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<P DIR=LTR><B><U><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></U><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=5 FACE="Arial">Dr. John Harper, Orleans native, chronicles origins of the mysterious “clam gardens” found in the Pacific Northwest.</FONT></SPAN></B></P>
<P DIR=LTR><B><U><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></U></B><U><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></U><U><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></U><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=4 FACE="Arial">The story of his discovery is featured in recent</FONT></SPAN><B><U><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></U></B><U><SPAN LANG="en-us"><I></I></SPAN></U><U><SPAN LANG="en-us"><I></I></SPAN></U><SPAN LANG="en-us"><I> <FONT SIZE=4 FACE="Arial">National Geographic</FONT></I></SPAN><B><U><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></U></B><U><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></U><U><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></U><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=4 FACE="Arial"> film.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=4 FACE="Arial">Dr. Harper will give special</FONT></SPAN><B><U><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></U></B><U><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></U><U><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></U><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT SIZE=4 FACE="Arial">free</FONT></SPAN><B><U><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></U></B><U><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></U><U><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></U><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT SIZE=4 FACE="Arial">presentation on June 10 in Wellfleet. </FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">South Wellfleet, MA</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">. – Orleans native son Dr. John Harper discovered a mystery on the “other coast” and the recent National Geographic film</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><I></I></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><I></I></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><I> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Ancient Sea Gardens, Mystery of the Pacific Northwest</FONT></I></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> tells the tale. In the summer of 1995, Harper was conducting routine habitat surveys along the British Columbia coastline which revealed hundreds of mysterious stone-walls in the intertidal zone. Colleagues argued they were natural features, but Harper wasn’t satisfied and archaeological literature was no help in identifying them. Thus began his research which led to a</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">fascinating discovery revealing insight into early aboriginal aquaculture practices</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">. And while visiting the Cape,</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Dr. Harper</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">will share his experiences and research during a</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> special presentation Wednesday, June 10 at 7:30 p.m. at the Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">. The talk is free of charge and open to the public.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Dr. Harper is President of Coast and Ocean Resources Inc. and an adjunct professor in the School of Earth and Ocean Sciences at the University of Virginia. He grew up on Mayflower Point in Orleans and attended Tabor Academy and the University of Massachusetts. </FONT></SPAN></P>
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