Washington State University - Chinook Yearbook (Pullman, WA)

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BELOW LEFT: Two WSU students are plotting the stratigraphy of the deposits of a test trench. BELOW RIGHT: Excavation of the skull of a whale takes place. Preface 9

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Since April of 1970. WSU has been involved with the expansion of Northwest Coastal history through direct participation in excavations at the Ozette Dig site on Washington ' s Olympic Penninsula. UPPER RIGHT: Part of the crew wades in the icy waters of the ti dal pools, laying out the hoses which bring water to the pumps, thus permitting the excavators to wash away the massive clay slide which covers the house. RIGHT: Summer field school students remove mud slides covering a buried house. This house proved to be 40 feet wide and nearly 70 feet long. BELOW RIGHT: Large numbers of sea lions may be seen on one of the small islands located just offshore from the Ozette site.

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The site contains, under a massive mud slide, the completely preserved remnants of a Coastal Indian culture. Cultural impact on the tribe ' s descendents is displayed through the dedicated involvement of local Makah Indians since the dig ' s conception. There has been a unique revitalization of their present culture due to the unearthings of the past. Plans for a permanent museum near the site are underway. BELOW LEFT: Measuring and recording the thickness of the cultural layers in the site. BELOW RIGHT: Washing the mud from the planks of the house. 10 Preface