The Jefferson County Historical Society will once again offer an eight-session virtual course called “Introduction to the Archaeology of the Northwest Coast from the perspective of …
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The Jefferson County Historical Society will once again offer an eight-session virtual course called “Introduction to the Archaeology of the Northwest Coast from the perspective of Western Washington” in October.
The course will be taught by Gary Wessen, a 2020 recipient of the Department of Archaeology and Historic Preservation Award for Career Achievement.
The course will offer an overview of pre-contact archaeology of the Northwest Coast, emphasizing archaeological sites and studies in Western Washington. Participants will review background subjects including Northwest Coast culture, local environmental history, archaeological resources, and local research history. The course will examine what is known about the archaeological resources and cultural history of the region, briefly considering several specific archaeological sites, including the site at Ozette.
The course will conclude with a discussion of the present and future of the region’s archaeological resources.
Wessen holds master’s and doctorate degrees in anthropology from Washington State University, and has operated as an archaeological consultant in the Northwest since 1983. He has approximately 50 years of archaeological fieldwork experience in western North America, having worked in Mexico, California, Oregon, Idaho, Washington, and southeast Alaska.
Most of his experience, however, has been in coastal and lowland forest settings in Western Washington. Wessen has worked with or conducted 10 large-scale excavation projects, 96 small-scale site testing and evaluation projects, and more than
500 archaeological site survey projects.
The eight sessions will be offered Tuesdays and Thursdays from 7 to
8:30 p.m. beginning Oct. 5.
The course is $85 for historical society members, and $100 for non-members. Scholarships are available; email programs@jchsmuseum.com for more information.
All sessions will be held via Zoom.
Register via Simpletix at www.simpletix.com/e/2021-virtual-archaeology-course-with-gary-tickets-78191.
For more information, visit www.jchsmuseum.org/EducationPrograms/PublicPrograms.html.
