The DNA evidence from Kennewick Man and from other even more ancient human remains adds support to a theory that a genetically distinct human population developed in the Bering Strait region on an exposed land area called Beringia that connected Siberia and Alaska when sea levels where lower during the Ice Ages. Read More →
Kennewick Man Reburied by Local Northwest Tribes
On February 17, 2017, members of Northwest tribes came to the Burke Museum and took the remains of Kennewick Man, which had been stored at the museum since 1998. The next day (February 18), the tribal members reburied the “Ancient One,” as he was called, in a ceremony at an undisclosed spot on the Columbia Plateau. This brings a formal end to a long legal and cultural dispute that brought scientists, the federal government, and tribal peoples into conflict over the 9,000-year-old human remains found along the Columbia River in 1996. Read More →
Paleontological Articles from Washington Geology Magazine
Listed below are links to articles covering topics of paleontological interest regarding the Pacific Northwest. These articles have been reproduced for your convenience with permission from Washington Geology magazine.
| 1986 | Eocene Flora and Fauna Unearthed at Republic |
Joseph, Nancy L. | ||
| 1988 | The Blue lake Rhinoceros vol. 16, no. 4, pp. 4-8 |
Kaler, Keith L. | ||
| 1992 | Current Research on Eocene Conifers at Republic, Washington vol. 20, no. 2, pp. 20-23 |
Wehr, Wesley C. and Schorn, Howard E. |
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Insects of the Klondike Mountain Formation, Republic, Washington vol. 20, no. 3, pp. 15-19 |
Lewis, Standley E. | |||
| 1993 | Fossil Mayflies from Republic, Washington vol. 21, no. 1, pp. 35-37 |
Lewis, Standley E. and Wehr, Wesley C. |
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| 1994 | The Eocene Orchards and Gardens of Republic, Washington vol. 22, no. 3, September 1994, pp. 27-34 |
Wehr, Wesley C. and Hopkins, Donald Q. |
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| 1995 | Palm Fossils from Northwest Washington vol. 23, no. 2, June 1995, pp. 21-26 |
Mustoe, George E. and Gannaway, Wes L. |
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Early Tertiary Flowers, Fruits and Seeds of Washington and Adjacent Areas vol. 23, no. 3, September 1995, pp. 3-16 |
Wehr, Wesley C. | |||
Implications of Middle Eocene Feathers and Crayfish from Republic, Washington vol. 23, no. 4, December 1995, pp. 6-10 |
Wehr, Wesley C. and Barksdale, Lisa L. |
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| 1996 | Republic Leaf Deposits and Eocene Ecology vol. 24, no. 2, June 1996, p. 19 |
Burnham, Robyn J. | ||
The Presence of Fagaceae (Oak Family) in Sediments of the Klondike Mountain Formation (Middle Eocene), Republic Washington vol. 24, no. 2, June 1996, pp. 20-21 |
Gandolfo, Maria | |||
The Conifer Flora from the Eocene Uplands at Republic, Washington vol. 24, no. 2, December 1996, pp. 22-24 |
Schorn, Howard E. and Wehr, Wesley C. |
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Paleobotanical Significance of Eocene Flowers, Fruits, and Seeds from Republic, Washington vol. 24, no. 2, December 1996, pp. 25-27 |
Wehr, Wesley C. and Manchester, Steven R. |
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Pollen and Spores Characteristics of Eocene Sediments of Republic, Washington vol. 24, no. 2, June 1996, p. 28 |
Leopold, Estella B., Updegrave, Cindy A. and Maier, Katie |
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A Checklist of Fossil Insects from Republic, Washington vol. 24, no. 2, June 1996, p. 29 |
Wehr, Wesley C. and Barksdale, Lisa L. |
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The Eocene Fishes of Republic, Washington vol. 24, no. 2, June 1996, pp. 30-31 |
Wilson, Mark V. H. | |||
The Significance of the Princeton Chert Permineralized Flora to the Middle Eocene Upland Biota of the Okanogan Highlands vol. 24, no. 2, June 1996, pp. 32-36 |
Pigg, Kathleen B. and Stockey, Ruth A |
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Volcanic Arcs and Vegetation vol. 24, no. 2, June 1996, pp. 37-39 |
Myers, Jeffery A. | |||
The Republic Highlands vol. 24, no. 2, June 1996, p. 40 |
Wing, Scott L. and DiMichele, William A. |
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The Role of Republic Flora in Documenting the Floristic Evolution of the Northern Hemisphere vol. 24, no. 2, June 1996, pp. 41-42 |
Johnson, Kirk R. | |||
A Brief history of the Stonerose Interpretive Center vol. 24, no. 2, June 1996, pp. 43-44 |
Perry, Madilane and Barksdale, Lisa |
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Marine Vertebrate Paleontology on the Olympic Peninsula vol. 24, no. 3, September 1996, pp. 17-25 |
Barnes, Lawrence G. and Goedert, James L. |
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| 1997 | Paleogeography and Paleontology of the Early Tertiary Chuckanut Formation, Northwest Washington vol. 25, no. 3, September 1997, pp. 3-18 |
Mustoe, George E. and Gannaway, Wesley L. |
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Museum Specialists Visit Republic’s Fossil Site vol. 25, no. 4, December 1997, pp. 22-24 |
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Eocene Megafossils From the Needles-Gray Wolf Lithic Assemblage of the Eastern “Core Rocks”, Olympic Peninsula, Washington vol. 25, no. 4, December 1997, pp. 25-29 |
Squires, Richard L. and Goedert, James L. |
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First Record of Cycad Leaves from the Eocene Republic Flora vol. 25, no. 4, December 1997, p. 37 |
Hopkins, Dennis J. , Jr. and Johnson, Kirk R. |
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| 1998 | Marine Fauna of the Middle Eocene Tukwila Formation, King County vol. 26, no. 1, April 1998, pp. 13-19 |
Nesbitt, Elizabeth A. | ||
The Sloth, the President, and the Airport vol. 26, no. 1, April 1998, pp. 40-42 |
McDonald, H. Gregory | |||
Early Miocene Trace Fossils from Southwest Washington vol. 26, no. 2/3, September 1998, pp. 48-58 |
Kaler, Keith L. | |||
Notes on the new Washington State fossil, Mammuthus columbi vol. 26, no. 2/3, September 1998, pp. 68-69 |
Barton, Bax R. | |||
| 1999 | Some Notable Finds of Columbian Mammoths from Washington State vol. 27, no. 2/3/4, December 1999, pp. 23-27 |
Barton, Bax R. | ||
| 2001 | Washington’s Fossil Forests vol. 29, no. 1/2, September 2001, pp. 10-20 |
Mustoe, George E. | ||
On the Trail of Washington Dinosaurs vol. 29, no. 1/2, September 2001, pp. 21-27 |
Girouard, Samuel P. | |||
Another Whale of a Tale vol. 29, no. 1/2, September 2001, pp. 28-29 |
Robles, Bryan | |||
A New Look at an Old Landslide vol. 29, no. 1/2, September 2001, pp. 35-38 |
Hill. Richard L. |