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The Pictograph Cave National Historic Landmark are a 93 acre area of three caves (Pictograph, Middle, and Ghost caves) located 6 miles (9.7 km) south of Billings, Montana. There are over 30,000 artifacts which have been identified. At least 20,000 animal remains were recovered from the site. Species range from large mammalian species, including Bison (Bos bison) and Elk (Cervus elaphus), to various species of herpetiles (reptiles and amphibians) and avies (birds). The presence of these remains result from human predation, processing and consumption as well as non-human (carnivores and raptors) predation and individual species who lived and died in and around the site.
Paintings known as pictographs are still visible in Pictograph Cave, which is the largest of the three caves. Some of the pictographs are over 2100 years old. They are paintings of animals, warriors, and even rifles that document the story of the Native Americans of the area for thousands of years.
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