<P> A plank house is a type of house constructed by indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest, typically using cedar planks . </P> <P> The oldest plank house village found is located in Kitselas Canyon at the Paul Mason Site in western British Columbia, CA . This village is estimated to be 3000 years old . At the Maurer site in British columbia the remains of a rectangular building have been excavated, providing artifacts which date the site to between 1920 and 2830 BCE . </P> <P> Due to the nature of this building material, the anthropological documentation for these people is not widespread . The manner of wood harvest and continued use of that harvest was purposeful and sustainable . Native people of the Pacific Northwest maintained a distinct respect for cedar and the value it had held for many generations . </P> <P> Cedar logs comprise the primary support system of the plank houses of the Pacific Northwest Indians, and are clad with thick cedar planks harvested from living trees . Cedar trees have a straight grain with very few knots and have good weather resistance . The straight grain enables the separation of planks of wood from the tree . Craftspeople would insert a wedge to separate a section of wood through the height of the tree and removed it with an adze at both ends . This harvest method was sustainable and enabled the people to use the wood and to have a supply of planks to rebuild in another location . The patience of the people is evident in the practice of leaving the wedge in place to continue the pressure that would enable another wedge placement further up, creating longer planks . </P>

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