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Geoarchaeology and Miscellaneous Reports: Cathlapotle and Meier Archaeological Sites, Lower Columbia River
Wapato Valley Archaeology Project Report #13; Cultural Resource Series Number 21
  • Kenneth M. Ames, Portland State University
  • Katie Henry, Portland State University
  • Melissa Darby, Portland State University
  • Stephen Coursalt Hamilton, Portland State University
  • Charles P. Hodges
  • Kendal McDonald, Portland State University
  • Leslie M. O'Rourke, Portland State University
  • Jonathan M. White, University at Buffalo
  • United States. Department of the Interior, United States. Department of the Interior
  • U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Region 1, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Region 1
  • Portland State University. Department of Anthropology, Portland State University. Department of Anthropology
Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
1-1-2017
Subjects
  • Excavations (Archaeology) -- Washington (State) -- Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge,
  • Historic preservation -- Washington (State) -- Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge,
  • Chinook Indians -- Antiquities,
  • Ridgefield (Wash.) -- Antiquities
Abstract

This report is one in a series on the archaeology of the Wapato Valley region of the Lower Columbia River. Most of the reports discuss aspects of the excavations and archaeology of two sites, the Meier site (35CO5) and Cathlapotle site (45CL1). Other related topics are also treated.

See Also: Preliminary Report and Catalogs: Archaeological Investigations at 45CL1 Cathlapotle (1991-1996) , Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge Clark County, Washington (1999)

In November, 1998, five offsite backhoe trenches were excavated and described on Site Ridge south of Cathlapotle Town (45CL1). The results of this investigation indicate that Cathlapotle is located on the first of a series of scroll ridges formed during point bar formation in the Late Holocene. Site Ridge itself was created sometime before 670 years ago and initial village occupation probably followed shortly afterward. The two westernmost undated scroll ridges were formed during village occupation over the last 600 to 700 years.

Persistent Identifier
https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/26179
Citation Information
Kenneth M. Ames, Katie Henry, Melissa Darby, Stephen Coursalt Hamilton, et al.. "Geoarchaeology and Miscellaneous Reports: Cathlapotle and Meier Archaeological Sites, Lower Columbia River" Wapato Valley Archaeology Project Report #13; Cultural Resource Series Number 21 (2017)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/kenneth_ames/59/