It establishes that the Northwest Coast cultural tradition was not a recent development that happened to be in place when Europeans arrived.

It was the product of a long historical process, already highly developed before contact, and likely continuous from earlier periods that archaeology has only partially documented.

The Ozette project also had a methodological impact on Northwest Coast archaeology by demonstrating the potential of waterlogged sites and encouraging researchers to look for and investigate similar preservation contexts.

The specific conditions of Ozette are unusual, but they are not unique.

Other locations along the Northwest Coast have the potential for similar preservation, particularly in the intertidal zone, in estuaries, and in other waterlogged contexts where organic material might be protected from rapid decay.