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Educational Opportunities and Materials
The following list of archaeological educational
opportunities may be of assistance to teachers
and other groups.
For further information on the OAS-sponsored items please call 503-727-35507, or contact us via email at
info@oregonarchaeological.org
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OAS Membership - Members have monthly meetings where guest
speakers discuss archaeological discoveries and work in Oregon, the nation
and around the world. The monthly newsletter, Screenings, offers articles, a calendar of events, including
opportunities to work on local digs, rock art and other archaeological research
activities (see Basic Training below).
Members also have access to the OAS library.
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OAS Basic Training
- Every year in February and March, OAS offers 6 classes to train non-professionals in archaeology.
The sessions are held on Saturdays and focus on the history of archaeology in the Northwest, artifact identification, prehistory and history of the
Northwest (including its tribes), rock art, laws and ethics
of archaeology, excavation, lab work, map & compass and site survey
work. Class sizes are usually
limited to 40. Students 16 years and
older are invited with either a
parent or a teacher. Additional
information on Basic
Training is available on this website, or in the OAS newsletter,
Screenings.
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On-site visits* from OAS members on the following:
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Rock art -a
brief slide show and handouts as well as a painting demo and opportunities for kids to do their own
rock art as well as learn the rock art recording techniques.)
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Flint
knapping - includes demonstrations on the making of stone
tools, such as arrowheads.
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Archaeological digs -simulates field excavation techniques.
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NW masks and wood carving - demonstrates how
masks and other wood artifacts, including flutes, are carved from wood.
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Basketry and weaving - illustrates the use of natural plant
material for baskets and mats.
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(*Please note our
on-site visits to schools and other groups are limited
based on the availability of our members who volunteer their time for these activities.)
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Educational kits for teachers are presently under
development and expected to be available in the fall of 2002.
More information on them
will be available once they are completed.
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Other educational
opportunities not sponsored specifically by OAS but
offered here for teachers:
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Oregon Archaeology
Celebration - Each year from mid-September through
mid-October professional and amateur archaeologists, concerned
citizens and American Indians volunteer their time and talents
to celebrate Oregon's rich and diverse history and prehistory. A calendar of events on
this celebration will be
included on this web
site later in the year.
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Harvest Festival -
Sponsored by The Oregon Historical Society, this
old-fashioned harvest festival takes place at the Howell
Territorial Park on Sauvie Island the third weekend in
September.
Excellent opportunities are found here for students of all ages
to see craftsmen and women from many cultures. Members of OAS
demonstrate flint knapping (stone tools, arrowheads), wood
carving (traditional masks, flutes, canes), corn grinding using
lithic tool reproductions, traditional weaving of baskets and
cloth, rock art and other archaeological activities.
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Fort Vancouver National Historic Site - Kid Digs (ages
8-12). Here
you'll find information on the "Kids Digs" program of hands-on
archaeology for kids ages 8-12. For more information visit their website at
www.nps.gov/fova/archyinterp.htm
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Clark County Historical Museum - Located in downtown Vancouver, WA,
this museum is developing an educational program on Washington's
archaeological history. For more information call 360-695-4681.
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