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

Creator:: Manion, Mollie Jo
Abstract:: 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...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: at the Robert Newell FarmsteadJ35MA41). French Prairie, Oregon Abstract approved

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

Creator:: Gard, Howard A.
Abstract:: 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...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: , Dr. Robert Frenkel and Dr. Robert Jarvis, for their advice and editorial skills. To my chairman and

Battle of Big Bend

Creator:: Applen, Jeffery A.
Abstract:: 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...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Curry County, Oregon. The battle was fought between one reinforced Army company; Company "C", 1st

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...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Josephette Nouette 70 Joseph Despard and Lisette Chinook 75 Andre Longtain and Nancy Okanagon 77 Robert

Caution! High Water: A Historical Archaeological Investigation of the Champoeg Townsite (ORMA26) after the 1861 Flood

Creator:: Hill, Cayla L.
Abstract:: The Champoeg townsite first developed due to its ideal settlement and trade location within the Willamette Valley, becoming the ‘legal birthplace of Oregon’ in 1843. However, by 1860 Champoeg’s significance had begun to decline, and in December of 1861 a devastating flood wiped out the townsite. Archaeological excavations took place...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: ………………………………………..……..293 A.3 Lot 1: C Artifact Assemblage…………………………………...………….293 A.4 Lot 1: D Artifact Assemblage

The Grizzly Bear and the Deer : the history of Federal Indian Policy and its impact on the Coast Reservation tribes of Oregon, 1856-1877

Creator:: Van Laere, M. Susan
Abstract:: The Coast Reservation of Oregon was established under Executive Order of President Franklin Pierce in November, 1855, as a homeland for the southern Oregon tribes. It was an immense, isolated wilderness, parts of which had burned earlier in the century. There were some prairies where farming was possible, but because...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: (Continued) Page 6. UNSCRUPULOUS AGENTS? 141 6,1 Robert B. Metcalfe 147 6.1.1 In Southern Oregon 147

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

Creator:: Speulda-Drews, Lou Ann
Abstract:: 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...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: to this research project. From Oregon State University: Dr. Robert Krahmer, who identified the wood

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

Creator:: Boulware, Brooke L.
Abstract:: 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...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: ...............................................................121 Appendix C St. Paul’s Cemetery Burial List

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

Creator:: Kachadoorian, Lydia A.
Abstract:: 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...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: task. In addition, Robert Trevis provided useful map assistance. I would like to thank my friends who

Origin of the Tucannon phase in Lower Snake River prehistory

Creator:: Lucas, Steven W.
Abstract:: 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...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

ScholarsArchive@OSU

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

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

Battle of Big Bend

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

Caution! High Water: A Historical Archaeological Investigation of the Champoeg Townsite (ORMA26) after the 1861 Flood

The Grizzly Bear and the Deer : the history of Federal Indian Policy and its impact on the Coast Reservation tribes of Oregon, 1856-1877

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

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

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

Origin of the Tucannon phase in Lower Snake River prehistory

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