Archaeological excavation has been carried out in the Ozette Village which was previously occupied by the Makah people until they were covered by the mudslide during the 1750s. Ozette Makah people belonged to an indigenous American tribe who lived on the Olympic Peninsula near Neah Bay in Washington, USA. Makah people also formed part of the Makah Indian Reservation. The excavation process began in 1970, after a storm uncovered some well-preserved objects as well as six buried houses by means of erosion. During eleven years of excavation, hundreds of artifacts were discovered and sent to the Makah Museum to be displayed.
