Duwamish Number 1 Site
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The Duwamish Number 1 Site, also known as 45KI23, is an archaeological site on the Duwamish River
in Seattle, Washington discovered by David Munsell, an archaeologist employed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, in November 1975. The site was excavated by archaeologists in 1978, and again in 1986.
According to an archaeologic report released in 1981, the site was a shell midden and village between 670 and 1700 CE, comprising four separate eras of occupation. The researchers also found remains of ducks, as well as of mammals such as deer and elk.
The site is owned by the Port of Seattle.
Duwamish River
The Duwamish River is the name of the lower of Washington state's Green River. Its industrialized estuary is known as the Duwamish Waterway.- History :...
in Seattle, Washington discovered by David Munsell, an archaeologist employed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, in November 1975. The site was excavated by archaeologists in 1978, and again in 1986.
According to an archaeologic report released in 1981, the site was a shell midden and village between 670 and 1700 CE, comprising four separate eras of occupation. The researchers also found remains of ducks, as well as of mammals such as deer and elk.
The site is owned by the Port of Seattle.
See also
- History of the Duwamish tribeHistory of the Duwamish tribeThe region now known as Seattle has been inhabited since the end of the last glacial period . Archaeological excavations at West Point in Discovery Park, Magnolia confirm that the Seattle area has been inhabited by humans for at least 4,000 years and probably much longer. West Point was called...
- National Register of Historic Places listings in King County, Washington
Sources
- Williams, David B. (2005). The Street-Smart Naturalist: Field Notes from Seattle, Graphic Arts Center Publishing Co.