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The Martin family went missing on December 7, 1958 after heading east from Portland in search of greenery for holiday wreaths. The following spring, the bodies of two of the three daughters were recovered from the Columbia River but, despite search efforts, the fate of the rest of the family remained a mystery. Fast forward several decades to 2025, and enter Archer Mayo: artist and professional diver with a penchant for solving mysteries. -
Chelsea RoseSummertime is peach, tomato, and archaeology season! While investigations happen throughout the year, field schools, public outreach, and big excavations peak during the warmer months. By fall, our boots are dusty, feet are sore, and labs are overflowing with the summer’s haul.
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Our region is rich in history, much of it hidden just below the surface. Mark Tveskov and Chelsea Rose from the Southern Oregon University Laboratory of… -
Imagine becoming an international celebrity, when you're way too old to enjoy it. Dead, even. This is the after-life story of the human fossils Lydia Pyne… -
The history of our region is rich in detail, and a crowd of people will get their hands dirty this summer digging into it. Quite literally. The Geisel… -
At the peak of Maya civilization, something like ten million people lived on the Yucutan Peninsula. Fewer than a million live there now, near the ruins of… -
For a place that's not a real state, there sure are a lot of things named "Jefferson." Those include an annual meeting to discuss history and archaeology… -
We don't all have it in us to dig in the dirt for signs of past life and civilizations. But we certainly can watch the people who do. And there's ample… -
In a world that applauds the latest and greatest, it's refreshing to see a big celebration over some decidedly old information: humans living in south… -
It's not exactly playing in the dirt, but it's close. Archaeology allows its practitioners to spend time literally digging up pieces of our history. And… -
Much of our history is underfoot, literally. Archaeology is all about digging into the ground to find clues to previous inhabitants and previous… -
When the precious metals in the streams around Jacksonville (Oregon) began to play out in the mid-19th century, many of the white miners abandoned the…
