Use the text tool to label the parts of the Montana Creek fish trap: FUNNEL, STAVE, HOOP, LASHING and also use the paint tool to draw an X on a STAVE, a HOOP and a LASHING. Be sure to use a paint and text color that stands out. 

This basketry-style trap was discovered in 1989 and excavated in 1990-91.  The top section of the trap was washing away.  It was recovered immediately by anthropologists from the University of Alaska Southeast and the Alaska State Museum. Jon Loring, Robert Betts and Greg Chaney excavated the trap in 1991. The cylindrical trap was crushed into an oval shape from burial. It was bent at the back; the back of the trap was gone. Basketry-style traps are rarely found in an archaeological context because they were removed from the stream after the fishing season for repair and storage. This trap was unusually well preserved due to its quick burial and the high iron content of the surrounding soils. No other ancient basketry-style traps have been conserved on the Northwest Coast.

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Montana Creek Fish Trap Excavation

Juneau-Douglas City Museum

Montana Creek Fish Trap

Label the Parts of the Montana Creek Fish Trap

Standards for Label the Parts of the Montana Creek Fish Trap