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This is a listing of sites of archaeological interest in the State of Washington, in the United States. Subcategories This category has the following 4 subcategories, out of 4 total.
It was the only intact Clovis site ever found in Washington state, and one of many significant prehistoric finds in the state’s history. The cache held the largest Clovis points then known to science, one of them 9.15 inches (23.25 cm) long, knapped from white agate (also called chalcedony). Before this discovery the largest Clovis points ...
This list of the Cenozoic life of Washington contains the various prehistoric life-forms whose fossilized remains have been reported from within the US state of Washington and are between 66 million and 10,000 years of age.
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The Manis Mastodon site is a 2-acre (1 ha) archaeological site on the Olympic Peninsula near Sequim, Washington, United States, discovered in 1977. During the 1977-78 [ 2 ] excavation, the remains of an American mastodon were recovered with a 13,800-year-old projectile point [ 3 ] made of the bone from a different mastodon embedded in its rib.
Only one known dinosaur fossil has been found in Washington. [6] [7] [8] In the Cenozoic the state's sea began to withdraw towards the west. [5] In the mid-Cenozoic volcanic activity started in the Cascade Mountains. [5] The Tertiary seas of Washington were inhabited by creatures like echinoderms, foraminferans, gastropods, pelecypods, and ...
Discover Historic Washington State, Gem Guides Book Company, ISBN 1-889786-07-1. Historic Places in Washington, Department of Archaeology and Historic Preservation, Olympia, Washington, 2008-10-01. The Washington Heritage Register includes all Washington sites on the National Register, plus numerous additional sites.
The Marymoor Prehistoric Indian Site is the site of an archaeological dig in Marymoor Park, Redmond, Washington. After King County bought the property in 1962, the site was one of four sites in the park considered for excavation. The dig began in 1964, and continued for four years.
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