The Ice Age Floods Institute, Cheney-Spokane Chapter, is sponsoring a free public lecture “Some Springs and Fossil Discoveries in Washington Territory” Oct. 11 at 7 p.m. in the Student Union Building at Spokane Community College.
Charles T. Luttrell, Washington State Parks archaeologist, will talk about numerous fossils that were recovered during the late 1870s from natural springs located within the northern Palouse Hills, an area mostly bypassed by the many Glacial Lake Missoula outburst floods. Columbia mammoths are the best know specimens, but other species include bison, antelope and deer. Some spring locales also contained prehistoric artifacts.
Luttrell has over 20 years of experience with archaeology, history and historic preservation of the Pacific Northwest. Formerly a contract archaeologist associated with Eastern Washington University, he presently assists the Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission with cultural resources in state parks.
For more information visit http://www.iceagefloodsewa.org.
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