[OR_Archaeology] Oregon Archaeological Society Announcement

[John Pouley]

“ Archaeological Evidence for Resilience of Pacific Northwest Salmon
Populations and the Sociological System over the last 7,500 years ” is
the title of a lecture on December 4, 2012 sponsored by the Oregon
Archaeological Society. Dr. Virginia Butler is the featured speaker. 

A study of large regional archaeofaunal data sets of the Pacific
Northwest, suggest humans sustainably harvested salmonids for over 7,500
years. Butler will discuss factors that possibly contributed to salmonid
resilience and offer suggestions for contemporary fish management that
incorporate various traditional indigenous approaches. 

Butler is a professor in the Anthropology Department at Portland State
University with primary interests is zooarchaeology and
paleoichthyology. She draws on evolutionary ecology to study
predator-prey interactions, and considers human demography,
technological change and independent changes in paleoenvironments that
affect prey abundance. The presentation is at Oregon Museum of Science
and Industry (OMSI) is free and open to the public. A general business
meeting begins at 7 PM, followed by the lecture. 

See www.oregonarchaeological.org or call 503-727-3507 for more
information.