Preliminary Field Report for Wet Site 35MU4, commonly called the Sunken Village Site, Sauvie Island, Portland, Oregon

Dale R. Croes (dcroes@spscc.ctc.edu) received his B.A. in anthropology from the U.W. and his M.A. and Ph.D. in anthropology at the Washington State University. His research focus has been on Northwest Coast wet (waterlogged) archaeological sites. He did his Ph.D. dissertation research on basketry and cordage artifacts from the Ozette Village wet site, conducted post-doctoral research by directing and publishing (WSU Press) the research at the 3,000 year old Hoko River wet site, and is co-directing excavations (entering the 9th summer-see field school announcement here) of the Qwu?gwes wet site with Rhonda Foster, Director, Cultural Resource Department, Squaxin Island Tribe.

John L. Fagan (john@ainw.com) president of Archaeological Investigations Northwest, lnc.(AINW), received his B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. in anthropology at the University of Oregon. He served as the Portland District Archaeologist for the Corps of Engineers
for 15 years, and established AINW 17 years ago with Jo Reese. His research focus has been on lithic analysis with an emphasis on the Pacific Northwest. He is currently analyzing the lithic debitage and tools from the Sunken Village Site.

Maureen M. Zehendner (maureen@ainw.com) received a B.S. and M.A. in Anthropology at Portland State University. For her M.A. thesis she focused on the Sunken Village Site, 35MU4, at Sauvie Island, Oregon. The thesis provides a description and management plan for the site. Part of the thesis research included preparing a National Register nomination for 35MU4 which was listed in the Register and designated a National Historic Landmark in 1989. She is currently a Senior Archaeologist and the Laboratory Director for Archaeological Investigations Northwest, Inc., in Portland Oregon, where she has
worked for the past 15 years.