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  • Willamette Mission Archeological Project : Phase III Assessment

    Creator:
    Weber, Mary K. (Mary Kathryn)
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    The Willamette Mission archeological project consists of a broad program of cultural research in the fields of archeology, history, and architecture. The study focuses on the first Methodist mission in the Pacific Northwest. Archeological excavations were conducted in 1980 to locate the site of the mission, to assess the site's...
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    Masters Thesis
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    43 Macro-Bands in the Willamette Valley 11 Site Topography Map Depicting Excavation 51 Grid and Test

  • Willamette Mission archeological project : phase III assessment

    Creator:
    Chapman, Judith Sanders
    Abstract:
    The Willamette Mission archeological project consists of a broad program of cultural research in the fields of archeology, history, and architecture. The study focuses on the first Methodist mission in the Pacific Northwest. Archeological excavations were conducted in 1980 to locate the site of the mission, to assess the site's...
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    Masters Thesis
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    Depicting Excavation 51 Grid and Test Units 12 Excavation in Progress 53 13 Aerial Infrared 54 14 Gravel

  • Historical Archaeology of Battery Freeman (ca. 1900-1940), Fort Stevens, Oregon

    Creator:
    Clark, Jorie
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    This research focuses on events surrounding the activities of Battery Freeman, a coastal defense facility constructed within the earthworks of "old" Fort Stevens near Astoria, OR, in 1900 and destroyed in 1939. Archival data are used in conjunction with nearly 5,000 artifacts that were recovered from archaeological excavations in 1989...
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    Masters Thesis

  • Site ORBE2 : an archaeological analysis of a construction disturbed site

    Creator:
    Cromwell, Robert J.
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    This thesis describes investigations of archaeological materials recovered from Site ORBE2, an early-twentieth century historic site in Corvallis, OR. The archaeological materials were found only after construction workers had excavated trenches underneath the still-standing structure on the site in order to install a new foundation. Over 1500 artifacts were recovered...
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    Masters Thesis
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    field of archaeology in four specific ways: 1) it performs an archaeological analysis on an early

  • A study of acculturation : ORMU57, Portland's Old Chinatown, ca. 1870-1920

    Creator:
    Wernz, Maralee
    Abstract:
    This archaeological based research uses ceramics in the study of acculturation from a site excavated by an urban archaeology contract firm, and utilizes the theories of consumer choice, ethnicity and acculturation. Artifact analysis took place in the form of minimum vessel counts, artifact relative frequencies, and Chinese artifact values, as...
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    archaeology contract firm, and utilizes the theories of consumer choice, ethnicity and acculturation

  • An evaluation of the archaeological potential of Riverfront Park in Corvallis, Oregon

    Creator:
    Littlefield, Steven W.
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    The archaeological resources contained in Corvallis Riverfront Commemorative Park (RCP) have a great potential to add to the historical record of the warehouse district of the original town of Marysville (Corvallis). The City of Corvallis' proposed Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) project and proposed changes to Riverfront Commemorative Park threaten to...
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    Masters Thesis
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    excavation of these resources. The archaeological survey was conducted to locate remains that may be

  • The archaeology of the Smith House (ORYA3), Dayton, Oregon

    Creator:
    Stone, Helen Delight
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    Site ORYA3, the Smith House, is located in Dayton, Oregon. The archaeological project originated because owners of this structure, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, applied for a demolition permit. The 1859 home, first occupied by two early Oregon pioneers, Andrew and Sarah Smith, was considered architecturally significant,...
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    Masters Thesis
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    of Masters of Arts in Applied Anthropology presented on June 11, 1997. Title: The Archaeology of the

  • An Archaeological Analysis of the Architectural Artifacts and Features at the Robert Newell Homestead Site (35MA41)

    Creator:
    Modelski, Emily
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    This thesis will explore the architectural material culture excavated at the Robert Newell Homestead (35MA41), currently located in Champoeg, Oregon. Specifically, the research focuses on the vernacular architecture or the features and construction methods used that both reflect the environment and the cultural traditions of the dwellings occupants. The Robert...
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    features as adapted from Manion’s 2013 excavation maps (Manion, 2014:128) …………………………………….…………………………32

  • Recognizing individual potters in historic Oregon sites : a visual and chemical analysis of early Oregon redware

    Creator:
    Peterson, Ella M.
    Abstract:
    This paper discusses research concerning redware vessel sherds found in an archaeological excavation at Oregon's historic Champoeg State Park, and comparative artifacts from four known Oregon and Washington late nineteenth pottery production sites. Visual and Instrumental Nuclear Activation Analysis comparison studies were conducted on samples from each site. The New...
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    an archaeological excavation at Oregon’s historic Champoeg State Park, and comparative artifacts

  • Where have all the women and children gone? An examination of domestic life at the Newell Farmstead (35MA41) in the early Oregon country

    Creator:
    Manion, Mollie Jo
    Abstract:
    The Newell Farmstead (35MA41) archaeological site lies in the heart of the French Prairie in the Willamette Valley in the Champoeg State Heritage Area, Oregon. The integrity and depth of deposition have made the Newell site a unique opportunity to look at activity areas and domestic life of early Euro-American...
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    Dissertation
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    that in historical archaeology, we should look at the historical demography of the communities we