Welcome to the Archaeology Roadshow virtual exhibits, created by our community partners — including tribes, federal and state agencies, private companies, avocational organizations, museums, and Portland State University students.
- All
- 2021 Exhibits
- 2022 Exhibits
- Activities
- For Kids Too
- Historic Mining on the Malheur National Forest
- Indigenous History
- Oregon History
- Portland State University Students
- Protecting Cultural Resources
- Talk Recordings from 2021 Archaeology Roadshow
- Talk Recordings from 2022
- Video
- Willamette Valley Historical Ecology Project
Archaeology of the Portland Area
Virginia L. Butler, Portland State University, Part of the 2021 Archaeology Roadshow
A Virtual Tour of the Ah Heng Mining Complex
A story map by Southern Oregon University Laboratory of Anthropology
Soundscape of the Columbia River
Sound recordings by John Patterson (PSU Student)
The Dis of Björkö
An interactive story created by Portland State University Student Sara Oram
Conversations About Culture: Ancient Pottery
Video by Laurel Diciuccio (PSU student)
Where History Comes Alive
by the Polk County Historical Society
Wapato Zine
Blog by Chloe Clark (PSU student)
Tribal Canoe Lifeways
A PANEL PRESENTATION by SAM ROBINSON (Chinook Indian Nation), RENEA PERRY (Tlingit, Inupiat, Norwegian), and JORDAN MERCIER (Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde). , Presentation recording from the 2022 Archaeology Roadshow
Artifacts Versus Natural Objects: How Do We Know?
Video by Archaeological Investigations Northwest, Inc.
A Practical Guide to Preservation
Created by Portland State University Student A. V.
Scotland’s Coastal Heritage at Risk
A talk by Tom Dawson, University of St Andrews, Part of the 2021 Archaeology Roadshow
Waterlogged – Water Use During Historic Logging Activities at Bridal Veil Lumbering Company
Video by the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area
Views from Burnside Bridge
video by Architectural Heritage Center
Clovis Age Artifacts in Southeastern Oregon
Video by Scott Thomas, Retired Bureau of Land Management District Archaeologist
Archaeological Resources Protection Act 101
By the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
Landscapes Through Time: Now and Then
StoryMap by Travis Anglin-Dodd and Nathan Jereb (PSU Students)
Archaeology on Tap: 4 Half Hour Presentations on Eastern Oregon’s Ancient and More Recent History
4, Half Hour Presentations on Eastern Oregon’s Ancient and More Recent History, Part of the 2021 Archaeology Roadshow
An Introduction to the Willamette Valley Historical Ecology Project
Blog by Shelby Larson (PSU student)
From Anatolia to Oregon – What Ancient Poop Can Tell Us About the Lives of Our Ancestors
A talk by Lisa-Marie Shillito, Newcastle University Part of the 2021 Archaeology Roadshow
Ask an Archaeologist: Connley Caves with Katelyn Mcdonough
By the University of Oregon Field School and the BLM of Washington/Oregon
How Well Do You Know Your Dam Columbia River History?
video and quiz by FCRPS Cultural Resource Program
Historic Preservation of the Stone Cellar at Sodhouse Ranch within Malheur NWR
Blog by Karla Mingus, Zone Archaeologist U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Make Your Own Field Journal! Migration Edition
An activity created by Portland State University Student Amaya Varma
Valle de Willamette Loteria
Activity by Drew Haven, Melody Midkiff, and Daniela Ortiz Mendez (PSU students)
Underwater Archaeology
An activity created by Portland State University Student Stephanie Pipgras
A Bird’s Eye View: Waterways and Lifeways on Oregon’s National Wildlife Refuges
StoryMap by Patrick Rennaker and Virginia Parks, Archaeologists, U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Indigenous Perspectives on Archaeology and Heritage
A panel by Indigenous leaders from the Burns Paiute Tribe, Chinook Indian Nation, Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde, and Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, Part of the 2021 Archaeology Roadshow
Net Weight Manufacture and Use in the Pacific Northwest
Blog and Videos by Archaeological Investigations Northwest, Inc.
