Montana’s history and topography is rich in archaeological evidence of its past. Montana contains Glacier National Park, “The Crown of the Continent”, and parts of Yellowstone National Park, including three of the park’s five entrances. Other federally recognized sites include the Little Bighorn National Monument, Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area, and Big Hole National Battlefield. The CSKT Bison Range is managed by the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes and the American Prairie is owned and operated by a nonprofit organization. Federal and state agencies administer approximately 31,300,000 acres (127,000 km2), or 35 percent of Montana’s land. The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service administers 16,800,000 acres (68,000 km2) of forest land in ten National Forests.
In cultural and natural resource management, a CLR provides detailed, site-specific information that can supplement other resource management documents and describe the relationship between natural and cultural resources in a particular landscape. A cultural landscape report can be “the principal Read More …
This thesis presents a study of the gold rush town, Nevada City, Montana. Founded in 1863, Nevada City experienced a mining heyday from 1863-1869. In addition to examining the history of this community, this thesis is dedicated to building a Read More …
The history of organized archaeological research in Montana, the fourth largest state, spans less than three decades. Much has been accomplished in this brief time; however, before the complex prehistory of Montana will be adequately known, the archaeology of several Read More …
Metal projectile points were the earliest non-native made weapons to enter the Plains and would likely have caused significant changes in Protohistoric period warfare. Despite this there has been little effort to identify and study these artifacts in Plains rock Read More …