Events

Oregon Archaeological Society P.O. Box 13293, Portland, Oregon 97213 (503) 727-3507  Email contact: info@oregonarchaeological.org

 Calendar of Events

Regular Meetings, Training Sessions, Field Trips and Events

Events not sponsored by OAS that may be of interest are marked "Non-OAS."

Tues. January 31, 2012
Board meeting: 6:30 p.m. Contact Steve Forman for directions. Portland, OR

Sat. February 4, 2012
Basic Training Session 1. Intro to Pacific Northwest Archaeology Sign up
Contact Steve Satterthwaite for information. PCC Rock Creek.

Tues. February 7, 2012
General meeting: 7 p.m. "The Material Culture of Sexual Hygiene in the Restricted District of Sandpoint, Idaho: Like a Sore Thumb."
Presenter: Dan Martin. 7 p.m. general meeting, speaker at 7:45 p.m, free and open to the public. OMSI, Portland, OR

Dan Martin, Archaeologist, CH2M HILL What is a “Knoxit” bottle, how is it related to a glass syringe found nearby, and what do they mean? Archaeologist Dan Martin was confronted with these objects and questions when he was involved in the analysis of artifacts from the excavation of the Helen Gordon Child Center at Portland State University. Martin’s presentation is a culmination of his work from both the PSU excavation as well as his work in the Restricted District of Sandpoint, Idaho during the construction of a traffic bypass. He will identify and provide a context for the excavated artifacts using photographs, non-archaeological resources for fragment identification, and historic and contemporary journal articles, textbooks and ads that further the understanding of the contraceptive methods and the treatment of venereal diseases as practiced during that time.

Photogrammetrist to Speak at February 7 Meeting
The February OAS meeting will include a brief talk by Eric Stone who will give a 20 minute presentation during the business portion of the meeting. Erik is a Photogrammetry Operations Manager for iTEN Associates in Portland and is a licensed Photogrammetrist with State of Oregon. He will talk about the benefits and accuracy of utilizing low level photogrammetry and terrestrial laser scanning for artifacts at excavation sites and at other historical locations (he did some work at Ft. Vancouver this year).

Sat. February 11, 2012
Basic Training Session 2. Intro to Pacific Northwest Archaeology Sign up
Contact Steve Satterthwaite for information. PCC Rock Creek

Sat. February 25, 2012
Basic Training Session 3

Tues. February 28, 2012
Board meeting: 6:30 p.m. Contact Steve Forman for directions. Portland, OR

Sat. March 3, 2012
Basic Training Session 4

Tues. March 6, 2012
General meeting: 7 p.m. Newest Findings of Field Work in Harney County.
Presenter: Pat O’Grady, OMSI Portland, OR

Scott Thomas to Discuss Clovis Lithic Flakes at March 6Meeting
From 5:15 p.m. to 6:45 p.m. prior to the March 6, 2012 meeting in the OMSI auditorium, Scott Thomas (archaeologist with the BLM in Harney County, Oregon) will present a short in-service for members on identifying Clovis overshot lithic flakes that are typical of the knapping technique attributed to the Clovis culture. This in-service will help us identify and broaden our reach of understanding of the areas the Clovis culture may have been in. Scott will bring examples of overshot flakes and some projectile points from the Harney County/BLM collection and discuss some of the other Clovis biface thinning characteristics. Scott points out that once we become more attuned to the overshot flakes and bifaces with overshot scars, we can begin to increase our number of possible Clovis places during our surveys and field work. Dennis Torresdal will demonstrate the unique knapping technique that produces such overshot flakes. (Pat O'Grady will be the guest lecturer for the general meeting that evening, updating members on his 2011 field excavations and surveys in and around Sheep Mountain in Harney County, an identified Clovis site).

Sat. March 10, 2012
Basic Training Session 5

March 15-17, 2012
65th Annual Northwest Anthropological Conference
“The Past Is Present” is this year’s theme for the Northwest Anthropological Conference hosted by the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation in Pendleton, Oregon. The conference will be held at the Wildhorse Casino Hotel near Pendleton. Early registration deadline is February 10, 2012. The website for the conference is www.nwac2012.org or contact Bambi Rodriguez, bambirodrigues@ctuir.org, (541)- 429-7203, for additional information. Non-OAS.

Sat. March 17, 2012
Basic Training Session 6

March 26-30, 2012
Carolyn Boyd's 2012 SHUMLA Pecos Experience: Art and Archeology of the Lower Pecos
SHUMLA’s research team and Dr. Jim Keyser have launched a comparative study of scratched and incised imagery evidenced in the rock art of the Lower Pecos Canyonlands and the Columbia Plateau. This year, participants in Pecos Experience have the unique opportunity to join these experts as they investigate this promising new avenue of rock art research. This is your chance to explore the canyons of the Lower Pecos, to expand your vision of the meaning and function of rock art, and to experience the excitement of making connections through discovery.
For more details, visit SHUMLA's Web-site http://www.SHUMLA.org/, contact the office at programs@SHUMLA.org or call (432) 292-4848.
(Archaeologist Carolyn Boyd provided a wonderful presentation and workshop to OAS in November, 2011). Non-OAS

Tues. March 27, 2012
Board meeting: 6:30 p.m. Contact Steve Forman for directions. Portland, OR

Tues. April 3, 2012
General meeting: 7 p.m.
Early-Holocene Pre-Mazama Components in the North Umpqua River Drainage. Presenter: Brian O’Neill.
OMSI Portland, OR

Tues. April 24, 2012
Board meeting: 6:30 p.m. Contact Steve Forman for directions. Portland, OR

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