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    The Colby Mammoth Kill Site is located in central-northwestern Wyoming in the Big Horn Basin, 6.5 km east of the Big Horn River at an elevation of 1,305 m. The site was first excavated in 1962 and last excavated in 1975, when it was officially discovered by Donald Colby. A total of 7 mammoths and 463 bones were excavated from the site, along with remains of other fauna such as camel, horse, bison, and pronghorn. The area is now high desert badlands inhabited by various grasses, shrubs, and animals including horned toads, kangaroo rats, mule deer, and badgers.

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    The Colby Mammoth Kill Site is located in central-northwestern Wyoming in the Big Horn Basin, 6.5 km east of the Big Horn River at an elevation of 1,305 m. The site was first excavated in 1962 and last excavated in 1975, when it was officially discovered by Donald Colby. A total of 7 mammoths and 463 bones were excavated from the site, along with remains of other fauna such as camel, horse, bison, and pronghorn. The area is now high desert badlands inhabited by various grasses, shrubs, and animals including horned toads, kangaroo rats, mule deer, and badgers.

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    Site Report Colby Presentation

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    Rachel Wolf
    The Colby Mammoth Kill Site is located in central-northwestern Wyoming in the Big Horn Basin, 6.5 km east of the Big Horn River at an elevation of 1,305 m. The site was first excavated in 1962 and last excavated in 1975, when it was officially discovered by Donald Colby. A total of 7 mammoths and 463 bones were excavated from the site, along with remains of other fauna such as camel, horse, bison, and pronghorn. The area is now high desert badlands inhabited by various grasses, shrubs, and animals including horned toads, kangaroo rats, mule deer, and badgers.

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    Colby Mammoth

    Kill Site
    Big Horn Basin, Wyoming, USA
    Outline

    • Location
    • Terrain
    • Flora
    • Fauna
    • History
    • Artifacts
    • Mammoths
    • Q&A

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    Where is Colby?

    Site location and what lives there


    now

    3
    Site Location
    Private Property, Wyoming, USA

    Central-Northwestern Wyoming
    • artificial reservoir at an elevation of 1,305 m
    • Big Horn Basin
    • 6.5 km East of the Big Horn River

    4
    Big Horn Basin Badlands

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    Site Fauna
    Animals that call Colby home

    Selection of animals
    • Horny Toad
    • Kangaroo Rat
    • Weasel
    • Mule Deer
    • Pronghorn
    • Packrat
    • Badger

    6
    Site Flora
    Plants that grow at Colby

    Selection of Plants
    • Sage Brush
    • Yucca (Spanish Daggers)
    • Russian Olive (non-native)
    • Various grasses

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    What was
    found?
    Mammoths and more

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    Site History
    • First excavated in 1962

    • Last excavated in 1975

    • Officially discovered by Donald Colby

    • Initially “discovered” during a dam project


    in 1907

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    Site Artifacts
    1962 1975 1975

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    Mammoths
    (and others)
    • 7 mammoths excavated
    • 463 total bones found
    • Other faunal remains:
    • camel (Camelops)
    • horse (Equus)
    • bison (Bison)
    • pronghorn (Antilocapra)
    • hares (Lepus)

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    Thank You
    Questions?
    +1 23 987 6554
    april@www.proseware.com
    www.proseware.com
    Selected Bibliography
    Anthropology Museum | Department of Anthropology | University of Wyoming. (n.d.). Retrieved October 22, 2019, from
    http://www.uwyo.edu/anthropology/museum.html
    Bighorn Basin. (n.d.). Retrieved October 21, 2019, from https://www.nature.org/en-us/get-involved/how-to-help/places-we-
    protect/bighorn-mountains/
    Bostrom, P. A. (2002). The Colby Mammoth Kill Site Artifacts. Retrieved October 14, 2019, from
    http://lithiccastinglab.com/gallery-pages/2002februarycolbysitepage1.htm
    Cuthbert, L. (2018). Once Common, Texas Horned Lizard Now Being Captive-Bred and Reintroduced. Retrieved October
    22, 2019, from https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/2018/10/horned-lizard-texas-endangered-threatened-species-
    video-news/
    Frison, G. (2004). Survival by Hunting: Prehistoric Human Predators and Animal Prey. Retrieved from http://0-
    search.ebscohost.com.library.utulsa.edu/login.aspx?direct=true&db=e000xna&AN=295158&site=eds-live
    Frison, G. C. (1986). The Colby mammoth site taphonomy and archaeology of a Clovis kill in northern Wyoming / George
    C. Frison, Lawrence C. Todd. Retrieved from http://encore.utulsa.edu/iii/encore/record/C__Rb1327175__Scolby
    %20wyoming__Orightresult__U__X2?lang=eng&suite=cobalt

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