I just discovered this animal even existed. Given its size, one would expect it to leave a major impact on European civilization in the form of statues, religion, art, or SOMETHING. But I have never heard of anything.
Did the European Bison play a role in the culture of the Gauls? Romans? Germanic tribes? Eastern European tribes? Anyone?
Bison were hunted by Europeans for food, hide for clothing, with horns and bones used to make art, like this decorative drinking horn from Germany.
One of the most famous depictions of the European Bison comes from the Lascaux Cave in France, with a painting known as the "Crossed Bison".
