Description
Book SynopsisArchaeology - along with Native American traditions and memories - holds a key to understanding early chapters of the human story in Washington. This book presents a sample of sites representing Washington's geographic regions and touches on historical archaeology, including excavations at fur-trade forts and the Whitman mission.
Trade Review"From whalebone middens at Ozette Beach to Kennewick Man to the Whitman Mission, Ruth Kirk and Richard Daugherty's new book provides an engaging tour of the rich archaeological history of our state. . . . The pages are rich with photographs of Northwest landscapes, excavation scenes and historical artifacts, and also include a wealth of maps, line drawings and easy-to-navigate sidebars of interest."
* Cascadia Weekly *
"Every region of the United States needs a book like this one."
* American Archaeology *
"Exhilarating in scope and generous in detail, this is a worthwhile book."
* The Olympian *
"This book unearths much of (Washington state's) history, providing a thorough view of events, people and cultures of long ago as well as a fascinating look at those researchers who painstakingly piece together the story—- the archaeologists."
* Washington State Grange News *
Table of ContentsPreface
Chapter 1. The Ancient Ones
Who Came First?
--Glaciation
The Manis Mastodon
The Richey-Roberts Clovis Site
--The Clovis People
--Ice Age Floods
Marmes Rockshelter
Sentinel Gap
Lind Coulee
--Dating Techniques
Kennewick Man
--NAGPRA
The Development of Archaeology in Washington
Chapter 2. The Columbia Plateau
Snake River and Columbia River Caves: Windust, Cedar, McGregor, and Squirt
--Basalt Flows and Rock Shelters
Pit Houses and Mat Lodges: Moses Lake, Alpowa, and Strawberry Island
--Climate
Fishing: Kettle Falls
Hunting Blinds and Kill-Sites: Silver Star, Strawberry Island, and Hanford Reservation
--Obsidian
--Heat-Treating Stone
Root Digging: Calispell Valley Camas Ovens
Indian Heaven Huckleberries
High Country
Chapter 3. The Coast and Lower Columbia River
North Bonneville
Cathlapotle
--Wapato
The Minard and Martin Sites
--Earthquake!
Olcott Sites
--Lahar!
West Point
San Juan Island
Hoko River Complex
Ozette
Trade
Chapter 4. Newcomers: Fur Traders and Missionaries
Spokane House / Fort Spokane
--Horses
Fort Vancouver
Fort Nisqually
The Whitman Museum
--Epidemics
Site Locations Map
Conversion Table: Radiocarbon Years / Calendar Years
Selected References
Credits
Index
