Archaeology in Washington

Name: Archaeology in Washington
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ISBN: 9780295986968

ISBN-10: 0295986964

ISBN-13: 9780295986968

Edition: 2007

Authors: Ruth Kirk, Richard D. Daugherty

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Archaeology-along with Native American traditions and memories-holds a key to understanding early chapters of the human story in Washington. 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, including excavations at fur-trade forts and the Whitman mission, and Cathlapotle, a Columbia River village visited by Lewis and Clark. The authors portray the discovery of a mastodon butchered by hunters on the Olympic Peninsula 14,000 years ago; the nearly 13,000-year-old Clovis…

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List price: $26.95
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: University of Washington Press
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 168
Size: 8.50" wide x 11.00" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 1.496
Language: English




The ancient ones



The Columbia plateau



The coast and lower Columbia River



Newcomers : fur traders and missionaries