Todd Surovell at Saturday U - Wyoming’s First Humans at an Ice Age Mammoth Kill Site

Todd Surovell, Professor of Archaeology and Chair, Department of Anthropology, University of Wyoming, presented Wyoming’s First Humans at an Ice Age Mammoth Kill Site at the Spring 2018 Saturday U in Pinedale at the Sublette County Library.

The first people to live in Wyoming arrived more than 13,000 years ago after crossing a land bridge from Asia to North America and moving southward through the northern glaciers. Upon arrival, these people encountered many types of large mammals which have since disappeared from New World ecosystems. At the La Prele Mammoth site in Converse County, University of Wyoming archaeologists have discovered evidence of human predation of a Columbian mammoth as well as a campsite that can shed light on the social organization of Wyoming’s first residents.

Saturday U is a collaborative program designed to connect top UW professors with life-long learners throughout Wyoming. Events are held in Jackson Hole, Gillette, Sheridan, Rock Springs, Pinedale, and now Cody. This free college experience offers an opportunity to exercise the mind without homework, or tests - the only requirement is a love of learning.

Saturday University in Pinedale is sponsored by the University of Wyoming, the Wyoming Humanities Council, Sublette BOCES and Sublette County Libraries.

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