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08/27/2026

Now available from the Journal of Northwest Anthropology: JONA Special Publication #10, How Did We Get Here? Early Days of Cultural Resource Management in the Pacific Northwest (1966–1996).

Featuring 24 essays by archaeologists and other CRM professionals, How Did We Get Here? offers firsthand reflections on the first three decades of Cultural Resource Management in the Pacific Northwest. The collection documents an important period in regional archaeology and preserves the experiences of the professionals who helped shape the growth of CRM throughout the Pacific Northwest.

The publication is available on the JONA website as an open access e-copy. Print copies will also be available for purchase in the coming weeks through the JONA Storefront and Amazon.com.

Read How Did We Get Here? and explore JONA’s other open access Short Essay Collections:
www.northwestanthropology.com/short-essay-collections

08/21/2026

The Journal of Northwest Anthropology is pleased to announce the publication of JONA Special Publication #10, How Did We Get Here? Early Days of Cultural Resource Management in the Pacific Northwest (1966–1996).

This collection features 24 essays by archaeologists and other professionals who reflect on the first three decades of Cultural Resource Management (CRM) in the Pacific Northwest. By bringing these firsthand accounts together in a single volume, How Did We Get Here? preserves the experiences and perspectives of those who helped establish and shape CRM in the region and provides an important historical record for current and future generations of archaeologists and cultural resource professionals.

The collection is now available on the JONA website as an open access e-copy. Print copies will be available for purchase in the coming weeks through the JONA Storefront and Amazon.com.

JONA extends its sincere thanks to the authors whose contributions made this publication possible: Lee A. Bennett, Astrida R. Blukis Onat, Daniel L. Boxberger, James C. Chatters, Thomas E. Churchill, Thomas J. Connolly, Dale R. Croes, Dennis G. Griffin, Steven Hackenberger, Julia G. Longenecker, R. Lee Lyman, Rick McClure, Robert R. Mierendorf, Lisa Mighetto, Rick Minor, David Arthur Munsell, Christopher Noll, Terry Ozbun, Randall F. Schalk, Robert Lee Sappington, Jon Shellenberger, Darby C. Stapp, Gail Thompson, Kathryn Anne Toepel, Gary C. Wessen, and Robert Winthrop.

Read How Did We Get Here? and explore JONA’s other open access Short Essay Collections on our website:
www.northwestanthropology.com/short-essay-collections

08/11/2026

Coming soon from the Journal of Northwest Anthropology: How Did We Get Here? Early Days of Cultural Resource Management in the Pacific Northwest (1966–1996).

JONA Special Publication #10 brings together 24 essays reflecting on the development of Cultural Resource Management in the Pacific Northwest.

The open-access e-copy will be available on the JONA website soon, with print copies available for purchase at low cost.

JONA thanks the featured authors who contributed to this collection: Lee A. Bennett, Astrida R. Blukis Onat, Daniel L. Boxberger, James C. Chatters, Thomas E. Churchill, Thomas J. Connolly, Dale R. Croes, Dennis G. Griffin, Steven Hackenberger, Julia G. Longenecker, R. Lee Lyman, Rick McClure, Robert R. Mierendorf, Lisa Mighetto, Rick Minor, David Arthur Munsell, Christopher Noll, Terry Ozbun, Randall F. Schalk, Robert Lee Sappington, Jon Shellenberger, Darby C. Stapp, Gail Thompson, Kathryn Anne Toepel, Gary C. Wessen, and Robert Winthrop.

Visit our website to view previously published open-access JONA Short Essay Collections:
https://www.northwestanthropology.com/short-essay-collections

08/03/2026

The Journal of Northwest Anthropology is pleased to announce the forthcoming publication of How Did We Get Here? Early Days of Cultural Resource Management in the Pacific Northwest (1966–1996).

JONA Special Publication #10 documents the first three decades of Cultural Resource Management (CRM) in the Pacific Northwest through 24 essays by archaeologists and other CRM professionals.

The open-access e-copy will be available on our website and print copies will be available for purchase in the coming weeks.

JONA thanks the featured authors for their contributions: Lee A. Bennett, Astrida R. Blukis Onat, Daniel L. Boxberger, James C. Chatters, Thomas E. Churchill, Thomas J. Connolly, Dale R. Croes, Dennis G. Griffin, Steven Hackenberger, Julia G. Longenecker, R. Lee Lyman, Rick McClure, Robert R. Mierendorf, Lisa Mighetto, Rick Minor, David Arthur Munsell, Christopher Noll, Terry Ozbun, Randall F. Schalk, Robert Lee Sappington, Jon Shellenberger, Darby C. Stapp, Gail Thompson, Kathryn Anne Toepel, Gary C. Wessen, and Robert Winthrop.

