The Native Village Buried By A Mudslide For 500 Years — And The 55,000 Artifacts Found Preserved Beneath The Mud
Summer was also whale hunting season.
The gray whale migration brought animals along the outer coast, and Makah whaling crews would set out in their large ocean-going canoes when conditions were right and the whale hunt protocols had been properly followed.
A successful whale hunt provided not just food but oil, bone, and skin, and the social prestige associated with a successful whalers family was significant.
Fall was a time of continued fishing and of gathering other resources.