Near Moses Lake on the Columbian Plateau, Lind Coulee is important for a number of reasons. It is one of the first places in the Northwest to demonstrate human occupation on the Columbia Plateau. Materials excavated at the site were some of the first successful applications of the radiocarbon dating technique. The area also gave archaeologists evidence of everyday life 10,000 years ago. Bone and stone tools and chipped stone knives were found, as well as remains of mammals including marmots, badgers, and bison.
The site was discovered in 1947.
The Lind Coulee Site collection is housed at Washington State University, along with other Bureau of Reclamation collections.
