Anthropology

The project to development of a 190,000 acres planning area with much Inland Passage frontage. Development never occurred (which was my druthers).

Part of the EIS was an archeological assessment.

The landscape and vegetation of SE Alaska is relatively simple and young in terms of soil development because was under ice.

There are extreme tides in SE Alaska. During a low tide, everyone involved including some of the contractors running the floating camp walked the areas seldom exposed. There was a detailed plan of survey with the more qualified people looking at areas most probable to find something in the zone under water except for rare occasions. About 50 people were involved of all disciplines plus had two helicopters and three Boston Whalers.

There was a village found that was thought at the time (1994) to be the oldest site in SE Alaska.

This fits in with your ideas and also with the thoughts that early North Americans crossed a land bridge from Asia.