many helicopter trips to the exhibit center with artifacts. Researchers traveled in by foot on a four-mile forest trail. A special system was developed using pressurized water to wash away the sterile clay layer. Delicate wooden artifacts were preserved in Carbo wax 1500 and water. Many artifacts were processed on-site and at the nearby Neah Bay. The Makah Indian Nation, including elders and youths, was heavily involved with the excavation. In 1979 the Makah Cultural Research Center opened to the public.

Danielle Greene

See also

United States of America, Prehistoric Archaeology

References

Samuels, Stephan R., ed. 1991. Ozette Archaeological Project Research Reports, Volume I: House Structure and Floor Midden. Seattle: Department of Anthropology, Washington State University, Pullman, and National Park Service, Pacific Northwest Regional Office.

Sturtevant, William C., vol. ed. 1990. Handbook of North American Indians: Northwest Coast, Volume 7. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution.

Thomas, David Hurst. 1989. Archaeology. Fort Worth: Holt, Rinehart and Winston.