Reanalysis of equid faunal remains from the Blacks Fork River site (48SW8319)
A unique look at a protohistoric horse in Wyoming
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9218168 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Cassidee A Thornhill (0000-0003-4014-8977, University of Wyoming, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 66 |
| Issue | 257 |
| Pages | 58-73 |
| Publication date | 2021-01-02 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Plains Anthropologist (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0032-0447 • E-ISSN: 2052-546X |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00320447.2020.1819180 |
| OpenAlex | W3090721062 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 26 |
The reintroduction of Equus caballus (horse) into North America during European-American contact altered Native American life on the Plains. The horse influenced a variety of cultural practices, including transportation and warfare. Despite the impact of the horse on Native Plains cultures, there is a paucity of horse remains in the archaeological record in Wyoming and the Great Plains in general. In this article, the results of a reanalysis of a set of horse remains from the Protohistoric Period are described. The horse remains from the Blacks Fork River site in Wyoming provides a unique opportunity to examine a preserved interaction between humans and a horse from the early contact period. Reanalysis includes a re-examining of the faunal elements to re-establish the horse's age and evidence of butchering and radiocarbon dating to confirm the temporal span of the remains
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| Citations per year | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |