The Agate Hills - History of Paleontological Excavations 1904-1925
Hunt RM. 1984. The Agate Hills - History of Paleontological Excavations 1904-1925. National Park Service
This study has tried to capture both politics and scientific procedures in summarizing the history of the excavations in the Agate hills. The bone bed at Agate has caught the attention of scientists and the public since the significance of the deposit was first recognized by the paleontologist Olaf Peterson in 1904. The period of greatest scientific activity at Agate occurred during the two decades that followed Peterson's recognition of the importance of the site. From 1904 to 1925, North American museums and universities competed for Agate's fossil resources. This study has tried to capture both politics and scientific procedures in summarizing the history of the excavations in the Agate hills.