This all-new book draws together and brings up to date much of what has been learned about the state's prehistory and the environments early people experienced. It presents a sample of sites representing Washington's geographic regions and touches on historical archaeology.
This all-new book draws together and brings up to date much of what has been learned about the state's prehistory and the environments early people experienced. It presents a sample of sites representing Washington's geographic regions and touches on historical archaeology.
Ruth Kirk , writer and photographer, is the author and coauthor of many acclaimed books, including Exploring Washington's Past: A Road Guide to History, The Olympic Rain Forest: An Ecological Web, and Sunrise to Paradise: The Story of Mount Rainier National Park. Archaeologist Richard D. Daugherty , emeritus professor at Washington State University, was a presidential appointee to the national advisory council on historic preservation. He has conducted archaeological investigations abroad, and directed a number of projects in the state, including several of those described in this book.
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Preface 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
Preface 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
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