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AT23-153, The Nighthawk Bison Jump, Kerrville
May 20, 2023 @ 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Event Title: The Nighthawk Bison Jump
VMS-AT: AT: Hill Country Chapter Other Approved Training (Enter AT#, Class Title as posted, Location, and Presenter)
Comments: AT23-153, The Nighthawk Bison Jump, Kerrville, Presenter: August Costa (AT=1h)
Event Date: 5/20/2023
Event Time: 12:00p-1:00p
Event Summary:
Learn about the only bison jump in Texas and the broader southern plains.
Event Description:
In 2021, THC Steward Rick Day and Susan Day located bison bones eroding out of a slope below the Caprock escarpment on the western border of Caprock Canyon State Park in Briscoe County. Dr. August “Gus” Costa will talk about the the bison jump kill site and an adjacent processing site. He will review the initial results of those field investigations and ongoing conservation and analysis of the bison remains.
Cost: no charge
Register @: not required
Event Location:
Riverside Nature Center
150 Francisco Lemos
Kerrville, TX
Instructor/Presenter:
Dr. August Costa
Contact Information:
https://hcarcheology.org/contact-us/
Organization Website:
https://hcarcheology.org/
Sponsoring Organization:
Hill Country Archeological Association
