recovered bison skull has a tip to tip measurement of 22
inches and comes from the current species, bison-bison. Courtesy Kevin Young and Chris Merriam.
(Left: Approximately 50,000 years old, Center: Approximately 3000 years old, Right: Current Species).
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A large extinct buffalo skull that we
recovered in Nebraska. The tip to tip
length is 29.4 inches.
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Right. George Corner, UNL State Museum
Curator of Collections, manages millions of
bone specimens. Here he identifies prehistoric
bones that we brought in for identification.
George Corner and Greg Brown have assisted
the Sheriff's Office on a number of occasions
where bones needed to be typed as animal or
human.
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A huge, ancient buffalo skull found in Minnesota by
Patrick Chereny. The horn core tip to tip spans 37
inches. Pat Cherney has documented a number of
bison findings in an informative book entitled; Notes
on Bison Remains from the Anoka Sand Plain Site,
MN. You can order a copy of the book for $15 by e
mailing Pat Cherney.
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These two ancient specimens are preserved and protected by The
Platte County Historical Society. The left skull is probably an
extinct Bison Antiquus Occidentalis, with a tip to tip measurement
of 31.5 inches. It is probably around 5,000 years old. Right,
probably a late Bison-Occidentalis or very early Bison-Bison at
28.5 inches.
Thank you Jerry Kneifel of the
Platte County Historical Society.
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