Fox on Custer Hill

 
The story of an archaeological fraud
MY LIE ON THE PLAINS 

"Certainly there is (no) archaeological evidence of a swirling, furious finale to the Custer battle - no famous last stand."
Richard A. Fox, Archaeology, History and Custer's Last battle, page 201  

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THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL "SUCCESS"

Number of relics of Keogh’s men (.45/55 ammunition) found on the Keogh area:

6 cartridges [Fox, Archaeology, page 115 (fig 7-12)]

Number of men killed in the Keogh area: more than 100 (remains of Calhoun’s and Harrington’s companies)

Number of cartridges used per man if we follow the archaeological fraud: less than 0.06

Number of volleys fired by the sole company I if we follow the archaeological fraud: 0.12

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Number of relics of Custer’s men (.45-55 ammunition) found on Custer Hill (Last Stand Hill):

5 cartridges [Fox, Archaeology, page 115 (fig 7-14)]

Number of horses discovered in a circle on Custer Hill, after Custer’s battle: 39

Number of men discovered behind their horses on Custer Hill: 42

Number of cartridges used per man if we follow the archaeological fraud: 0.12

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