Wahkpa Chu'gn Archaeological Site
A 2,000 Year Old Native American Buffalo Jump
Take a virtual tour of Wahkpa Chu'gn
Wahkpa Chu'gn Archaeological SiteA 2,000 Year Old Native American Buffalo Jump |
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| Winner of a 2009 Tourism Infrastructure Investment Program Grant for site improvement | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Nestled in the shadow of the Bear Paw Mountains, on the road to everywhere in north central Montana, WAHKPA CHU'GN (pronounced walk-pa-chew-gun) is the most extensive and best preserved Native American hunting ground buffalo bone deposit in the northern Great Plains. | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Dating to 2,000 years ago, visitors are given a chance to view up close, with no glass cases or "incredible simulations," extensive Native American material and buffalo bone remains. This is NOT a sterile museum or tourist trap. Wahkpa Chu'gn is a real historical site. Search the National Register of Historic Places using the site number 1974-12-30, site name "Too Close For Comfort Site" or the location of Havre, Montana. | ||||||||||||||||||
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| You get to see actual archaeological excavations, with a 20 foot wall of buffalo bones, buffalo skulls and Native American arrowheads. All left where they were found by the archaeologists for you to experience. See what our visitors have to say about us. | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Our knowledgeable tour guides will direct you on your journey through the region's prehistory. We specialize in a hands-on, user friendly tour. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Visit us and be enchanted. The spirit of the buffalo awaits you. | ||||||||||||||||||
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Take a virtual tour of Wahkpa Chu'gn |
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| The Wahkpa Chu'gn Archaeological Site is operated as a division of the H. Earl Clack Memorial Museum. Archaeological and anthropological content provided by John Brumley, M.A., Curator of Archaeology, H. Earl Clack Museum. Line drawings produced by Linda Rayner. Artifact drawings provided by G.L. (Buck) Damone. The Archaeological Site is managed by John and Anna Brumley. Web site design by Flint Lachenmeier. | ||||||||||||||||||