Archaeological research in the alpine areas of听the northern Rockies听has revealed that听high mountain snow and听ice patches were important to Native Americans for thousands of years.听These听unique environmental settings听are听a source of culturally important animals and plants as well as听settings for important ceremonies and spiritual practices. Many of the ice patches we see today appear to have formed听within the last 5,000 years or so, but the truly ancient artifacts emerging from some ice patches indicate that a few are much older... Visit the CU Museum to discover what once was lost, now is found.
This exhibit is presented in cooperation with听Dr. Craig Lee at INSTAAR, and Yellowstone National Park.