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Over three centuries ago, a huge mudslide covered a section of the Makah village of Ozette on the Olympic Peninsula near Neah Bay, Washington. In a waterlogged condition, thousands of wood and fiber artifacts were preserved. Working in equal partnership with the Makah Indian Nation, Washington State University archaeologists excavated the site; I undertook the analysis of hundreds of basketry items.

In retirement, I have worked with Ed Carriere, Suquamish Elder and Master Basketmaker, in replicating the 2,000-year-old Biderbost wet site basketry held at the UW Burke Museum. Ed and I spoke at CBBG in 2017, showing the replicas. We previewed our book Re-Awakening Ancient Salish Sea Basketry, Fifty Years of Basketry Studies in Culture and Science (now available through Amazon.com).

I recently released an update of my Ozette Basketry dissertation, Basketry from the Ozette Village Archaeological Site: A Technological, Functional, and Comparative Study, with beautiful pen and ink basketry illustrations. I will present this work to the Guild in the September Zoom meeting (Ozette book also available through Amazon.com).

About Dale Croes, Ph.D. Dale Croes is an adjunct Professor with WSU Department of Anthroplogy in Pullman, WA. His research focus has been on Northwest Coast wet (waterlogged) archaeological sites specializing in the analysis of basketry and cordage artifacts.