All Exhibits

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.

Archaeology on Tap

Archaeology on Tap, Presentation recording from the 2022 Archaeology Roadshow

How Well Do You Know Your Dam Columbia River History?

video and quiz by FCRPS Cultural Resource Program

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

OAS – 70 Years of Service & Education

Video by the Oregon Archaeological Society

Introduction to Forensic Anthropology

Video by Western Oregon University Forensic Anthropology

Views from Burnside Bridge

video by Architectural Heritage Center

Ancestral Skills & Friction Fire

Video by Rewild Portland

Soundscape of the Columbia River

Sound recordings by John Patterson (PSU Student)

Clovis Age Artifacts in Southeastern Oregon

Video by Scott Thomas, Retired Bureau of Land Management District Archaeologist

A Virtual Tour of the Ah Heng Mining Complex

A story map by Southern Oregon University Laboratory of Anthropology

Net Weight Manufacture and Use in the Pacific Northwest

Blog and Videos by Archaeological Investigations Northwest, Inc.

Archaeology and Video Games

Achi Ikeda, Portland State University, Part of the 2021 Archaeology Roadshow

Wapato Zine

Blog by Chloe Clark (PSU student)

Sink or Swim: Aquatic Restoration on the Malheur National Forest

Blog by the Blue Mountain Ranger District, Malheur National Forest

Artifacts Versus Natural Objects: How Do We Know?

Video by Archaeological Investigations Northwest, Inc.

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

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

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

Floatation Analysis At Paulina Lake

Video by Arden Lynch, grade 9, Logan Gose, grade 7, Connor Lynch grade 6

Fire Archaeology: Heritage, Cultural and Tribal Resources and Wildland Fire Suppression

A talk by Paul Claeyssens, Part of the 2021 Archaeology Roadshow

Archaeology of a Pandemic Hospital

Blog by the Fort Vancouver National Historic Site

Guided Video Tour of Kam Wah Chung

Video by the Kam Wah Chung State Heritage Site, Oregon Parks and Recreation Department

Scotland’s Coastal Heritage at Risk

A talk by Tom Dawson, University of St Andrews, Part of the 2021 Archaeology Roadshow

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

Archaeological Resources Protection Act 101

By the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

Ni-les’tun: A Look Back in Time

Created by Portland State University Student Rand Michie

Strata: Portraits of Humanity

Video by the Archaeological Legacy Institute

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 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

RockArt & Global Consciousness: Communication Graphics & Understanding

Video by Portland State University Student J. Wallace

Food For Thought

A Short Story and Illustrations by Portland State University Student Alyssa Flynn

Ah Heng Placer Mine Virtual Site Tour

By the Malheur National Forest

Landscapes Through Time: Now and Then

StoryMap by Travis Anglin-Dodd and Nathan Jereb (PSU Students)

Make Your Own Field Journal! Migration Edition

An activity created by Portland State University Student Amaya Varma

WW II B24 Crash in the Pueblo Mountains of Southeastern Oregon

Video by Scott Thomas, Retired Bureau of Land Management District Archaeologist

Tells & the Wonderful World of Earthworks

Video by Portland State University Student Pete Bensen

Underwater Archaeology

An activity created by Portland State University Student Stephanie Pipgras

Ship: Wrecked – A Choose Your Own Adventure Book!

Activity by Ceilidh Wolfe and Madison Hill (PSU Students)

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

Valle de Willamette Loteria

Activity by Drew Haven, Melody Midkiff, and Daniela Ortiz Mendez (PSU students)

Rock Art Recording

Video by the Oregon Archaeological Society

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)

A Practical Guide to Preservation

Created by Portland State University Student A. V.

Archaeology of the Portland Area

Virginia L. Butler, Portland State University, Part of the 2021 Archaeology Roadshow

Oregon’s Water: What Coyote Can Teach Us

Video recorded live December 8, 2021 as part of the Champinefu Webinar Series

Late Prehistoric Bison Hunters in Southeastern Oregon

Video by Scott Thomas, Retired Bureau of Land Management District Archaeologist

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

Wapato for the People

Blog by Melissa Darby of Lower Columbia Research & Archaeology LLC

What Kind of Archaeologist Are You?

A quiz created by Portland State University Students Joey Burns, Jenna Jula and Shelby Larson

Indigenous Women and Pre-Contact Rock Art in the Northern Plains Region

Emily Van Alst, Indiana University, Presentation recording from the 2022 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

The Scars of History: Mapping Oregon’s Cascade Mountains

Video by the Oregon Heritage Tree Program

Bonneville Power Administration and Cultural Resources

Videos by the Bonneville Power Administration

The Dis of Björkö

An interactive story created by Portland State University Student Sara Oram

Archaeological Discovery Through Erosion

Video and blog by Heather Alley (PSU student)

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

Where History Comes Alive

by the Polk County Historical Society

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

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

Mining on the Malheur National Forest

By the Blue Mountain Ranger District, Malheur National Forest

Conversations About Culture: Ancient Pottery

Video by Laurel Diciuccio (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

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 Legacy of the Vanport Flood Told Through Music

Video and blog by Jarod Pereda (PSU student)

Lost Ships, Lost Sailors: Mystery Wrecks of the Pacific Northwest

Scott Williams, Washington State Department of Transportation, Presentation recording from the 2022 Archaeology Roadshow

Cooking with Archaeology

Videos by Portland State University Student Evan Charlone

Ask an Archaeologist: Connley Caves with Katelyn Mcdonough

By the University of Oregon Field School and the BLM of Washington/Oregon

Bridal Veil Lumbering Company Camp A

Video by Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area

How Well Do You Know Your Dam Columbia River History?

video and quiz by FCRPS Cultural Resource Program

Archaeology on Tap

Archaeology on Tap, Presentation recording from the 2022 Archaeology Roadshow

Archaeological Resources Protection Act 101

By the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

Oregon’s Water: What Coyote Can Teach Us

Video recorded live December 8, 2021 as part of the Champinefu Webinar Series

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

A Practical Guide to Preservation

Created by Portland State University Student A. V.

