Exploring Coast Salish Prehistory
Subtitle: The Archaeology of San Juan Island (Burke Museum Monograph 8)
Publisher: University of Washington Press
Published: October 2000
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 126
ISBN-13: 9780295979571
Subjects: North American archaeology; Pre-Columbian Archaeology; Social Science; Archaeology / Anthropology; Sociology; USA; Archaeology; United States - State & Local - General; Antiquities; Cattle Point Site (Wash.); English Camp Site (Wash.); Excavations (Archaeology); Salish Indians; San Juan Island; Washington (State)
First sentence: The San Juan Islands of Washington State have been the homeland of people for thousands of years.
Description: "The Coast Salish people inhabited the San Juans for 5,000 years. One important site on San Juan Island, Cattle Point, was a summer camp where residents engaged in fishing and shellfish harvesting. Native peoples' recollections of activities there have been confirmed by physical evidence in the form of shell middens, fish bones, and other artifacts.".

"Another San Juan site, English Camp, was a winter village site for 2,000 years. Structural remains provide insight into how people's lives and activities changed over time. Tools found at the site have allowed archaeologists to deduce that early residents ate camas bulbs and other plants, engaged in woodworking, weaving, fishing, and carving, and manufactured and used stone tools.".

"Stein's discussions of the sites and archaeological practices are enhanced by numerous illustrations. Clear photos of different types of artifacts, topographical maps, and other images help the reader to understand how people lived in the San Juans thousands of years ago."--BOOK JACKET.