Ancient hoes found in southwestern Manitoba could reveal more about Indigenous farmers, archeologist says

Tuesday, July 21, 2020 - 06:10 in Paleontology & Archaeology

In 2018, an agriculture student found modified bison shoulder blades (or scapulae) along a creek bank at the site near Melita, Man. Those bones would have been used as gardening tools like hoes by the people who lived there, said Mary Malainey, an archaeology professor at Brandon University.

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