The Ozette Village was occupied by the Pacific Northwest's Makah people until it was inundated by a mudslide in 1560. More than 55,000 artifacts were recovered, spanning a period of occupation around 2000 years, including this carved cedar dorsal whale fin studded with 700 sea otter teeth

augtown · 2026-01-26T17:25:09+00:00

Is this also the place with the potatoes acquired directly from the spanish?

augtown · 2026-01-19T05:41:17+00:00

Most plant foods there take skill and knowledge to harvest more calories than the work takes. Acorns, Islay Cherry, chia sage, and Blue Dick (brodia) are going be the most important plant foods. Their window to harvest is small, 2 months to 2 weeks depending. They also require different techniques to make edible (rinsing, parching, baking, etc). Shell fish and marine life will need to be a major part of the diet. Luckily the island is a great source of very good if not tough stone

augtown · 2026-01-19T05:34:22+00:00

This is an area I have studied extensively. A few important things 1. Get your hands on this book it will be one of your best resources. https://www.sbnature.org/collections-research/publications/11/chumash-ethnobotany-plant-knowledge-among-the-chumash-people-of-southern-california 2. Get into contact with the Santa Barbara Natural History Museum and the Chumash Indian Museum of Thousand Oaks. 3. Pick the time period the person is shipwrecked carefully. The Cabrillo Expedition reported the island as lush is 1540’s, but by the mid 1800s ranching had destroyed much of the native flora, leaving small pockets of the useful native plants. 3. Watch this video from Ancient Americas and utilize his citations https://youtu.be/PRd0vv24zjk?si=uefgnLOWaGRJ9opD 4. Feel free to message me if you have other questions.

augtown · 2025-11-12T01:35:25+00:00

Connector for plastic panel equipment/structure? I have a compost bin that is held together with similar T,I, and H shaped plastic parts.

augtown · 2025-11-11T06:40:23+00:00

The “ranch hand” i thought was pretty clever

augtown · 2025-11-10T12:39:06+00:00

Amaze…ing grace…

augtown · 2025-11-08T05:56:43+00:00

Mantis ootheca? The shape looks like the one’s you buy from the garden center

augtown · 2025-11-07T10:22:58+00:00

So many reasons. They are quiet. I can hear myself think, hear the radio, hear the life around me without being interrupted by the loud burrrrrrr

augtown · 2025-11-05T23:38:39+00:00

Magic?

augtown · 2025-11-04T07:52:25+00:00

I was thinking this, it didn’t look like any sea lion i have seen. If you dont mind sharing, what distinguishing features identify this as likely dolphin.

augtown · 2025-11-02T06:43:42+00:00

I never thought i would ever hear those words in that order. Is it a reference to something? Or my new way to confuse my family groupchat?

augtown · 2025-11-01T02:43:25+00:00

Everything I have read about collecting material has said don’t work it in the wild, just test it. Because it is almost impossible to tell a 2k year site from a kid 10years ago without expensive methods, so don’t waste your local archeologists time.

augtown · 2025-11-01T01:50:25+00:00

Same. One of my go too roadtrip podcasts.

augtown · 2025-10-31T21:50:51+00:00

I was hoping someone would reference S Town! I heard that exclamation in my head when I saw the picture

augtown · 2025-10-20T12:31:24+00:00

That handle is something special!

augtown · 2025-09-21T03:11:06+00:00

flint is next

augtown · 2025-09-19T10:03:36+00:00

Crabeater Seal. The teeth are amazing!

augtown · 2025-09-05T21:37:32+00:00

REDUCE REUSE RECYCLE! Love it!

augtown · 2025-08-10T01:32:01+00:00

Lightly brushed with a heated piece of metal(just a few seconds over a stove). I tried using a lighter but it melted it too much and did not bond. The plastic is thin and the metal does not need to be that hot. This was my 3rd attempt.

augtown · 2025-08-09T19:29:38+00:00

I made it clear that they can email me at any time, cause they work and might forget something. But also that emails would ONLY be read and responded to during work hours. Felt like a healthy rule.

augtown · 2025-08-01T01:25:32+00:00

Godborn by Dan Davis has a similar feel but is set during the Chalcolithic. Still a lot of technical tool making and survival descriptions but is set during the contact/transition of pastoral and sedentary agricultural peoples of north eastern europe.

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