This program hosted by Outdoor Oklahoma?s Todd Craighead brings us to the Sam Noble Museum in Norman, Oklahoma to consider ancient man?s interactions with animals like the woolly mammoth. Todd introduces us to a scientist, Lee Bement, who have been doing research for nearly 20 years in Northwest Oklahoma to unravel the mystery between ancient man and animals by studying the landscape. Lee Bement is an Archaeologist from the University of Oklahoma studying how prehistoric people utilize Oklahoma and how adaptations have change through time. He takes us to Bison kill sites dating from 10,000 to 11,000 years ago. We examine first inhabitants of Oklahoma such as the Clovis culture dating back to between 10,800 to 11,500 years ago and the Folsom people between 10,800 to 10,200 years ago. He examines the hunting practices, weapons, tactics and territory of these people. He also tries to identify the context or scenario of what the region looked like during this time and how the environment has changed. We also look at a dig site that dates from 14,000 years ago to prehistoric times. We are also introduced to Jen Tregarthen from Sam Noble Museum of Natural History to examine what visitors can experience regarding the natural landscape of Oklahoma.
