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

    Creator:
    Possiel, William John
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    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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    environment : an interpretive approach AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF William John Possiel for the degree of

  • Foodways at Fort Yamhill, 1856-1866 : an archaeological and archival perspective

    Creator:
    Eichelberger, Justin E.
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    Fort Yamhill, located in the eastern foothills of the Oregon Coast Range near modern day Grand Ronde, Oregon, was a U.S. Army post established in March 1856 as part of a three fort system to guard the newly established Coast Reservation and to provide a Union presence in the state...
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    ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Justin E. Eichelberger for the degree of Master of Arts in Applied

  • Analysis of dredge tailings pile patterns : applications for historical archaeological research

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    Purdy, Sarah E.
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    For centuries humans have been searching for precious metals. The search for gold has greatly changed the landscape of the American West, beginning in the 1850s and continuing today. Various gold rushes around the country created mining colonies in remote areas, thereby connecting the frontier with the rest of America...
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    Elk City Township (T. 29 N., R. 8 E.) of North Central Idaho. Dredge mining leaves behind a mark on

  • The effects of the Mazama tephra-falls : a geoarchaeological approach

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    Matz, Stephan E.
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    About 7,000 years ago two major tephra-falls blanketed the Pacific Northwest in volcanic ash. These two tephra-falls, identified as the Llao and climatic tephra-falls, were a part of the eruptive events that led up to the collapse of Mount Mazama to form Crater Lake in the southern Oregon Cascades. The...
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    Effects of the Mazama Tephra-Falls: A Geoarchaeological Approach by Stephan E. Matz A THESIS

  • A settlement model at the Robert Newel Farmstead (35MA41), French Prairie, Oregon

    Creator:
    Manion, Mollie Jo
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    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, including a brick hearth and postholes were discovered at...
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    , Nathaniel Wyeth's farm workers and William Johnson occupied the site prior to Robert Newell's arrival in

  • Secrets of the North Staffordshire ceramic recipes : identifying chemical variation and uniformity using an archaeometric approach

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    Hale, Jessica A.
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    The present thesis chemically examined 174 industrial North Staffordshire pottery fragments from an archaeological context, using Instrumental Neutron Activation Analysis (INAA). In an integrated effort to combine an archaeometric approach with archival research and traditional analysis methods, the purpose of the thesis was to link industrial pottery manufacturers recipes to...
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    ….….……123 29. Bivariate scatter plot of Cr and La T.J. & J. Mayer, Davenport, William Adams & Sons

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

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    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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    a United States agent, William Slacum, made a study of the Willamette Valley tribes early in 1837

  • Battle of Big Bend

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    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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    Comiliittee Member, representing Anthropology Commit e Member, representing Geography Chair Dean of Gr te

  • Patterns from the past : exploring gender and ethnicity through historical archaeology among fur trade families in the Willamette Valley of Oregon

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    McAleer, Carolyn Patricia
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    This thesis examines archaeological material in order to explore gender and ethnicity issues concerning fur trade era families from a settlement in the Willamette Valley, Oregon. Ethnohistorical information consisting of traders journals and travelers observations, as well as documentation from the Hudson's Bay Company, Catholic church records, and genealogical information...
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    miles wide (E-W) and varies in elevation from 70 ft above sea level at the Willamette Rivers edge to 200

  • The Deathscape of St. Paul: Historic Cemeteries as Cultural Landscapes

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    Boulware, Brooke L.
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    A cultural landscape analysis of two historic cemeteries in St. Paul, Oregon demonstrates that the residents of this early community were unknowingly using grave markers to express their worldview and the identities that they felt were most important. Because of the historical and cultural development of this community as the...
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    ........................................ 38 Figure 9 – Memorial for Revolutionary War Veteran William Cannon in Pioneer Cemetery