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
Mining on the Malheur National Forest
By the Blue Mountain Ranger District, Malheur National Forest
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
How Well Do You Know Your Dam Columbia River History?
video and quiz by FCRPS Cultural Resource Program
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
Cooking with Archaeology
Videos by Portland State University Student Evan Charlone
Lost Ships, Lost Sailors: Mystery Wrecks of the Pacific Northwest
Scott Williams, Washington State Department of Transportation, Presentation recording from the 2022 Archaeology Roadshow
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
WW II B24 Crash in the Pueblo Mountains of Southeastern Oregon
Video by Scott Thomas, Retired Bureau of Land Management District Archaeologist
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)
Archaeology and Video Games
Achi Ikeda, Portland State University, Part of the 2021 Archaeology Roadshow
Sink or Swim: Aquatic Restoration on the Malheur National Forest
Blog by the Blue Mountain Ranger District, Malheur National Forest
Bridal Veil Lumbering Company Camp A
Video by Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area
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
Oregon’s Water: What Coyote Can Teach Us
Video recorded live December 8, 2021 as part of the Champinefu Webinar Series
Ancestral Skills & Friction Fire
Video by Rewild Portland
Wapato for the People
Blog by Melissa Darby of Lower Columbia Research & Archaeology LLC
Archaeology of a Pandemic Hospital
Blog by the Fort Vancouver National Historic Site
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
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
Portland’s Forest Park: A Historical Look
Video created by Dudek
Historic Preservation of the P-Ranch Beef Wheel within Malheur National Wildlife Refuge
By the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
A Practical Guide to Preservation
Created by Portland State University Student A. V.
Valle de Willamette Loteria
Activity by Drew Haven, Melody Midkiff, and Daniela Ortiz Mendez (PSU students)
What Kind of Archaeologist Are You?
A quiz created by Portland State University Students Joey Burns, Jenna Jula and Shelby Larson
Archaeological Discovery Through Erosion
Video and blog by Heather Alley (PSU student)
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
Ask an Archaeologist: Connley Caves with Katelyn Mcdonough
By the University of Oregon Field School and the BLM of Washington/Oregon
Archaeological Resources Protection Act 101
By the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
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
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
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
A Splash of Illustrations: Celebrating Historic Bridges of Western Oregon
Activity and blog by Rachel Tilbury (PSU Student)
Guided Video Tour of Kam Wah Chung
Video by the Kam Wah Chung State Heritage Site, Oregon Parks and Recreation Department
Net Weight Manufacture and Use in the Pacific Northwest
Blog and Videos by Archaeological Investigations Northwest, Inc.
Auto Tour Of Historic Homes In The City of Burns, Oregon
By the Harney County Historical Society
Rock Art Recording
Video by the Oregon Archaeological Society
Underwater Archaeology
An activity created by Portland State University Student Stephanie Pipgras
The Legacy of the Vanport Flood Told Through Music
Video and blog by Jarod Pereda (PSU student)
Ah Heng Placer Mine Virtual Site Tour
By the Malheur National Forest
Conversations About Culture: Ancient Pottery
Video by Laurel Diciuccio (PSU student)
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
Ship: Wrecked – A Choose Your Own Adventure Book!
Activity by Ceilidh Wolfe and Madison Hill (PSU Students)
Clovis Age Artifacts 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
Fire Archaeology: Heritage, Cultural and Tribal Resources and Wildland Fire Suppression
A talk by Paul Claeyssens, 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
Late Prehistoric Bison Hunters in Southeastern Oregon
Video by Scott Thomas, Retired Bureau of Land Management District Archaeologist
Introduction to Forensic Anthropology
Video by Western Oregon University Forensic Anthropology
OAS – 70 Years of Service & Education
Video by the Oregon Archaeological Society
RockArt & Global Consciousness: Communication Graphics & Understanding
Video by Portland State University Student J. Wallace
Landscapes Through Time: Now and Then
StoryMap by Travis Anglin-Dodd and Nathan Jereb (PSU Students)
Tells & the Wonderful World of Earthworks
Video by Portland State University Student Pete Bensen
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
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
Fort Vancouver in 3D: Photogrammetry of Waterfront Artifacts
3D Scans by Devin C. Martin (PSU Student)
Waterlogged – Water Use During Historic Logging Activities at Bridal Veil Lumbering Company
Video by the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area
Artifacts Versus Natural Objects: How Do We Know?
Video by Archaeological Investigations Northwest, Inc.
Wapato Zine
Blog by Chloe Clark (PSU student)
Scotland’s Coastal Heritage at Risk
A talk by Tom Dawson, University of St Andrews, 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
Where History Comes Alive
by the Polk County Historical Society
Soundscape of the Columbia River
Sound recordings by John Patterson (PSU Student)
Food For Thought
A Short Story and Illustrations by Portland State University Student Alyssa Flynn
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
Views from Burnside Bridge
video by Architectural Heritage Center
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
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
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 on Tap
Archaeology on Tap, Presentation recording from the 2022 Archaeology Roadshow
The Dis of Björkö
An interactive story created by Portland State University Student Sara Oram
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
Make Your Own Field Journal! Migration Edition
An activity created by Portland State University Student Amaya Varma
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
GeoVisions and the relationship with sacred Chúush as a Tribally Centered Cultural Resource Management Firm
Video and blog by GeoVisions
- 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
The Scars of History: Mapping Oregon’s Cascade Mountains
Video by the Oregon Heritage Tree Program
Ask an Archaeologist: Connley Caves with Katelyn Mcdonough
By the University of Oregon Field School and the BLM of Washington/Oregon
Food For Thought
A Short Story and Illustrations by Portland State University Student Alyssa Flynn
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)
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
Net Weight Manufacture and Use in the Pacific Northwest
Blog and Videos by Archaeological Investigations Northwest, Inc.
