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  • Origin of the Tucannon phase in Lower Snake River prehistory

    Creator:
    Lucas, Steven W.
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    Approximately 5,500 years ago a discreet period of wetter and cooler environmental conditions prevailed across the southern Columbia Plateau. This period was marked by the first prominent episodes of erosion to occur along the lower Snake River following the height of the Altithermal and eruption of Mt. Mazama during the...
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    in Lower Snake River Prehistory By Steven W. Lucas A THESIS Submitted to Oregon State

  • Lower Salmon River Cultural Resource Management Plan

    Creator:
    Sisson, David A.
    Abstract:
    Cultural resource inventories have identified,205 individual sites on public land along the Lower Salmon River, Idaho. These sites represent a rich and diverse record of the human occupation and utilization of the river canyon during the past 10,000 years. Each of these 205 sites contains its own unique record of...
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    River Cultural Resource Management Plan by David A. Sisson A THESIS submitted to Oregon State

  • Analysis of two late-prehistoric archeological sites on the upper Applegate River of southern Oregon

    Creator:
    MacDonald, Lynne Bright
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    Excavation of two archeological sites, 353A47 and 35JA49, in the upper Applegate River Valley of southwestern Oregon was conducted in 1978 by the Department of Anthropology, Oregon State University. Site 353A47 is a multi-component site, of which only the late-prehistoric stratum, containing one complete and two partial housepits and a...
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    California to the Rogue River of southern Oregon. 2 Figure 1. The Project Area in Relation to the State

  • Salvage Archaeology of the Ritsch Site, 35304 : A Late Prehistoric Village Site on the Central Rogue River, Oregon

    Creator:
    Wilson, Bart McLean
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    Site 35J04 is located on the south bank of the Rogue River, four miles west of Grants Pass, Oregon. Excavation of the site was conducted in 1976 by Oregon State University under contract to the Corvallis branch of CH2M/Hill. Eight artifact assemblages were distinguished during the analysis of the site....
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    Rogue River, Oregon by Bart McLean Wilson A THESIS submitted to Oregon State University in partial

  • North Umpqua end scrapers : allometry, discard, and residual utility

    Creator:
    Kelly, Christopher J.
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    End scrapers were an "all purpose" tool that have been associated with processes such as planing or shaving vegetal resources, shaping bone or antler implements, and to render hide into usable fabric. Examining end scrapers from four different archaeological sites on the North Umpqua River of southwestern Oregon provided interesting...
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    LIiEugeno Rose urg p 11tPoua Rnt Pass Figure 1. State of Oregon showing the North Umpqua River study

  • Champoeg, a perspective of a frontier community in Oregon, 1830-1861

    Creator:
    Speulda-Drews, Lou Ann
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    Champoeg, located along the Willamette River, developed as a transportation center for both river and overland travel and as a shipping point for agricultural products. Retired employees of the Hudson's Bay Company were the first to settle in the area, in the 1830s. American settlers began arriving in large numbers...
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    COMMUNITY IN OREGON, 1830-1861 by Lou Ann Speulda Nicholls A Thesis submitted to Oregon State

  • A Preliminary Archaeological Predictive Model for the US 30 Transportation Corridor, Portland, Oregon to Astoria, Oregon

    Creator:
    Kachadoorian, Lydia A.
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    This thesis is a preliminary archaeological predictive model and project-planning tool created for the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) as part of a statewide planning effort to enhance the agency's ability to assess the potential impacts of highway projects on archaeological resources. This model addresses the archaeological sensitivity of the...
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    Submitted to Oregon State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of

  • The Role of Southern Oregon's Coastal Islands in Prehistoric Subsistence

    Creator:
    Gard, Howard A.
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    The portion of the Oregon coast extending from Cape Blanco south into California has long been recognized as a distinct physiographic region, with probable ramifications for prehistoric subsistence and settlement patterns. Several researchers have proposed models outlining a greater reliance upon marine/littoral resources among groups within this region, while more...
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    submitted to Oregon State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master

  • Oregon's early peoples and their relation to the environment : an interpretive approach

    Creator:
    Possiel, William John
    Abstract:
    The dramatic upsurge of contract-supported archaeological activity, generated by legislative action, has precipitated an increase in information about Oregon's prehistoric peoples. This information, however, has not been presented in a format which can be easily understood by the general public. This study presents an account of early peoples in Oregon,...
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    Oregon - the only stable, humid lowland in the state (Patton 1976:108). The Willamette River is the

  • Battle of Big Bend

    Creator:
    Applen, Jeffery A.
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    The Battle of Big Bend was the last significant battle of the Rogue River Indian Wars. The battle occurred 27-28 May 1856 in the Oregon Territory. The location of the battle was along the Rogue River at a place known as the Big Bend, approximately eight miles up river from...
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    significant battle fought between the United States Army and the Indians of southwest Oregon during the