Duwamish River, Washington (Geographic Keyword)

DOCUMENT Full-Text Linda Scott Cummings. R.A. Varney.

Site 45KI703 is located just south of Seattle. Situated on the alluvial floodplain within 30 m of the Duwamish River, this site was formerly a vegetable garden. Stratigraphic deposits represent three stratigraphically discrete occupations, each exhibiting concentrations of charcoal and/or oxidized sediments. Radiocarbon ages reported for the two lower occupations are 650-500 cal BP and 940-760 cal BP. Pollen analysis was conducted on sediment samples collected at 10 cm intervals throughout...