Wapato for the People
Blog by Melissa Darby of Lower Columbia Research & Archaeology LLC
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
Auto Tour Of Historic Homes In The City of Burns, Oregon
By the Harney County Historical Society
Introduction to Forensic Anthropology
Video by Western Oregon University Forensic Anthropology
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
Ship: Wrecked – A Choose Your Own Adventure Book!
Activity by Ceilidh Wolfe and Madison Hill (PSU Students)
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
Archaeology of a Pandemic Hospital
Blog by the Fort Vancouver National Historic Site
Archaeology on Tap
Archaeology on Tap, Presentation recording from the 2022 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
What Kind of Archaeologist Are You?
A quiz created by Portland State University Students Joey Burns, Jenna Jula and Shelby Larson
OAS – 70 Years of Service & Education
Video by the Oregon Archaeological Society
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
Archaeology of the Portland Area
Virginia L. Butler, Portland State University, Part of the 2021 Archaeology Roadshow
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
Waterlogged – Water Use During Historic Logging Activities at Bridal Veil Lumbering Company
Video by the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area
Fort Vancouver in 3D: Photogrammetry of Waterfront Artifacts
3D Scans by Devin C. Martin (PSU Student)
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
How Well Do You Know Your Dam Columbia River History?
video and quiz by FCRPS Cultural Resource Program
Portland’s Forest Park: A Historical Look
Video created by Dudek
Make Your Own Field Journal! Migration Edition
An activity created by Portland State University Student Amaya Varma
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
Guided Video Tour of Kam Wah Chung
Video by the Kam Wah Chung State Heritage Site, Oregon Parks and Recreation Department
Fire Archaeology: Heritage, Cultural and Tribal Resources and Wildland Fire Suppression
A talk by Paul Claeyssens, Part of the 2021 Archaeology Roadshow
Strata: Portraits of Humanity
Video by the Archaeological Legacy Institute
Bridal Veil Lumbering Company Camp A
Video by Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area
A Splash of Illustrations: Celebrating Historic Bridges of Western Oregon
Activity and blog by Rachel Tilbury (PSU Student)
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)
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
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
Conversations About Culture: Ancient Pottery
Video by Laurel Diciuccio (PSU student)
Sink or Swim: Aquatic Restoration on the Malheur National Forest
Blog by the Blue Mountain Ranger District, Malheur National Forest
Bonneville Power Administration and Cultural Resources
Videos by the Bonneville Power Administration
Lost Ships, Lost Sailors: Mystery Wrecks of the Pacific Northwest
Scott Williams, Washington State Department of Transportation, Presentation recording from the 2022 Archaeology Roadshow
The Dis of Björkö
An interactive story created by Portland State University Student Sara Oram
Tells & the Wonderful World of Earthworks
Video by Portland State University Student Pete Bensen
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
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
Underwater Archaeology
An activity created by Portland State University Student Stephanie Pipgras
Floatation Analysis At Paulina Lake
Video by Arden Lynch, grade 9, Logan Gose, grade 7, Connor Lynch grade 6
GeoVisions and the relationship with sacred Chúush as a Tribally Centered Cultural Resource Management Firm
Video and blog by GeoVisions
A Practical Guide to Preservation
Created by Portland State University Student A. V.
Landscapes Through Time: Now and Then
StoryMap by Travis Anglin-Dodd and Nathan Jereb (PSU Students)
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
Valle de Willamette Loteria
Activity by Drew Haven, Melody Midkiff, and Daniela Ortiz Mendez (PSU students)
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 and Video Games
Achi Ikeda, Portland State University, Part of the 2021 Archaeology Roadshow
Cooking with Archaeology
Videos by Portland State University Student Evan Charlone
Views from Burnside Bridge
video by Architectural Heritage Center
Ni-les’tun: A Look Back in Time
Created by Portland State University Student Rand Michie
Ancestral Skills & Friction Fire
Video by Rewild Portland
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
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
Where History Comes Alive
by the Polk County Historical Society
A Virtual Tour of the Ah Heng Mining Complex
A story map by Southern Oregon University Laboratory of Anthropology
An Introduction to the Willamette Valley Historical Ecology Project
Blog by Shelby Larson (PSU student)
Ah Heng Placer Mine Virtual Site Tour
By the Malheur National Forest
Soundscape of the Columbia River
Sound recordings by John Patterson (PSU Student)
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
RockArt & Global Consciousness: Communication Graphics & Understanding
Video by Portland State University Student J. Wallace
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
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
The Legacy of the Vanport Flood Told Through Music
Video and blog by Jarod Pereda (PSU student)
Artifacts Versus Natural Objects: How Do We Know?
Video by Archaeological Investigations Northwest, Inc.
Clovis Age Artifacts in Southeastern Oregon
Video by Scott Thomas, Retired Bureau of Land Management District Archaeologist
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 Resources Protection Act 101
By the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.