[OR_Archaeology] Smith Rock to Host Presentations for Oregon Archaeology Month

[Susan White]

SMITH ROCK TO HOST ARCHAEOLOGY PRESENTATIONS

The Smith Rock State Park's Rex Center will host three archaeological
presentations during the next three weeks. Each presentation begins at
7p.m. at the Rex Center at 10260 NE Crooked River Drive near Terrebonne.


Dennis L. Jenkins of the University of Oregon's Museum of Natural and
Cultural History will talk about “Oregon’s Earliest Inhabitants:
Archaeological Investigations at the Paisley Caves” on Oct. 15.  

Oregon State University Professor of Anthropology David Brauner will
look at “The Fur Trade Era at Champoeg” Oct. 22.  

Local historian Loren Irving of the Deschutes Historical Museum will
track will profile
John C. Fremont, and tell what the explorer was doing in Oregon in the
series finale Oct. 29.  

For more information, visit http://www.oregonstateparks.org/park_51.php

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Susan Lynn White, RPA
Assistant State Archaeologist
Oregon State Historic Preservation Office
725 Summer Street NE, Suite C
Salem, Oregon 97301
503-986-0675
503-986-0793 FAX
Susan.White at state.or.us
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