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Archaeological Oddities: A Field Guide to the Most Improbable Sites in North America
Ken Feder
Did ancient Native Americans live among pterodactyls and did they paint the image of one of those prehistoric beasts in Black Dragon Canyon in Utah? If not pterodactyls, did ancient ...Read More
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One Block Through Time: The History and Archaeology of the Dalles Chinatown
Jacqueline Chung and Eric Gleason
From the 1860s until the early years of the 20th Century, The Dalles, Oregon was home to a thriving Chinese diaspora community. By the 1880s this community had become concentrated ...Read More
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Finding Common Ground Between Archaeologists and Collectors: A Case Study from Northwest Oregon
Katherine Louise Tipton
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. ...Read More
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Private Landowners as Stewards of Oregon Heritage: Learning from an Important Stone Tool Cache Found on Private Property in the Willamette Valley
John Pouley
During the summer of 2015, a landowner finds an “interesting rock” building a spring-fed pond on his property. The rock is obsidian, and seems out of place. Eventually, 14 are ...Read More
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From Anatolia to Oregon – What Ancient Poop Can Tell Us About the Lives of Our Ancestors
Lisa-Marie Shillito
What can the analysis of ancient poop tell us about the lives of people in the past? Dr. Shillito has worked on this question at different sites around the world, ...Read More
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Opening Ceremony of the 2021 Archaeology Roadshow
Sam Robinson
Our Opening Ceremony will begin with a welcome from Sam Robinson (Chinook Indian Nation), followed by an official launch of the Archaeology Roadshow website, including highlights of activities taking place ...Read More