PORT ANGELES — The discovery of Indian artifacts — or possibly an Indian burial ground — has shut down the $17 million Hood Canal Bridge graving yard project.
The discovery was apparently made earlier this week during digging of the graving yard, a huge onshore dry dock that will produce new concrete pontoons and anchors for the floating bridge.
Work on the project began only three weeks ago.
Lower Elwha Klallam tribal chairman Dennis R. “Sully” Sullivan refused to say what was found.
Tribal members held ceremonies at the site early Wednesday morning.
“The tribe has a sacred duty to protect its heritage, including the final resting place of its ancestors, so we can’t discuss any of those details,” said Sullivan.
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The rest of the story appears in the Thursday Peninsula Daily News.