30 previously unrecorded prehistoric camps have been found on the western slope of the Teton Range.
Archaeological surveys in the Tetons go back to the ’70s, but new technology and new ideas about how prehistoric people might have used the area inspired a new round of inquiry. The result, Stirn said, is 30 previously unrecorded sites probably ranging from 11,000 years ago to “proto-history,” or about when “new Americans” began to enter the picture.
The findings stand to dramatically change archaeologists’ ideas about how ancient residents of the region used the mountains.
Story: Richard Nderson, Jackson Hole News & Guide | Photo: Jackson Hole News & Guide
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