PORT ANGELES — Five days into a multi-week archeological survey of the Hood Canal Bridge graving yard Lower Elwha Klallam tribal and state Department of Transportation officials say they are pleased at how it’s going.
The survey will determine the extent of Native American remains and artifacts within the graving yard site.
Excavation at the graving yard was halted Aug. 26 by Transportation officials following the discovery of Native American remains.
Frances G. Charles, secretary and treasurer of the Lower Elwha Klallam tribe, said more Native American items have been found within the site since the survey started.
Items more than 100 years old have been unearthed throughout the 22.4-acre site.
“There have been some findings and the assessment plan has been followed with great sensitivity,” Charles said. “We appreciate the workers for their care of the land which has been identified as an old village. When items are found everyone works as a team and makes sure things are handled in a way the tribe is comfortable with.”
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The rest of the story appears in the Wednesday Peninsula Daily News.