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Unearthing Tse-whit-zen
URL: http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/news/local/klallam/

Description:
Explore the "largest ancient Indian village ever unearthed in Washington" in this 2005 special report from the Seattle Times. A series of articles documents the rediscovery and controversial excavation of the Lower Elwha Klallam tribe's ancestral home, located in today's Port Angeles Harbor. Hear present day tribal members describe artifacts from the dig, and learn about their culture through a narrated slideshow and "interactive village."

Author:
Mapes, Lynda

Publisher:
Seattle Times

Extra Keywords
northwest native epidemic burial archaeology

Library of Congress Subject Headings:
Clallam Indians
Excavations (Archaeology) -- Washington (State) -- Port Angeles
Indians of North America -- History
Washington (State) -- Antiquities

LII Database Information:
Record 21580 created by Evan Robb on 05/17/2006
Last modification on 05/23/2006
Published: 05/25/2006  
Funding agency: Washington State Library
LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/21580