I will try to write up a more coherent piece on this at some point, because it's a really great example of community-driven archaeology and the sort of project I want to see more of.
Today I got to see part of a 550 year old wooden fish trap! Specifically one of the side panels, about 70cm tall and a whopping 5.5m (yes, meters!) long. The trap was built on Pentlatch territory and used to capture salmon. It's absolutely gorgeous in person, though rather difficult to photograph since it's still undergoing conservation.
The verticals and topmost horizontal pieces of wood in the picture on the left are modern pieces there to stabilize it and assist in transport. On the right is a view down the storage tank.
For additional information see:
Tidal Belongings: First Nations–Driven Archaeology to Preserve a Large Wooden Fish Trap Panel Recovered from the Comox Harbour Intertidal Fish Trap Complex in British Columbia
By Sean P. Connaughton, Genevieve Hill, Jesse Morin, Cory Frank, Nancy Greene, and David McGee
(can't find a copy, let me know I've got a pdf I can send)
