Archaeological find shouldn't delay Sound Transit project, officials say

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Archaeological find shouldn't delay Sound Transit project, officials say

By Eric Pryne
Seattle Times staff reporter


GREG GILBERT / THE SEATTLE TIMES
Philippe LeTourneau, principal investigator for BOAS Inc., holds
a fire-cracked rock found at a Sound Transit excavation site near
the Duwamish River. BOAS is Sound Transit's archaeological consultant.

The discovery of a significant Indian archaeological site where Sound Transit's light-rail line crosses the Duwamish River probably won't delay or disrupt construction, Sound Transit and the state archaeologist say.

"I wouldn't expect anything like that at this point, given what the professional archaeologists have found," Rob Whitlam, state archaeologist with the Office of Archaeology and Historic Preservation, said yesterday.

"We're very confident of our ability to build our project on our timeline," said Sound Transit spokesman Geoff Patrick.

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