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Filtering by: Creator McCulloch, Walter Fraser, 1905- Advisor Brauner, David R.

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

Creator:

Purdy, Sarah E.

Abstract:

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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Masters Thesis

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foot gold dredge, Yuba Manufacturing Company (Peele, 1941) (From McCulloch et al. 2003: 109, Figure
Patterns from the past : exploring gender and ethnicity through historical archaeology among fur trade families in the Willamette Valley of Oregon

Creator:

McAleer, Carolyn Patricia

Abstract:

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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Masters Thesis
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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Masters Thesis