[OR_Archaeology] 2016 OSU Archaeology and Geoarchaeology Field School at Cooper's Ferry Site, Idaho

[POULEY John * OPRD]

2016 OSU Archaeology and Geoarchaeology Field School at the Cooper's Ferry Site, Idaho

The Cooper's Ferry Archaeology and Geoarchaeology Field School, led by Dr. Loren Davis, will be returning to resume excavations at the Cooper's Ferry site in the summer of 2016. The Cooper's Ferry site is located in the beautiful lower Salmon River canyon of western Idaho and contains some of the earliest evidence of humans in the Pacific Northwest. Previous excavations show that the Cooper's Ferry site contains a long record of repeated human occupation, beginning with a Western Stemmed Tradition assemblage associated with radiocarbon dates of 11,370 and 11,410 14C years BP. These dates are controversial and, if true, support arguments that peoples bearing the Clovis tradition were not the first to settle the Far West.

Our upcoming work at the site will build upon the exciting information collected already and will seek to address many archaeological questions related to the evolution of technology, economic patterns, and environmental conditions during the late Pleistocene to early Holocene period (ca. 13,000-13,000 cal BP). Ultimately, the OSU excavations at Cooper's Ferry will hopefully contribute critical data to answer many questions about the first peoples of the Pacific Northwest and, by extension, the Americas. Join us this coming summer to learn professional archaeological excavation, recordation, and field curation skills as we seek clues about the first peoples of Far Western North America. Students will also get an introduction to landscape and site-level approaches to geoarchaeological study--perspectives that are important in the search for and study of the First Americans. The Cooper's Ferry excavations occur in large block units and use state-of-the-art digital recordation methods.  Apply soon to be a part of the 2016 OSU expedition to the Cooper's Ferry site. Current OSU students and non-OSU students<http://summer.oregonstate.edu/new-visiting/admission/visit.htm> are welcome to apply<http://liberalarts.oregonstate.edu/sites/liberalarts.oregonstate.edu/files/anthropology/arch_field_school/2016-cf-app.pdf>.

Interested students should visit the field school webpage at: http://liberalarts.oregonstate.edu/school-language-culture-and-society/anthropology/academic-programs/anthropology-field-schools/2016-coopers-ferry-archaeology-field-school-june-27-august-12

Please visit our YouTube channel to learn more about the project's research and student experiences: https://www.youtube.com/user/CoopersFerrySite

Best regards,

Loren Davis

Loren G. Davis, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Anthropology
Executive Director, Keystone Archaeological Research Fund
Director, Pacific Slope Archaeological Laboratory

Oregon State University
Department of Anthropology, 238 Waldo Hall, Corvallis, OR 97331
Tel: 541-737-3849; loren.davis at oregonstate.edu<mailto:loren.davis at oregonstate.edu>
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