A Splash of Illustrations: Celebrating Historic Bridges of Western Oregon
Activity and blog by Rachel Tilbury (PSU Student)
There’s something fishy in the Great Basin: a 15,000-year-long environmental record of endemic tui chub from the Paisley Caves, Oregon
Adam Hudson, U.S. Geological Survey, Presentation recording from the 2022 Archaeology Roadshow
Wapato for the People
Blog by Melissa Darby of Lower Columbia Research & Archaeology LLC
Auto Tour Of Historic Homes In The City of Burns, Oregon
By the Harney County Historical Society
Bonneville Power Administration and Cultural Resources
Videos by the Bonneville Power Administration
Archaeology of a Pandemic Hospital
Blog by the Fort Vancouver National Historic Site
Archaeological Discovery Through Erosion
Video and blog by Heather Alley (PSU student)
What Kind of Archaeologist Are You?
A quiz created by Portland State University Students Joey Burns, Jenna Jula and Shelby Larson
The Spatial Relationship Between Disappeared Streams and Residential Development in Portland, Oregon, USA
Blog by Gregory (Grisha) Post, Heejun Chang and David Banis, Portland State University Department of Geography
Ah Heng Placer Mine Virtual Site Tour
By the Malheur National Forest
The Dam Fiasco at Bull Flat: a look back at the 1913-1914 Tumalo Project
Mike Berry, Deschutes County Historical Society, Presentation recording from the 2022 Archaeology Roadshow
Sink or Swim: Aquatic Restoration on the Malheur National Forest
Blog by the Blue Mountain Ranger District, Malheur National Forest
Oregon’s Water: What Coyote Can Teach Us
Video recorded live December 8, 2021 as part of the Champinefu Webinar Series
Portland’s Forest Park: A Historical Look
Video created by Dudek
Strata: Portraits of Humanity
Video by the Archaeological Legacy Institute
Waters of the People: Take a journey through the naming process of creeks on Marys Peak with the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde
A StoryMap by the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde
Archaeological Oddities: A Field Guide to the Most Improbable Sites in North America
A talk by Ken Feder, Central Connecticut State University, Part of the 2021 Archaeology Roadshow
The Piscina Mirabilis: Water for Misenum
Blog by John Allen (University of Sheffield, Material Sciences, retired) and David Millar (University College, Dublin University, Computer Systems Engineering, retired)
Private Landowners as Stewards of Oregon Heritage: Learning from an Important Stone Tool Cache Found on Private Property in the Willamette Valley
A talk by A talk by John Pouley, Oregon State Archaeologist, State Historic Preservation Office, Part of the 2021 Archaeology Roadshow
Nuu-k’wii-daa-naa~-ye ‘Our Ancestor’ in the Forest: How a community named and honored a 400 year old Sitka Spruce
Video by the Oregon Heritage Tree Program
Guided Video Tour of Kam Wah Chung
Video by the Kam Wah Chung State Heritage Site, Oregon Parks and Recreation Department
Mining on the Malheur National Forest
By the Blue Mountain Ranger District, Malheur National Forest
Fire Archaeology: Heritage, Cultural and Tribal Resources and Wildland Fire Suppression
A talk by Paul Claeyssens, Part of the 2021 Archaeology Roadshow
Food For Thought
A Short Story and Illustrations by Portland State University Student Alyssa Flynn
Introduction to Forensic Anthropology
Video by Western Oregon University Forensic Anthropology
Archaeology and Video Games
Achi Ikeda, Portland State University, Part of the 2021 Archaeology Roadshow
Lost Ships, Lost Sailors: Mystery Wrecks of the Pacific Northwest
Scott Williams, Washington State Department of Transportation, Presentation recording from the 2022 Archaeology Roadshow
Ancestral Skills & Friction Fire
Video by Rewild Portland
