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Pictograph Cave State Park

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Pictograph Cave State Park
Pictograph Cave State Park
Pictograph Cave State Park
Pictograph Cave State Park
Pictograph Cave State Park
Pictograph Cave State Park
Pictograph Cave State Park
Pictograph Cave State Park
Pictograph Cave State Park
Pictograph Cave State Park
Pictograph Cave State Park
Pictograph Cave State Park
Pictograph Cave State Park
Pictograph Cave State Park
Pictograph Cave State Park
Pictograph Cave State Park
Pictograph Cave State Park
Pictograph Cave State Park
Pictograph Cave State Park
Pictograph Cave State Park
Pictograph Cave State Park
Pictograph Cave State Park
Pictograph Cave State Park
Pictograph Cave State Park
Pictograph Cave State Park
Phone:
+1 406-254-7342

Hours:
Sunday9am - 5pm
MondayClosed
TuesdayClosed
Wednesday9am - 5pm
Thursday9am - 5pm
Friday9am - 5pm
Saturday9am - 5pm


Pictograph Cave is an area of three caves located 5 miles south of Billings, Montana, United States, preserved and protected in the 23-acre Pictograph Cave State Park.Excavation of the three caves began in 1937, and they were the site of some of Montana's first professional archeological studies. Over 30,000 artifacts have been identified, with at least 20,000 animal remains recovered from the site. Species range from large mammalian species, including bison and elk , to various species of herpetiles and avies . The presence of these remains result from human predation, processing and consumption as well as non-human predation and individual species who lived and died in and around the site. Paintings known as pictographs are still visible in Pictograph Cave, which is the largest of the three caves. The pictographs are thought to be between 200 and 2,100 years old. However their interpretations are still debated over. The oldest pictograph is that of a turtle, radio-carbon dated to be approximately 2,100 years old. These pictographs are paintings of animals, warriors, and even rifles that document the story of the Native Americans of the area for thousands of years. The site was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1964.
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