NWPR: Washington tribes contacted about discovery of remains

The State Anthropologist has determined remains found in a septic drain field dig are those of a Native American woman who died anywhere from several hundred to a couple thousand years ago.

A septic drain field dig at Diamond Point in Clallam County had to be halted late last month, because some Native American human remains were found by contractors. Now, Dr. Guy Tasa, the Washington state Anthropologist, has confirmed the remains are those of a Native American adult woman.

Tasa: “There are certain features that we can look for, in both the cranium and the teeth in particular that are pretty good indicators of a Native American, or hunter-gatherer person. And those are both present in this particular individual.”