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  • 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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    SETTLEMENT/SUBSISTENCE 65 ROCKS AND ISLANDS OF SOUTHERN OREGON 80 Coastal Productivity 81 ISLAND

  • The cultural significance of mountain regions : implications for the Calapooya Divide, Oregon

    Creator:
    Starr, Karen J.
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    Altitudinal variations in upland regions of the earth create variable climatic zones and conditions. Plant and animal communities must adapt to these conditions, and when they reach their tolerance limits for environmental conditions at the upper levels of a zone, they cease to exist in the environment. Humans also utilize...
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    : implications for the Calapooya Divide, Oregon AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Karen Joyce Starr for the degree

  • Rural Philomath Oregon 1850-1930 : geography and economy in oral history

    Creator:
    Russell, John A.
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    Ranching and lumbering were two of the primary economic practices in a small rural study area south of Philomath Oregon (in Benton County), from first Euro-American settlement through 1930. Ranching was common but lumbering was restricted by geographical and market transportation problems until after 1900. Catalysts for change came in...
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    , 1998. Tilte: Rural Philomath Oregon 1850 1930: Geography and Economy in Oral History. Abstract

  • 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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    Transportation Corridor, Portland. Oregon To Astoria, Oregon. Abstract approved: David R. Brauner This thesis

  • 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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    in Oregon, based on recent archaeological research. It focuses on early human popula- tions in the

  • County responses to Goal 5 of LCDC planning goals and guidelines

    Creator:
    Short, Sharyl Elaine
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    Recent national and state legislation reflect a growing awareness of the need for comprehensive cultural resource management programs. Various pieces of federal legislation and Oregon's Senate Bill 100 demonstrate a willingness of governments to provide for such programs. The administration of local land use issues at the state government level...
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    many ways of Oregon's coastal counties, whereas Grant County in eastern Oregon characterizes the

  • Prehistoric Land-Use Patterns in the North Santiam Subbasin, On the Western Slopes of the Oregon Cascade Range

    Creator:
    Kelly, Cara McCulley
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    This thesis examines prehistoric land use patterns of the entire North Santiam subbasin, located on the western slopes of the Oregon Cascade Range. The objective of this analysis is three-fold: 1) to contribute to reconstructing the cultural chronology of the area; 2) to address the use of raw material by...
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    the western slopes of the Oregon Cascade Range AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Cara McCulley Kelly

  • Tribal Tourism Development on American Indian Reservations in the Western United States

    Creator:
    Browne, Rita-Jean
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    In their search for viable economic development opportunities, many American Indian tribes have focused their attention toward tourism development on their reservation lands. In many cases, the greatest potential for economic development and attracting income to the reservations lies in tourist trade. Although tourism may not be a tribe's primary...
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    .................................... 63 INTRODUCT ION In their search for viable economic development oppor- tunities, many American

  • Upper Deschutes River Basin Prehistory: A Preliminary Examination of Flaked Stone Tools and Debitage

    Creator:
    Taggart, Michael W.
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    The prehistory of Central Oregon is explored through the examination of six archaeological sites and two isolated finds from the Upper Deschutes River Basin. Inquiry focuses on the land use, mobility, technological organization, and raw material procurement of the aboriginal inhabitants of the area. Archaeological data presented here are augmented...
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    Stone Tools and Debitage. The prehistory of Central Oregon is explored through the examination of six

  • Turnover, Memory, Persistence: Four Decades of Ecological Community at Lost Valley

    Creator:
    Bruno, Mark P.
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    This study is an ethnographic investigation of residential turnover, organizational memory, and the persistence of Lost Valley, an Oregon ecovillage founded in 1989. Literature on organizational turnover, memory, and persistence is reviewed and integrated with scholarship on intentional communities and ecovillages, generating a theoretical framework for data collection and analysis....
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    the persistence of Lost Valley, an Oregon ecovillage founded in 1989. Literature on organizational