The National Park Service conducted investigations at the "Horse Cemetery"
at Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument in 2002 (Douglas D. Scott
2002, Archeological Investigations of the "Horse Cemetery" Site, Little
Bighorn Battlefield National Monument).  The 1876 battle-related horse
skeletal remains were deposited in 1881 during the installation of the
Seventh Cavalry memorial on Last Stand Hill.

A little closer to home on the farms in southern Iowa, we have buried
horses in an area in one of the pastures near the barnyard.

Steve

On Tue, Feb 12, 2013 at 10:39 AM, Donovan, Matt [DOT] <
[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> All:
>
> Good morning, does anyone have any good suggestions regarding literature
> regarding horse burials here in the Midwest?  Are there such things as
> equestrian cemeteries, to be found here regionally?
>
> Thanks for any info, appreciated as always.
>
> -Matt
>
> Matthew J.F.Donovan, RPA
> Cultural Resources Project Manager
> Archaeologist / Historian
> Iowa Department of Transportation
> 515-239-1097
>
> 'A positive attitude may not solve all your problems,
> but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort.' ~Herm
> Albright
>



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