Between February 4 and 7, 1865, Cheyenne, Sioux, and Arapaho warriors engaged a force of U.S. Army soldiers at Mud Springs, Nebraska. Historical records from both sides indicate that this fight marked an early phase of the Indian Wars. Based on systematic metal detections, firearms identification, and terrain analysis, this paper adds archeological insights into the arms and tactics used by the opposing sides. Well-armed Native fighters used terrain to approach U.S. troops, who maintained a defensive posture. U.S. soldiers appear to have dug a rifle pit to see approaching attackers
In August of 1720, a Spanish expedition of more than one hundred soldiers, settlers, and Native Amer...
Gun part assemblages from several Euroamerican and Native American contact period sites from the Pla...
During the last twenty-four years archaeologists have proven that we are now able to investigate a p...
Between February 4 and 7, 1865, Cheyenne, Sioux, and Arapaho warriors engaged a force of U.S. Army s...
Between February 4 and 7, 1865, Cheyenne, Sioux, and Arapaho warriors engaged a force of U.S. Army s...
Between February 4 and 7, 1865, Cheyenne, Sioux, and Arapaho warriors engaged a force of U.S. Army s...
This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Great Plains Studies, Center for at D...
In August of 1720, a Spanish expedition of more than one hundred soldiers, settlers, and Native Amer...
The Great Plains of the United States have played an influential role in shaping academic and popula...
In February of 1779, a combined British and Native American raiding party ambushed a small group of ...
The Rosebud Battlefield, located in Southeast Montana, offered an opportunity to research an Indian ...
The Rosebud Battlefield, located in Southeast Montana, offered an opportunity to research an Indian ...
During the last twenty-four years archaeologists have proven that we are now able to investigate a p...
During the last twenty-four years archaeologists have proven that we are now able to investigate a p...
During the last twenty-four years archaeologists have proven that we are now able to investigate a p...
In August of 1720, a Spanish expedition of more than one hundred soldiers, settlers, and Native Amer...
Gun part assemblages from several Euroamerican and Native American contact period sites from the Pla...
During the last twenty-four years archaeologists have proven that we are now able to investigate a p...
Between February 4 and 7, 1865, Cheyenne, Sioux, and Arapaho warriors engaged a force of U.S. Army s...
Between February 4 and 7, 1865, Cheyenne, Sioux, and Arapaho warriors engaged a force of U.S. Army s...
Between February 4 and 7, 1865, Cheyenne, Sioux, and Arapaho warriors engaged a force of U.S. Army s...
This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Great Plains Studies, Center for at D...
In August of 1720, a Spanish expedition of more than one hundred soldiers, settlers, and Native Amer...
The Great Plains of the United States have played an influential role in shaping academic and popula...
In February of 1779, a combined British and Native American raiding party ambushed a small group of ...
The Rosebud Battlefield, located in Southeast Montana, offered an opportunity to research an Indian ...
The Rosebud Battlefield, located in Southeast Montana, offered an opportunity to research an Indian ...
During the last twenty-four years archaeologists have proven that we are now able to investigate a p...
During the last twenty-four years archaeologists have proven that we are now able to investigate a p...
During the last twenty-four years archaeologists have proven that we are now able to investigate a p...
In August of 1720, a Spanish expedition of more than one hundred soldiers, settlers, and Native Amer...
Gun part assemblages from several Euroamerican and Native American contact period sites from the Pla...
During the last twenty-four years archaeologists have proven that we are now able to investigate a p...