The Archaeology of the North American Traps

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In this chapter, we present examples of excavated and surveyed communal hunting sites within the various North American physiographic areas: the Plains, Great Basin, Rocky Mountain/Foothills, and Arctic/Subarctic regions. Medium-to-large animals targeted for communal kills vary by region and include bison ( Bison bison antiquus , B. b. occidentalis , and B. b. bison ) and pronghorn ( Antilocapra americanus ) in the Plains; bighorn sheep ( Ovis canadensis ), pronghorn ( Antilocapra americanus ), and deer ( Odocoileus hemionus ) in the Great Basin and Rocky Mountain/Foothills; and caribou ( Rangifer tarandus ) in the Arctic/Subarctic zones. North American hunters developed various kill strategies from the end of the Pleistocene (ca. 14,000 cal BP), and their use continued throughout the Holocene.

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