Cultural Heritage and Paleontology
Man in blue hat crouches over partially revealed dinosaur bone in the ground

Mother’s Day Site helps unlock ancient mysteries while asking more questions

Over the last 30 years, the Mother's Day site in southern Montana has produced more than 2,600 specimens including the most complete juvenial sauropod skull ever found.
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"Passport in Time" passports- A blue book with "Passport in Time" written on it. Another passport is open so that the fields that are filled in can be viewed.

Heritage Heroes: Volunteers donate hundreds of hours to preserve Wyoming’s cultural heritage

Story by Dayna Ables, Senior Archaeologist. Photos submitted by Ardeth Hahn, BLM Wyoming State Office.

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A man kneeling down and using a tool to pick at a white rock.

Heritage Heroes preserve record of the Age of Mammals from 50 million years ago

The BLM is pleased to announce the newest winners of the “Heritage Heroes Awards” for their significant support of cultural heritage, history, paleontological resources, museum collections programs, or Tribal consultation within the scope of BLM’s Cultural Heritage Program.
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Lower jaw of a dinosaur fossilized in rock Text: New Species of Tyrannosaur Hints at Ancestor of T. Rex

New Species of Tyrannosaur Hints at Ancestor of T. rex

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A small rectangular building in a field.

Yellow Creek Schoolhouse listed in the Colorado State Register of Historic Properties

Story by Brittany Sprout, Public Affairs Specialist

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A person holds a measuring stick up against a historic inscription that is on a rock face.

Buffalo Field Office records, protects cultural resources through Passport in Time project

Story by Ardy Hahn, Archaeologist; and Tyson Finnicum, Public Affairs Specialist. Photos by Ardy Hahn.

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