Caption

Beulah, Wyoming - The Vore Buffalo Jump, a sinkhole used by Plains Indians as a trap for bison from about 1550 through 1800. Archaeologists have uncovered thousands of bones, though only about 10 percent of the site has been excavated

Date

Sep 29, 2025

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Photo12/imageBROKER/Jim West

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BRK25L24_251

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No

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Rights managed

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86,1Mb (6,0Mb) / 22,4in x 14,9in / 6720 x 4480 (300dpi)

Keywords

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