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Creator:: Willis, Samuel C.
Abstract:: Excavations conducted at Indian Sands (35-CU-67C), located along Oregon's southern coast, during 2002 and 2003 identified two discreet, artifact-bearing stratigraphic units. The uppermost unit is a deflated surface containing burnt shell and lithic artifacts associated with early Holocene ¹⁴C dates, while the underlying unit contained only lithic tools and debitage,...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Technological Organization on the Southern Oregon Coast: Investigations at Indian Sands (35-CU-67C) Abstract

Creator:: Stone, Helen Delight
Abstract:: Site ORYA3, the Smith House, is located in Dayton, Oregon. The archaeological project originated because owners of this structure, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, applied for a demolition permit. The 1859 home, first occupied by two early Oregon pioneers, Andrew and Sarah Smith, was considered architecturally significant,...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Smith House (ORYA3), Dayton, Oregon. David Brauner Site ORYA3, the Smith House, is located in Dayton

Creator:: Kanaby, Kara M.
Abstract:: This thesis describes the archaeological site content and integrity of the Copeland site (35BE90) in Corvallis, Oregon. The Copeland site is owned by the Benton County Historical Society and is the future home of the Benton County Historical Museum. In 2001, an Oregon State University archaeological field school was conducted...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: : Archaeological Site Content and Integrity of the Copeland Site (35BE90), Corvallis. Oregon. Abstract approve

Creator:: Anderson, Frederick C.
Abstract:: The continuation of geoarchaeological investigations at Tseriadun (35CU7) contributes to the understanding of the site's depositional history and the associated environments, thereby identifying the long term geomorphic change in the area and providing the environmental context for local human activity as it is reflected in the archaeological record. Meeting this...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: sand as a result of the middle Holocene return of sea levels (McDowell 1986). The Tseriadun site

Creator:: Jones, J. Scott
Abstract:: The Anzick Clovis assemblage was first discovered in the late 1960's near Livingston, Montana. More than 100 stone and bone artifacts were found in association with the remains of two subadults proven to be the earliest radiocarbon-dated human burial in North America. Although human remains are notoriously absent, similar artifact...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Creator:: Modelski, Emily
Abstract:: This thesis will explore the architectural material culture excavated at the Robert Newell Homestead (35MA41), currently located in Champoeg, Oregon. Specifically, the research focuses on the vernacular architecture or the features and construction methods used that both reflect the environment and the cultural traditions of the dwellings occupants. The Robert...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Robert Newell site is located in the Willamette Valley in the state of Oregon in the Pacific Northwest

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

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