Ozette archaeological site
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The Ozette archaeological site is a well-preserved Makah village on the Olympic Peninsula in Washington, famous for its waterlogged wooden artifacts and insights into pre-contact Northwest Coast Indigenous life.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ozette archaeological site canonical | 2 |
| Ozette village archaeological site | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ozette archaeological site Context triple: [Ozette Lake, hasArchaeologicalSite, Ozette archaeological site]
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Grand Mound, Washington
Grand Mound, Washington is a small unincorporated community in western Washington State known for its location along Interstate 5 and proximity to the cities of Olympia and Centralia.
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Celilo Falls site
The Celilo Falls site is the historically significant location on the Columbia River where Celilo Falls once served as a major Indigenous fishing and trading center before being submerged by dam construction.
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C.
Olympia archaeological site
The Olympia archaeological site is an ancient sanctuary in Greece that served as the birthplace of the Olympic Games and a major religious center dedicated primarily to Zeus and Hera.
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D.
Emeryville Shellmound
Emeryville Shellmound is an ancient Ohlone archaeological and burial site in present-day Emeryville, California, once consisting of a massive shell and refuse mound that held deep cultural and spiritual significance.
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E.
Town of Kahlotus, Washington
The Town of Kahlotus is a small rural municipality in southeastern Washington State known for its agricultural surroundings and proximity to the Snake River.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ozette archaeological site Target entity description: The Ozette archaeological site is a well-preserved Makah village on the Olympic Peninsula in Washington, famous for its waterlogged wooden artifacts and insights into pre-contact Northwest Coast Indigenous life.
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A.
Grand Mound, Washington
Grand Mound, Washington is a small unincorporated community in western Washington State known for its location along Interstate 5 and proximity to the cities of Olympia and Centralia.
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B.
Celilo Falls site
The Celilo Falls site is the historically significant location on the Columbia River where Celilo Falls once served as a major Indigenous fishing and trading center before being submerged by dam construction.
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C.
Olympia archaeological site
The Olympia archaeological site is an ancient sanctuary in Greece that served as the birthplace of the Olympic Games and a major religious center dedicated primarily to Zeus and Hera.
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D.
Emeryville Shellmound
Emeryville Shellmound is an ancient Ohlone archaeological and burial site in present-day Emeryville, California, once consisting of a massive shell and refuse mound that held deep cultural and spiritual significance.
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E.
Town of Kahlotus, Washington
The Town of Kahlotus is a small rural municipality in southeastern Washington State known for its agricultural surroundings and proximity to the Snake River.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological site
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prehistoric village site ⓘ |
| artifactsHousedAt | Makah Cultural and Research Center in Neah Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Makah people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Makah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Makah residents who reported finds to archaeologists ⓘ |
| event | partially buried by a massive mudslide centuries ago ⓘ |
| excavatedBy |
Washington State University
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
archaeologist Richard Daugherty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| excavationEndDate | 1981 ⓘ |
| excavationMethod | wet-site excavation techniques ⓘ |
| excavationStartDate | 1966 ⓘ |
| function |
fishing and sealing base
ⓘ
whaling community ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalFeature |
basketry
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canoe-related artifacts ⓘ fish hooks and harpoons ⓘ food remains including fish and marine mammals ⓘ house posts ⓘ plank longhouses ⓘ stone tools ⓘ storage pits ⓘ whale-bone artifacts ⓘ wooden tools ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | National Historic Landmark ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationDate | 1970s ⓘ |
| influenced |
interpretations of Northwest Coast social organization
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museum exhibits on Makah culture ⓘ |
| interpretedAs | large permanent Makah village ⓘ |
| knownFor |
exceptional preservation of wooden artifacts
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insights into pre-contact Northwest Coast Indigenous life ⓘ large collection of whaling-related artifacts ⓘ waterlogged archaeological deposits ⓘ well-preserved longhouse remains ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Clallam County, Washington
NERFINISHED
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Olympic Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
Washington ⓘ
surface form:
Washington (state)
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| locatedNear |
Ozette Lake
NERFINISHED
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Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| managedBy | Makah Tribe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | traditional territory of the Makah Nation ⓘ |
| preservationType | waterlogged anaerobic conditions ⓘ |
| region | Northwest Coast of North America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Makah Cultural and Research Center
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Makah Reservation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| researchImportance |
benchmark for wet-site excavation methods
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key site for Northwest Coast archaeology ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
circa 1500–1700 CE (main occupation)
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late pre-contact period ⓘ |
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Subject: Ozette archaeological site Description of subject: The Ozette archaeological site is a well-preserved Makah village on the Olympic Peninsula in Washington, famous for its waterlogged wooden artifacts and insights into pre-contact Northwest Coast Indigenous life.
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Ozette village archaeological site