The southern end of the Little Bighorn battlefield — where Reno’s attack on the Hunkpapa circle occurred and where Moving Robe Woman entered the battle — has been less extensively archaeologized than the Custer battlefield to the north, but the physical evidence from this area provides important context.

The Reno-Benteen defensive position on the bluffs — where the survivors of Reno’s charge dug in and held out for a day and a half — has been studied archaeologically.

The cartridge cases, bullets, and other artifacts from this area document the intense, sustained fire that the besieged soldiers were under, and the position from which the Lakota and Cheyenne warriors maintained pressure on the defensive perimeter.

The area of Reno’s initial charge and retreat — from the point where his battalion crossed the river to the northern end of his route and back — contains physical evidence of the chaotic fighting that turned a cavalry charge into a desperate retreat.