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.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ozette village archaeological site | 1 |
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
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archaeologist Richard Daugherty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| excavationEndDate | 1981 ⓘ |
| excavationMethod | wet-site excavation techniques ⓘ |
| excavationStartDate | 1966 ⓘ |
| function |
fishing and sealing base
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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
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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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Ozette village archaeological site