2021 Fall Newsletter

Great Bend Aspect Late Ceramic Period 1400 to 1700 AD

Living quarters were Grass Covered Houses and made in both Circular and Oval Houses shapes. As with the people living before them, people of the Great Bend Aspect focused on Maize Horticulture along with Bison Hunting.

A few small hunting camps were found in the Bull Creek Area from peoples of the Great Bend Aspect. These peo ple had evolved into much more complex societies than seen in previous aspects.

Floorplan of the grass coverrd house above

Outline of excavated area

Postholes Hearth

Storage Pit Sandstone Prepared floor

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