"In south-west Alberta, the remains of marked trails and an aboriginal camp, and a tumulus where vast quantities of buffalo (American Bison) skeletons can still be found, are evidence of a custom practised by aboriginal peoples of the North American plains for nearly 6,000 years. Using their excellent knowledge of the topography and of buffalo behaviour, they killed their prey by chasing them over a precipice; the carcasses were later carved up in the camp below."
美洲野牛涧地带
"在艾伯塔省(Alberta)的西南部，发现了标有记号的数条小道、土著人营房和坟地遗址，里面存有大量的野牛（美洲野牛）骨骼，向人们生动地展示了近六千年前的北美平原上土著人的生活习俗。他们利用对地形的熟悉和对野牛习性的了解，将牛群追赶到悬崖边，迫使其跳崖摔死，然后在下面的营房里分割尸体。"
Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/158
Courtesy of Jason from postcrossing forum
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