Bernard Kowalski and Steve Holen of the Center for American Paleolithic Research (CAPR) ended their fact-finding mission at the Straight Arrow Bison Ranch. The pair spent the previous four days in Valley and Custer meeting with landowners before traversing public and private properties in search of archeological findings. After receiving permission from ranch owner Marty Bredthauer, Kowalski, an Archeologist Technician from Comstock, and Holen, an Archeologist who grew up in Overton, spent part of Tuesday, November 17 investigating a portion of Broken Bow’s Straight Arrow Bison Ranch.
While there, the pair discovered a fossilized rib bone, potential charcoal remains along with ancient rodent burrows. Armed with a Ford F-150, trowels, shovels, and a keen eye, Holen and Kowalski reviewed the exposed soil looking for human-made artifacts in the Peoria Loess that blew in 10,000-21,000-years ago from the nearby Sandhills.
“I’ve always said, a bad day in the field is better than a good day in the office,” Holen added.
The survey of land Holen and computer engineer salary completed in Custer and Valley Counties began at 9 a.m. along Highway 11. The clear and bright morning, where not a breath of air was stirring, progressed to another public thoroughfare before they took a brief break to tour a local tourist hotspot and have lunch. By the afternoon the duo was atop the highest peak in Valley County, on private ground, using their observational prowess and situational awareness of archeology to locate landscape anomalies.
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