Bison hunters abandoned long-used site over 1,000 years ago due to climate change

Bison bones are scattered across the site. (John Wendt via SWNS)

By Stephen Beech

Bison hunters abandoned a long-used site over 1,000 years ago due to climate change, suggests a new study.

Bison hunters abandoned long-used site over 1,000 years ago due to climate change

Excavation area at the Bergstrom Site in what today is Montana. (John Wendt via SWNS)

Bison hunters abandoned long-used site over 1,000 years ago due to climate change

Students conducting archaeological excavations. (John Wendt via SWNS)

Bison hunters abandoned long-used site over 1,000 years ago due to climate change

Sediment cores were collected directly next to the excavation area and analyzed these for pollen and charcoal fragments. (John Wendt via SWNS)

Bison hunters abandoned long-used site over 1,000 years ago due to climate change

Students conducting archaeological excavations. (John Wendt via SWNS)

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