Late Prehistoric Bison Hunters in Southeastern Oregon
Video by Scott Thomas, Retired Bureau of Land Management District Archaeologist
Historic Preservation at Battle Rock, Port Orford Oregon
Video created by Coquille Indian Tribe
The Clam Garden Network: Exploring the social and ecological contexts of clam management in the past, present, and future
Dana Lepofsky, Simon Fraser University, Presentation recording from the 2022 Archaeology Roadshow
Archaeology on Tap
Archaeology on Tap, Presentation recording from the 2022 Archaeology Roadshow
The Scars of History: Mapping Oregon’s Cascade Mountains
Video by the Oregon Heritage Tree Program
Floatation Analysis At Paulina Lake
Video by Arden Lynch, grade 9, Logan Gose, grade 7, Connor Lynch grade 6
Tells & the Wonderful World of Earthworks
Video by Portland State University Student Pete Bensen
OAS – 70 Years of Service & Education
Video by the Oregon Archaeological Society
Bridal Veil Lumbering Company Camp A
Video by Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area
GeoVisions and the relationship with sacred Chúush as a Tribally Centered Cultural Resource Management Firm
Video and blog by GeoVisions
Historic Preservation of the P-Ranch Beef Wheel within Malheur National Wildlife Refuge
By the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
WW II B24 Crash in the Pueblo Mountains of Southeastern Oregon
Video by Scott Thomas, Retired Bureau of Land Management District Archaeologist
One Block Through Time The History and Archaeology of The Dalles Chinatown
A talk by Jacqueline Cheung and Eric Gleason, Part of the 2021 Archaeology Roadshow
Mystery of the Missing Wapato in the Northern Great Basin
Video by Lane Community College and the University of Oregon Museum of Natural and Cultural History
Cooking with Archaeology
Videos by Portland State University Student Evan Charlone
Ni-les’tun: A Look Back in Time
Created by Portland State University Student Rand Michie
Fort Vancouver in 3D: Photogrammetry of Waterfront Artifacts
3D Scans by Devin C. Martin (PSU Student)
The Legacy of the Vanport Flood Told Through Music
Video and blog by Jarod Pereda (PSU student)
RockArt & Global Consciousness: Communication Graphics & Understanding
Video by Portland State University Student J. Wallace
Finding Common Ground Between Archaeologists and Collectors: A Case Study from Northwest Oregon
A talk by Katie Tipton, Portland State University, Part of the 2021 Archaeology Roadshow
Rock Art Recording
Video by the Oregon Archaeological Society
Indigenous Women and Pre-Contact Rock Art in the Northern Plains Region
Emily Van Alst, Indiana University, Presentation recording from the 2022 Archaeology Roadshow
Ship: Wrecked – A Choose Your Own Adventure Book!
Activity by Ceilidh Wolfe and Madison Hill (PSU Students)
- All
- 2021 Exhibits
- 2022 Exhibits
- Activities
- For Kids Too
- Historic Mining on the Malheur National Forest
- Indigenous History
- Oregon History
- Portland State University Students
- Protecting Cultural Resources
- Talk Recordings from 2021 Archaeology Roadshow
- Talk Recordings from 2022
- Video
- Willamette Valley Historical Ecology Project
Scotland’s Coastal Heritage at Risk
A talk by Tom Dawson, University of St Andrews, Part of the 2021 Archaeology Roadshow
There’s something fishy in the Great Basin: a 15,000-year-long environmental record of endemic tui chub from the Paisley Caves, Oregon
Adam Hudson, U.S. Geological Survey, Presentation recording from the 2022 Archaeology Roadshow
Historic Preservation at Battle Rock, Port Orford Oregon
Video created by Coquille Indian Tribe
Valle de Willamette Loteria
Activity by Drew Haven, Melody Midkiff, and Daniela Ortiz Mendez (PSU students)
Ship: Wrecked – A Choose Your Own Adventure Book!
