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Ozette: Excavating a Makah Whaling Village

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Availability:In StockContributor:Ruth Kirk, Meredith Parker (Foreword by)Publish date:2015-04-01Pages:120
Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Washington PressISBN-13:9780295994628ISBN-10:295994622UPC:9780295994628Book Category:History, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Indigenous Peoples in the Americas, Archaeology, United StatesBook Topic:State & LocalSize:9.90 x 7.90 x 0.30 inchesWeight:0.9017Product ID:SCK3TDJJQT

Makah families left the coastal village of Ozette in the 1920s to comply with the federal government's requirement that they send their children to school, and by doing so they ended nearly two thousand years of occupation at this strategic whale- and seal-hunting site on Washington's Olympic Peninsula. Archaeologist Richard Daugherty took note of the site in a survey of the coast in 1947 and later returned at the request of the Makah tribal chairman when storm waves began exposing both architecture and artifacts. Full-scale excavations from 1966 to 1981 revealed houses and their contents--including ordinarily perishable wood and basketry objects that had been buried in a mudflow well before the arrival of Europeans in the region. Led by Daugherty, with a team of graduate and undergraduate students and Makah tribal members, the work culminated in the creation of the Makah Museum in Neah Bay, where more than 55,000 Ozette artifacts are curated and displayed.

Ozette: Excavating a Makah Whaling Village is a comprehensive and highly readable account of this world-famous archaeological site and the hydraulic excavation of the mudslide that both demolished the houses and protected the objects inside from decay. Ruth Kirk was present, documenting the archaeological work from its beginning, and her firsthand knowledge of the people and efforts involved enrich her compelling story of discovery, fieldwork, and deepen our understanding of Makah cultural heritage.

Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Washington PressISBN-13:9780295994628ISBN-10:295994622UPC:9780295994628Book Category:History, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Indigenous Peoples in the Americas, Archaeology, United StatesBook Topic:State & LocalSize:9.90 x 7.90 x 0.30 inchesWeight:0.9017Product ID:SCK3TDJJQT

Ruth Kirk, writer and photographer, is the author or coauthor of numerous books, including Archaeology in Washington, with her husband Richard D. Daugherty; Sunrise to Paradise: The Story of Mount Rainier National Par; and Exploring Washington's Past: A Road Guide to History, with Carmela Alexander. Her writing has earned her many accolades, including the John Burroughs Medal for Natural History Writing and a National Book Award nomination. Kirk also has received recognition for her writing from both the New York Academy of Sciences and the American Library Association.


Publisher: University of Washington Press

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