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Native peoples poled dugout canoes up and down the Skagit
River to trade goods and travel the river.
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Awakening the Past
Stories sometimes fall asleep under layers of leaves, soil and
ash, only to be awaken hundreds, if not thousands of years later.
Archaeologists sift through ancient stories by inspecting artifacts
hidden by time. They learn about people who were much like you:
they cooked, ate, traveled, laughed, created, slept, and dreamed.
Though their actions were similar, their materials and technology
were quite foreign to our time.
Beneath the lowland forest duff and in the soils of the high country,
archaeologists uncover stories in the form of stone tools, artwork,
plant materials, and bones of animals they hunted and ate.
The activity Reading Between the Lines
follows a research study conducted in the late 1980's by park researchers
who were complying with the National Historic Preservation Act.
They wanted to find out if cultural resources existed in the area
where a new National Park Service visitor center was to be constructed.
The fieldwork is summarized below and is accompanied by an activity
that places you in the position of the archaeologist who performed
the work. See what artifacts you uncover and what you learn from
stories that awaken in your heart.
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Critical
Thinking: 