Activity by Ceilidh Wolfe and Madison Hill (PSU Students)
Floatation Analysis At Paulina Lake
Video by Arden Lynch, grade 9, Logan Gose, grade 7, Connor Lynch grade 6
Where History Comes Alive
by the Polk County Historical Society
Auto Tour Of Historic Homes In The City of Burns, Oregon
By the Harney County Historical Society
Archaeology of a Pandemic Hospital
Blog by the Fort Vancouver National Historic Site
Tribal Canoe Lifeways
A PANEL PRESENTATION by SAM ROBINSON (Chinook Indian Nation), RENEA PERRY (Tlingit, Inupiat, Norwegian), and JORDAN MERCIER (Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde). , Presentation recording from the 2022 Archaeology Roadshow
Make Your Own Field Journal! Migration Edition
An activity created by Portland State University Student Amaya Varma
Finding Common Ground Between Archaeologists and Collectors: A Case Study from Northwest Oregon
A talk by Katie Tipton, Portland State University, Part of the 2021 Archaeology Roadshow
The Scars of History: Mapping Oregon’s Cascade Mountains
Video by the Oregon Heritage Tree Program
WW II B24 Crash in the Pueblo Mountains of Southeastern Oregon
Video by Scott Thomas, Retired Bureau of Land Management District Archaeologist
Mystery of the Missing Wapato in the Northern Great Basin
Video by Lane Community College and the University of Oregon Museum of Natural and Cultural History
Bridal Veil Lumbering Company Camp A
Video by Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area
GeoVisions and the relationship with sacred Chúush as a Tribally Centered Cultural Resource Management Firm
Video and blog by GeoVisions
Lost Ships, Lost Sailors: Mystery Wrecks of the Pacific Northwest
Scott Williams, Washington State Department of Transportation, Presentation recording from the 2022 Archaeology Roadshow
Sink or Swim: Aquatic Restoration on the Malheur National Forest
Blog by the Blue Mountain Ranger District, Malheur National Forest
Fort Vancouver in 3D: Photogrammetry of Waterfront Artifacts
3D Scans by Devin C. Martin (PSU Student)
OAS – 70 Years of Service & Education
Video by the Oregon Archaeological Society
The Dis of Björkö
An interactive story created by Portland State University Student Sara Oram
Net Weight Manufacture and Use in the Pacific Northwest
Blog and Videos by Archaeological Investigations Northwest, Inc.
A Virtual Tour of the Ah Heng Mining Complex
A story map by Southern Oregon University Laboratory of Anthropology
Cooking with Archaeology
Videos by Portland State University Student Evan Charlone
The Clam Garden Network: Exploring the social and ecological contexts of clam management in the past, present, and future
Dana Lepofsky, Simon Fraser University, Presentation recording from the 2022 Archaeology Roadshow
Archaeological Discovery Through Erosion
Video and blog by Heather Alley (PSU student)
Conversations About Culture: Ancient Pottery
Video by Laurel Diciuccio (PSU student)
Ask an Archaeologist: Connley Caves with Katelyn Mcdonough
By the University of Oregon Field School and the BLM of Washington/Oregon
Nuu-k’wii-daa-naa~-ye ‘Our Ancestor’ in the Forest: How a community named and honored a 400 year old Sitka Spruce
Video by the Oregon Heritage Tree Program
Archaeology on Tap: 4 Half Hour Presentations on Eastern Oregon’s Ancient and More Recent History
4, Half Hour Presentations on Eastern Oregon’s Ancient and More Recent History, Part of the 2021 Archaeology Roadshow
Late Prehistoric Bison Hunters in Southeastern Oregon
Video by Scott Thomas, Retired Bureau of Land Management District Archaeologist
Fire Archaeology: Heritage, Cultural and Tribal Resources and Wildland Fire Suppression
A talk by Paul Claeyssens, Part of the 2021 Archaeology Roadshow
Tells & the Wonderful World of Earthworks
Video by Portland State University Student Pete Bensen
Introduction to Forensic Anthropology
Video by Western Oregon University Forensic Anthropology
Views from Burnside Bridge
video by Architectural Heritage Center
The Legacy of the Vanport Flood Told Through Music
Video and blog by Jarod Pereda (PSU student)
How Well Do You Know Your Dam Columbia River History?
video and quiz by FCRPS Cultural Resource Program
Ah Heng Placer Mine Virtual Site Tour
By the Malheur National Forest
What Kind of Archaeologist Are You?
