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Ozette At least a thousand years ago, whale and seal hunters lived in cedar houses on the Olympic Peninsula, Washington. Ozette was the site of several whaling villages repeatedly buried by mud slides, which destroyed the villages but almost perfectly preserved the wood, bone and fiber belongings of the villagers. By Richard D. Daugherty. 58 slides -- $51 -- Available on CD-Rom |
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Hoko River Complex This wet/dry complex near the northwestern tip of the U.S. comprises two distinct sites--a waterlogged site adjoining a dry campsite area (3,000-1700 B.P.) and a river mouth living area within a large rockshelter (ca. 1000-100 B.P.). Both sites present rarely preserved aspects of life as early as 3000 years ago in a formative period which led to the complex Northwest Coast cultures. By Dale Croes. 67 slides -- $65 FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT: THE HOKO RIVER ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE COMPLEX |
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Stone Sculpture of the Fraser River These extraordinary stone sculptures represent a distinctive complex from the Fraser River and Gulf of Georgia regions of the Pacific Northwest. Produced between about 500 B.C. and the time of European contact, the works consist of various types of anthropomorphic and zoomorphic vessels and figures. By Donald H. Mitchell. 50 slides -- $44 |
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The Gulf of Georgia The Gulf of Georgia region includes coastal strips of Canada and Washington State, and the islands in the Gulf. Between about 7000 B.C. and the 13th century A.D., it was inhabited by at least five culture types. Includes the remarkable sculptures and tools and weapons used by the various peoples through time. By Donald H. Mitchell. 80 slides -- $65 -- Available on CD-Rom |
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Karluk
One: Coastal Foragers (formerly " Koniag") This set examines a remarkably preserved sod house village in Alaska's Kodiak Archipelago. By including images of rare wood and fiber artifacts from the past 800 years of Alutiiq Eskimo history, it details technological, economic and social adaptations to the Little Ice Age. By Amy F. Steffian and Richard A. Knecht. 80 slides -- $59 |
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The Art of
Pingasugruk For centuries before 1700, and again briefly after 1871, Thule and Iņupiat people lived in a north Alaskan whaling village. This set includes their superbly preserved artifacts in amber, antler, baleen, bark, bone and other organic materials. By Gregory A. Reinhardt. 68 slides -- $59 |
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