buffalo jump

A buffalo jump, or sometimes bison jump, is a cliff formation that Indigenous peoples of North America, beginning with Clovis culture, historically used to hunt and kill plains bison in mass quantities. The broader term game jump refers to a man-made jump or cliff used for hunting other game, such as reindeer.

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bison jump; game jump
pit cave, trap, 
pit cave, Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump, 

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  Big Goose Creek Buffalo Jump ⓘ
  

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  Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump ⓘ
  buffalo jump located at the foothills of the Rocky Mountains in Canada

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  Old Women's Buffalo Jump ⓘ
  buffalo jump in Foothills No 31

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  Too Close For Comfort Site ⓘ
  archaeological site

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  Wold Bison Jump ⓘ
  archeological site in Wyoming, USA

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  First Peoples Buffalo Jump State Park ⓘ
  park in Montana, USA

Frameless

Alfred Jacob Miller - Hunting Buffalo - Walters 371940190

MT Buffalo Jump frnt

MT Buffalo Jump sd

Buffalo jump

The outcasts (1901) (14729725576)

Sunset Route, Mile Creek Canyon, Texas

Madison Buffalo Jump, Logan, Montana

First People's Buffalo jump, SW of Great Falls, Montana

Vore Buffalo Jump

Historic Soc 2 027

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
site	cave		Big Goose Creek Buffalo Jump	buffalo jump	Wikidata
site	cave		Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump	buffalo jump, archaeological site	Wikidata
site	cave		Old Women's Buffalo Jump	historic site, buffalo jump	Wikidata
site	cave		Too Close For Comfort Site	archaeological site, buffalo jump	Wikidata
site	cave		Wold Bison Jump	buffalo jump	Wikidata
site	cave	1972	First Peoples Buffalo Jump State Park	Montana state park, buffalo jump	Wikidata
commons	image		Alfred Jacob Miller - Hunting Buffalo - Walters 371940190		Commons
commons	image		MT Buffalo Jump frnt		Commons
commons	image		MT Buffalo Jump sd		Commons
commons	image		Buffalo jump		Commons
commons	image		The outcasts (1901) (14729725576)		Commons
commons	image		Sunset Route, Mile Creek Canyon, Texas		Commons
commons	image		Madison Buffalo Jump, Logan, Montana		Commons
commons	image		First People's Buffalo jump, SW of Great Falls, Montana		Commons
commons	image		Vore Buffalo Jump		Commons
commons	image		Historic Soc 2 027		Commons