Ship: Wrecked – A Choose Your Own Adventure Book!

Activity by Ceilidh Wolfe and Madison Hill (PSU Students)

OAS – 70 Years of Service & Education

Video by the Oregon Archaeological Society

Conversations About Culture: Ancient Pottery

Video by Laurel Diciuccio (PSU student)

Artifacts Versus Natural Objects: How Do We Know?

Video by Archaeological Investigations Northwest, Inc.

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

Ancestral Skills & Friction Fire

Video by Rewild Portland

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

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

The Dis of Björkö

An interactive story created by Portland State University Student Sara Oram

Ask an Archaeologist: Connley Caves with Katelyn Mcdonough

By the University of Oregon Field School and the BLM of Washington/Oregon

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

Indigenous Women and Pre-Contact Rock Art in the Northern Plains Region

Emily Van Alst, Indiana University, Presentation recording from the 2022 Archaeology Roadshow

Archaeology of a Pandemic Hospital

Blog by the Fort Vancouver National Historic Site

Late Prehistoric Bison Hunters in Southeastern Oregon

Video by Scott Thomas, Retired Bureau of Land Management District Archaeologist

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

Scotland’s Coastal Heritage at Risk

A talk by Tom Dawson, University of St Andrews, Part of the 2021 Archaeology Roadshow

Archaeological Discovery Through Erosion

Video and blog by Heather Alley (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

Lost Ships, Lost Sailors: Mystery Wrecks of the Pacific Northwest

Scott Williams, Washington State Department of Transportation, Presentation recording from the 2022 Archaeology Roadshow

Bonneville Power Administration and Cultural Resources

Videos by the Bonneville Power Administration

WW II B24 Crash in the Pueblo Mountains of Southeastern Oregon

Video by Scott Thomas, Retired Bureau of Land Management District Archaeologist

Mining on the Malheur National Forest

By the Blue Mountain Ranger District, 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

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)

The Legacy of the Vanport Flood Told Through Music

Video and blog by Jarod Pereda (PSU student)

Wapato for the People

Blog by Melissa Darby of Lower Columbia Research & Archaeology LLC

Strata: Portraits of Humanity

Video by the Archaeological Legacy Institute

Bridal Veil Lumbering Company Camp A

Video by Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area

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

Underwater Archaeology

An activity created by Portland State University Student Stephanie Pipgras

Ni-les’tun: A Look Back in Time

Created by Portland State University Student Rand Michie

Food For Thought

A Short Story and Illustrations by Portland State University Student Alyssa Flynn

Sink or Swim: Aquatic Restoration on the Malheur National Forest

Blog by the Blue Mountain Ranger District, Malheur National Forest

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)

A Virtual Tour of the Ah Heng Mining Complex

A story map by Southern Oregon University Laboratory of Anthropology

Archaeology of the Portland Area

Virginia L. Butler, Portland State University, Part of the 2021 Archaeology Roadshow

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

Floatation Analysis At Paulina Lake

Video by Arden Lynch, grade 9, Logan Gose, grade 7, Connor Lynch grade 6

Net Weight Manufacture and Use in the Pacific Northwest

Blog and Videos by Archaeological Investigations Northwest, Inc.

Guided Video Tour of Kam Wah Chung

Video by the Kam Wah Chung State Heritage Site, Oregon Parks and Recreation Department

RockArt & Global Consciousness: Communication Graphics & Understanding

Video by Portland State University Student J. Wallace

What Kind of Archaeologist Are You?

A quiz created by Portland State University Students Joey Burns, Jenna Jula and Shelby Larson

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

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

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

Views from Burnside Bridge

video by Architectural Heritage Center

Fire Archaeology: Heritage, Cultural and Tribal Resources and Wildland Fire Suppression

A talk by Paul Claeyssens, Part of the 2021 Archaeology Roadshow

Wapato Zine

Blog by Chloe Clark (PSU student)

The Scars of History: Mapping Oregon’s Cascade Mountains

Video by the Oregon Heritage Tree Program

Ah Heng Placer Mine Virtual Site Tour

By the Malheur National Forest

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

Where History Comes Alive

by the Polk County Historical Society

Rock Art Recording

Video by the Oregon Archaeological Society

Cooking with Archaeology

Videos by Portland State University Student Evan Charlone

Tells & the Wonderful World of Earthworks

Video by Portland State University Student Pete Bensen

Soundscape of the Columbia River

Sound recordings by John Patterson (PSU Student)

Landscapes Through Time: Now and Then

StoryMap by Travis Anglin-Dodd and Nathan Jereb (PSU Students)

Archaeology and Video Games

Achi Ikeda, Portland State University, Part of the 2021 Archaeology Roadshow

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

Introduction to Forensic Anthropology

Video by Western Oregon University Forensic Anthropology

Clovis Age Artifacts in Southeastern Oregon

Video by Scott Thomas, Retired Bureau of Land Management District Archaeologist