Bismark Tribune — The National Buffalo Museum in Jamestown is now home to “Samantha,” a complete bison skeleton that is estimated to be 8,000 to 10,000 years old.
Samantha is one of two complete bison skeletons that were found beneath the Snake River Farm owned by Tom and Gail Barthel. The 225-acre Snake River Farm is grazing land with about 1 mile of the Snake River running through it.
There are likely hundreds of complete skeletons under the peat, Tom said, but they will remain undisturbed for posterity with the exception of university digs. The last archaeological dig was conducted by St. Cloud State University in 1984, when Samantha was discovered.
