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Archeological test excavations were conducted during June and July of 1988 at Scotts Bluff National Monument in northwestern Nebraska. Site 25SF50 is located in an arroyo-cut valley at the base of the bluff. It was discovered during a 1975 archeological survey of the Monument conducted by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. The report of these investigations described the site as having a "well-defined living surface...in a context suitable for settlement and subsistence studies" (Kay 1975:48). At the time of its discovery, the site was rapidly eroding and its expedient salvage was recommended. In 1987, Scotts Bluff National Monument proposed, under Development and Study Package 127, to sponsor archeological testing. The 1988 test excavations confirmed the presence of intact deposits, including hearth and midden features. Analysis of chipped stone and faunal and macrofloral remains produced evidence that a primarya activity at the site was the processing of bison kills. Radiocarbon dates indicate the site was used sporadically between A.D. 1022 and 1635.

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