Archaeology
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Ancient Oregonians

Archaeologists recover oldest remains in North America near Summer Lake
Brian Jennings

Dr. Dennis Jenkins, senior staff archaeologist at the University of Oregon, likes to discover and document ancient life—really ancient life in Central and Eastern Oregon, dating back at least 14,500 years. At a recent public lecture at Bend’s Old Stone Church, sponsored by the Oregon Natural Desert Association, Jenkins described the Paisley Caves site near […]

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Go Here10/14-10/21

Digging Into the Past
Avatar photo Corbin Gentzler

Digging Into the Past With the can-you-believe-we-actually-celebrate-this Columbus Day holiday just behind us, it’s a good time to learn about and reflect on the folks that inhabited this land well before ol’ Chris made a wrong turn on his way to stock spice cupboards. So how serendipitous is it that these two events are taking […]

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