The Native Village Buried By A Mudslide For 500 Years — And The 55,000 Artifacts Found Preserved Beneath The Mud
It complements and enriches it.
The oral history knew that something had been buried.
The excavation recovered what was buried and provided the material record that documents it in detail.
Together, the two forms of knowledge produce an understanding of the pre-contact Makah community that would be impossible to achieve from either alone.
The Final Meaning
In the spring or summer of an autumn 500 years ago, the hillside above part of the Ozette village gave way.
Whether it happened at night or during daylight, whether residents were present or away, whether any lives were lost: these details are not in the mud, and they should not be invented.
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