12. The North American Fur Trade
You may have heard of the “fur trade,” but perhaps never learned about it much in school or about its significance to the present day. The fur trade was a…
11. Oregon Experience: Fort Vancouver on OPB
Last night on OPB Oregon Experience aired the Fort Vancouver episode. Near the end is some footage of our excavations at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site during the 2017 PSU/WSU…
9. Woodstock School presentations!
I had such fun presenting about archaeology to two fabulous classes at Woodstock Elementary School this week. Thank you to Ms. Markovich’s 4th graders and Mr. Hunter’s 2nd graders!
8. What Do Archaeologists Do? Part 3: Artifact Analysis and Report Writing
A little more about work in the field… Working in the field is a fascinating and exciting part of archaeology. So far I have talked a lot about digging and…
7. What Do Archaeologists Do? Part 2: It’s a Dirty Job…
Archaeologists remove a lot of dirt when they excavate. That dirt gets scooped into buckets and then dumped into screens to be sifted so that we can look for artifacts…
6. Hudson’s Bay Neighborhood Association
Thank you to the Hudson’s Bay Neighborhood Association! Since I will be working with members of this neighborhood, I attended their meeting last evening to introduce myself and my project.…
5. What Do Archaeologists Do? Part 1: Excavation
The most common images of archaeologists working are pictures of excavation in the field (although, much of archaeology actually happens in the lab and at the computer). Archaeologists work in…
4. Cottonwood School Presentation!
Today I visited with Ms. Hathaway’s 3rd graders at Cottonwood School! First I presented a slide show about archaeology. The students learned about what archaeologists do and how archaeology…
3. Public Archaeology
Public, or community, archaeology is a branch of archaeology in which archaeologists work with communities during archaeology projects. Often, academic and contract archaeologists consult with and collaborate with communities, like…