Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump

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The name, of course, comes from the town of Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump, Alberta, one of the many sites where Plains Indians would stampede buffalo over cliffs in operations which took days or weeks to execute.

what i'm reading: 1491 2009
The name, of course, comes from the town of Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump, Alberta, one of the many sites where Plains Indians would stampede buffalo over cliffs in operations which took days or weeks to execute.

what i'm reading: 1491 2009
Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump, Alberta, Canada, is the best preserved and most varied prehistoric Game Jump site in the known world.

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Who knew there was a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Southern Alberta, named Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump?

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