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Ken Thomas · Public domain

Event archaeological Americas

Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump

3700 BCE – 1850 CE

Cliff site in Alberta, Canada used by Plains peoples for nearly 6,000 years to drive bison herds off a…

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Landmark · Americas

Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump

3700 BCE – 1850 CE

Cliff site in Alberta, Canada used by Plains peoples for nearly 6,000 years to drive bison herds off a precipice

Standing in 3700 BCE

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Ur Polity · Middle East 3799 BCE – 499 BCE Quebrada de Humahuaca Landmark · Americas 9000 BCE – still standing Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump Landmark · Americas 3700 BCE – 1850 CE Kuk Early Agricultural Site Landmark · Oceania 8000 BCE – still standing Chinchorro culture Polity · Americas 7000 BCE – 1499 BCE

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Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump Ken Thomas · Public domain