View our previously published JONA Short Essay Collections, available as open-access e-copies:�https://www.northwestanthropology.com/short-essay-collections

07/30/2026

Archaeologists excavating on Triquet Island—a remote island off the coast of British Columbia, Canada—uncovered a settlement dated to 13,600–14,086 years ago.

Because the Great Pyramid of Giza was built roughly 4,500 years ago, this coastal settlement is indeed about three times older than the pyramids, making it one of the oldest human settlements ever found in North America.

Key Discoveries at the Site

The Ancient Hearth: Buried 2.5 meters below layers of soil and peat, researchers found charred flakes from a hearth fire pit. Carbon dating of these charcoal flakes established the 14,000-year timeline.

Preserved Tools: The excavation team (led by researchers from the Hakai Institute and the University of Victoria alongside local First Nation members) unearthed a variety of preserved artifacts:

Bone fish hooks and spears

A wooden hand drill used for lighting fires

An atlatl (a wooden projectile-throwing device)

Sharp obsidian stone tools brought from over 200 km away through ancient trade networks

Why It Matters

1. Validating Indigenous Oral History

For generations, the Haíɫzaqv (Heiltsuk Nation) have passed down oral traditions (núyṃ) describing a coastal strip of land that never froze over during the last Ice Age, serving as a haven for their ancestors. The archaeological findings provided scientific proof for an oral history that had been preserved for over hundreds of generations.

2. Rewriting How the Americas Were Peopled

For decades, the dominant theory was the "Ice-Free Corridor" model, which proposed that early humans traveled on foot from Siberia through a land bridge into Alaska and down an inland ice-free valley. The 14,000-year-old Triquet Island site strongly supports the "Kelp Highway" (Coastal Migration) theory—showing that people were already traveling down the ice-free Pacific coast by boat long before the inland corridor opened up.

02/09/2026

Journal of Northwest Anthropology Memoir 27, Bison Procurement and Processing at a Complex Hunting Camp in the Columbia Plateau of Eastern Washington, by Gerald F. Schroedl with contributions by R. Lee Lyman and Carl F. Gustafson, is now available on the JONA Storefront and Amazon.com for $25.99.

Based on excavations at site 45GA17 in the Little Goose Dam Reservoir conducted in 1966 and 1968, this volume presents analysis of faunal remains and associated stone tools and manufacturing debris dating to approximately 2000 B.P. The remains of at least eight bison, documented butchering features, and substantial evidence of tool production support interpretation of the site as a complex hunting camp rather than a Plains-style primary kill site. The study contributes to broader understandings of subsistence practices and site organization in the Columbia Plateau.

The publication coincides with the 60th anniversary of the 1966 excavations, marking six decades since the initial field investigations at 45GA17.

JONA thanks the authors for their contribution to our Memoir Series and to the archaeological record of Pacific Northwest prehistory.

For additional information about Memoir 27 and the JONA Memoir Series, please visit: .

02/03/2026

The Journal of Northwest Anthropology is pleased to announce the forthcoming publication of Memoir 27, Bison Procurement and Processing at a Complex Hunting Camp in the Columbia Plateau of Eastern Washington, by Gerald F. Schroedl, with contributions by R. Lee Lyman and Carl F. Gustafson.

Based on excavations at site 45GA17 in the Little Goose Dam Reservoir conducted in 1966 and 1968, this volume presents analysis of faunal remains and associated stone tools and manufacturing debris dating to approximately 2000 B.P. The remains of at least eight bison, documented butchering features, and substantial evidence of tool production support interpretation of the site as a complex hunting camp rather than a Plains-style primary kill site. The study contributes to broader understandings of subsistence practices and site organization in the Columbia Plateau.

The publication coincides with the 60th anniversary of the 1966 excavations, marking six decades since the initial field investigations at 45GA17.

Memoir 27 will be available this week through the JONA Storefront and Amazon for $25.99.

For additional information about Memoir 27 and the JONA Memoir Series, please visit: .

12/02/2025

Publish with the Journal of Northwest Anthropology! Submissions for article and book-length manuscripts are open year-round with no service or reading fees.

We welcome contributions of professional quality concerning anthropological research in northwestern North America. Theoretical and interpretive studies and bibliographic works are preferred, although highly descriptive studies will be considered if they are theoretically significant. The primary criterion guiding selection of papers will be how much new research the contribution can be expected to stimulate or facilitate.

Submit an abstract at https://www.northwestanthropology.com/submissions. Our Style Guide can also be accessed at this link.

If you feel you have a complete manuscript which is ready to be submitted, or have any questions about the submission process, please email: [email protected]

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