World Heritage Identification Number: 158
World Heritage since: 1981
Category: Cultural Heritage
Transboundary Heritage: No
Endangered Heritage: No
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada
Continent: Americas
UNESCO World Region: Europe and North America
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Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump: A Testament to Ancient Hunting Practices and Blackfoot Culture
Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump, located 18 kilometers west of Fort Macleod in Alberta, Canada, stands as a testament to the ancient hunting practices of the Blackfoot people and their deep connection with the land. This significant archaeological site, inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981, offers a unique glimpse into the lives of the Plains Indians who inhabited the region for millennia.
More to come…UNESCO Description of the World Heritage Site
In south-west Alberta, the remains of marked trails and an aboriginal camp, and a tumulus where vast quantities of buffalo (American Bison) skeletons can still be found, are evidence of a custom practised by aboriginal peoples of the North American plains for nearly 6,000 years. Using their excellent knowledge of the topography and of buffalo behaviour, they killed their prey by chasing them over a precipice; the carcasses were later carved up in the camp below.
Encyclopedia Record: Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump
Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump is a museum of Blackfoot culture 18 km (11 mi) west of Fort Macleod, Alberta, Canada. The now disused buffalo jump is a UNESCO world heritage site in an area where the foothills of the Rocky Mountains begin to rise from the prairie.Additional Site Details
Area: 3,626 hectares
Coordinates: 49.7084055556 , -113.6520527778
