Investigating Rock Art

The Carter County Museum received a $2,100 grant from the Montana History Foundation in 2019 to develop the curriculum Investigating Medicine Rock Art. The goal of the curriculum is to educate students and the public on the archaeological resources of Carter County and their stewardship, encourage scientific and historical inquiry and promote cultural understanding of indigenous tribes in the region.

Medicine Rocks State Park is located on 330 acres, just 12 miles northeast of Ekalaka. The park's namesake Medicine Rocks are sandstone pillars on which more than 2,000 years of continual human in...