A quiz created by Portland State University Students Joey Burns, Jenna Jula and Shelby Larson
A Splash of Illustrations: Celebrating Historic Bridges of Western Oregon
Activity and blog by Rachel Tilbury (PSU Student)
Archaeological Oddities: A Field Guide to the Most Improbable Sites in North America
A talk by Ken Feder, Central Connecticut State University, Part of the 2021 Archaeology Roadshow
Waters of the People: Take a journey through the naming process of creeks on Marys Peak with the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde
A StoryMap by the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde
Wapato for the People
Blog by Melissa Darby of Lower Columbia Research & Archaeology LLC
Indigenous Women and Pre-Contact Rock Art in the Northern Plains Region
Emily Van Alst, Indiana University, Presentation recording from the 2022 Archaeology Roadshow
Wapato Zine
Blog by Chloe Clark (PSU student)
Oregon’s Water: What Coyote Can Teach Us
Video recorded live December 8, 2021 as part of the Champinefu Webinar Series
An Introduction to the Willamette Valley Historical Ecology Project
Blog by Shelby Larson (PSU student)
A Bird’s Eye View: Waterways and Lifeways on Oregon’s National Wildlife Refuges
StoryMap by Patrick Rennaker and Virginia Parks, Archaeologists, U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Private Landowners as Stewards of Oregon Heritage: Learning from an Important Stone Tool Cache Found on Private Property in the Willamette Valley
A talk by A talk by John Pouley, Oregon State Archaeologist, State Historic Preservation Office, Part of the 2021 Archaeology Roadshow
Guided Video Tour of Kam Wah Chung
Video by the Kam Wah Chung State Heritage Site, Oregon Parks and Recreation Department
Archaeology and Video Games
Achi Ikeda, Portland State University, Part of the 2021 Archaeology Roadshow
A Practical Guide to Preservation
Created by Portland State University Student A. V.
Soundscape of the Columbia River
Sound recordings by John Patterson (PSU Student)
The Piscina Mirabilis: Water for Misenum
Blog by John Allen (University of Sheffield, Material Sciences, retired) and David Millar (University College, Dublin University, Computer Systems Engineering, retired)
Artifacts Versus Natural Objects: How Do We Know?
Video by Archaeological Investigations Northwest, Inc.
Mining on the Malheur National Forest
By the Blue Mountain Ranger District, Malheur National Forest
Ancestral Skills & Friction Fire
Video by Rewild Portland
Waterlogged – Water Use During Historic Logging Activities at Bridal Veil Lumbering Company
Video by the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area
Strata: Portraits of Humanity
Video by the Archaeological Legacy Institute
Rock Art Recording
Video by the Oregon Archaeological Society
Food For Thought
A Short Story and Illustrations by Portland State University Student Alyssa Flynn
Bonneville Power Administration and Cultural Resources
Videos by the Bonneville Power Administration
Archaeology on Tap
Archaeology on Tap, Presentation recording from the 2022 Archaeology Roadshow
RockArt & Global Consciousness: Communication Graphics & Understanding
Video by Portland State University Student J. Wallace
Archaeology of the Portland Area
Virginia L. Butler, Portland State University, Part of the 2021 Archaeology Roadshow
Ni-les’tun: A Look Back in Time
Created by Portland State University Student Rand Michie
Indigenous Perspectives on Archaeology and Heritage
A panel by Indigenous leaders from the Burns Paiute Tribe, Chinook Indian Nation, Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde, and Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, Part of the 2021 Archaeology Roadshow
Clovis Age Artifacts in Southeastern Oregon
Video by Scott Thomas, Retired Bureau of Land Management District Archaeologist
Underwater Archaeology
An activity created by Portland State University Student Stephanie Pipgras
From Anatolia to Oregon – What Ancient Poop Can Tell Us About the Lives of Our Ancestors
A talk by Lisa-Marie Shillito, Newcastle University Part of the 2021 Archaeology Roadshow
Historic Preservation of the Stone Cellar at Sodhouse Ranch within Malheur NWR
Blog by Karla Mingus, Zone Archaeologist U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
The Spatial Relationship Between Disappeared Streams and Residential Development in Portland, Oregon, USA
Blog by Gregory (Grisha) Post, Heejun Chang and David Banis, Portland State University Department of Geography
Historic Preservation of the P-Ranch Beef Wheel within Malheur National Wildlife Refuge
By the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Archaeological Resources Protection Act 101
By the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
The Dam Fiasco at Bull Flat: a look back at the 1913-1914 Tumalo Project
Mike Berry, Deschutes County Historical Society, Presentation recording from the 2022 Archaeology Roadshow
One Block Through Time The History and Archaeology of The Dalles Chinatown
A talk by Jacqueline Cheung and Eric Gleason, Part of the 2021 Archaeology Roadshow
Landscapes Through Time: Now and Then
StoryMap by Travis Anglin-Dodd and Nathan Jereb (PSU Students)
Portland’s Forest Park: A Historical Look
Video created by Dudek
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