Loren Davis
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River mussel shells are commonly found during our excavations at Cooper’s Ferry. Mussels were eaten by the early foragers who lived in the canyon, providing a widely available source of protein. In addition to revealing aspects of forager diets, we can submit mussel shell samples for radiocarbon dating, which reveals when the mussels were eaten [...]
We’re 41 days away from another field season at Cooper’s Ferry and I’m anticipating another summer of wonderful new discoveries. The 2013 OSU Archaeology and Geoarchaeology Field School will return to the Cooper’s Ferry site from June 17 to August 9th. We’ll continue excavating through lithostratigraphic unit 6 (LU6) and beyond into the oldest portions [...]
We completed our third week of excavations yesterday. Overall, the project is running well. We’ve a great group of students to work with and everyone is making excellent progress toward becoming proficient with the many facets of excavation at Cooper’s Ferry. We’ve added a new staff member to the 2012 OSU Archaeology Field School at [...]
Although our blog has been silent since August 2011, we’ve been beavering away at many different projects related to Cooper’s Ferry and have much to share. Over the next few weeks, I’ll describe some highlights from the past few months’ work and will discuss the upcoming 2012 OSU Archaeology and Geoarchaeology Field School at Cooper’s [...]
We integrate new technological approaches to the measurement of different aspects of the Cooper’s Ferry site in hopes of resolving a pattern or finding a significant correlation between different parts of the archaeological record. During weeks 4 and 5, students Jasmine Kidwell and Jamie Klotz worked to measure the magnetic susceptibility of Cooper’s Ferry stratigraphic [...]
With three weeks under their belts, the students are becoming confident in their abilities. Nearly all of our field methods remain unchanged from last year; however, we’ve added some new techniques and equipment that augment our usual procedures. First, we purchased another Nikon Total Station laser transit, which is used to double the rate at [...]
During our second week, the staff and students of the Cooper’s Ferry field school had the opportunity to tour the Nez Perce National Historical Park, located in Spalding, about fifteen miles outside of Lewiston in Idaho. The students were given a tour of the National Park, which included many activities such as watching a video [...]
On June 20, OSU staff and students converged once again on the town of Cottonwood, Idaho. In addition those of us from Oregon State University, this year’s students also come from Georgia, Texas, Michigan, Ohio, Illinois, Washington, Idaho, California, and New Mexico. Unlike last year, we arrived to clear skies and were able to set [...]