IN 1962 a fluted projectile point identified as Clovis point was unearthed by a heavy equipment operator, Donald Colby of Worland, during the construction of a reservoir. Mammoth tooth plate and tusk fragments were identified at the site by a team from the University of Wyoming and the State Archaeologists Office led by Dr. Frison, after heavy rains exposed a lower jawbone. Other animal bones included with the caches were rabbit, Mexican ass, pronghorn, camel, bison and artiodactyl, these were perhaps part of the food supply or used to protect the rest of the meat. Although some of the bones were scattered for 180 feet suggesting they were deposited there by water, uneven weathering of the bones, the dominate number of bones from meat bearing portions of the carcasses and the bone placement all indicate human activity. It is thought that the skulls were placed on top to protect the meat cache from predators.
Evidence suggests that one cache had been opened and the meat retrieved.
The other meat cache remained intact, perhaps having spoiled. A limited number of Clovis sites have been discovered in North America and date approximately 11,200 years. Pioneer Room Designed to allow the museum visitor to experience an era in time through a hand-on approach.