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

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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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Masters Thesis

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site found in the 1980s. The data from the excavation also revealed artifacts dating from the 1830s
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