Archaeological research reveals much about Oregon’s history from its beginning with the earliest evidence of human occupation, then Native American cultures in Oregon and continuing to the Westward Expansion and early pioneer settlements.
A potential tool that can be utilized by historic archaeologists to locate and interpret archaeological sites is historic documents. One example of the ability to use documents to understand an archaeological site is the study the massacre that took place Read More …
During the 19th century the American West played host to the colonial expansion of the United States. This period saw an attempt by the federal government to balance the westward expansion of White settlement spurred, in part, by ideas of Read More …
This thesis is based on the excavations of the Robert Newell farmstead (35MA41), excavated in 2002 and 2003 by the Oregon State University Department of Anthropology archaeological field school. Robert Newell lived at this farm from 1843-1854. Major architectural features, Read More …
Known regionally as a location of one of the Owyhee Dam construction camps, one of Oregon’s first CCC camps and a later Japanese-American internment camp, Cow Hollow is located roughly three miles east of Nyssa, Oregon (Figure 1). Since the Read More …
A forgotten late-19th-century cemetery (ca. 1854-1879) with 12 graves was discovered in early 2008 during a construction project in western Oregon. Eight graves had been previously opened during a 1901 disinterment, but four remained intact. All provided information on burial Read More …
The National Park Service is investigating the looting of an archaeological site at Lewis and Clark National Historical Park.
The Lewis and Clark Expedition abandoned the original Fort Clatsop on March 23, 1806, but history did not. Beginning with the arrival of the Astorians in 1811, the site of the fort was an object of interest to travelers, and Read More …
The contemporary landscapes of Peavy Arboretum and its surroundings are a product of a complex relationship that interweaves both the human and natural. An artifact found in archaeological testing in Peavy Arboretum indicates an origin for this relationship extending back Read More …
The objective of this study is to determine interpretations of Oregon Trail related exhibits and examine the factors that influenced them. Oregon museums and interpretive centers involved in this analysis are those physically on or near the actual Oregon Trail. Read More …
Over the course of daily life, people engage with archaeology in various ways, including experiences with archaeology on their own land and as part of family collections of archaeological material. As a result, members of the public often hold considerable Read More …