Come Together Over Olcott: Recent Collaborative Investigations

Summary

This is an abstract from the "New Research into the Old Cordilleran" session, at the 84th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

The Olcott Site, 45SN14, was first recorded nearly 60 years ago by Butler, and was fundamental in defining the Old Cordilleran Culture. Situated upstream from two named Stillaguamish villages, the Olcott site was a heavily utilized hunting area for thousands of years. Although the site has been disturbed through the years from farming and domestic use of the land, it remains remarkably intact. Due to recent disturbance, the Stillaguamish Tribe of Indians collaborated with Cardno, DAHP, and the landowner to examine the site more closely. Working together with the landowner, tribal and canoe family members, agencies, college professors, and consultants, a portion of the site was excavated to characterize the site profile and approximately 13 cubic meters of back-dirt were screened to recover cultural materials. Such support exemplifies the collaborative nature of archaeology, and our research furthers understanding of the period and the connection the site has with current generations.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• New Research into the Old Cordilleran   •
• Society for American Archaeology 84th Annual Meeting, Albuquerque, NM (2019)

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Abstract Id(s): 24870