Discoveries propel McArthur Lake project to award
Crews are pictured at work on the McArthur Lake Cultural Discovery project. Cultural discoveries found during an archeological excavation as part of a highway construction project received an award presented at the annual meeting of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials.
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An aerial view of the McArthur Lake project, which received a national award from the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials on Oct. 31.
A discovery of Native American artifacts during highway construction in northern Idaho has earned national recognition from America's leading transportation organization.
Jyl Wheaton of the Kootenai Tribe of Idaho and Idaho Transportation Department project manager CarrieAnn Hewitt received the award at the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials annual meeting in Philadelphia. It was ITD's second AASHTO award that day, following recognition for the State Highway 21 Wildlife Overpass project east of Boise.
Wheaton served as lead archaeologist for the discoveries, which included hundreds of tribal artifacts now being cataloged for further study.
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