Underground History is a regular monthly feature on the Jefferson Exchange. The segment spotlights little-known aspects of Oregon's history through the lens of archaeology and is produced in collaboration with the Southern Oregon University Laboratory of Anthropology. SOULA Director Chelsea Rose co-produces the segment.
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Chelsea Rose from SOULA chats with Kimberly Wooten, a Historical Archaeologist who works in the Cultural Studies Office at Cal Trans, the California Department of Transportation. -
Averie FosterArsenic in green dresses? Lead in make-up? Mercury in feather hats? Oh my. The Underground History podcast has recently been chatting with experts on the many ways toxins and dangerous—and sometimes just gross—things can make their way into museums or even our homes.
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Peter Boag tells on his book "Pioneering Death: The Violence of Boyhood in Turn-of-the-Century Oregon." -
While JPR listeners get a monthly dose of archaeology, for many people archaeology still equals Egyptian pyramids, faraway lands, lassos, and fancy hats. -
The Lincoln Heights community in Weed, California lost 100 homes in the 2022 Mill Fire. Anthropologists are researching the site which was historic homes of Black workers from the deep south. -
Terms of derision applied to the landscape multiplied. Chelsea Rose from SOULA takes up the topic with Kimberly Moreland of Oregon Black Pioneers, focused on recent moves to take those terms off the map. -
Chelsea and Douglas Wilson and Katie Wynia from Portland State University, who lead the dig team at Fort Vancouver on the Columbia River, across from Portland. -
Chelsea Rose from SOULA returns, along with Scott Williams, who works for Washington DOT but also heads the Marine Archaeology Society. They are joined by Robert Kentta, who heads the cultural resources operations at the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians. -
Underground History explores the Gin Lin Mining area in Applegate Valley, Oregon. -
Signs of long-ago human habitation have been found in both Oregon and New Mexico, and New Mexico currently holds an edge: footprints that may date back to the last ice age. -
Researchers in the Maryland Department of Transportation believe they have found the site where Tubman's birth family once lived. This is the subject matter for this month's edition of Underground History. -
Jefferson Public Radio and Southern Oregon University’s Laboratory of Anthropology (SOULA) are recipients of a 2022 Oregon Heritage Excellence Award. The award recognizes individuals, organizations, and projects that have made outstanding contributions to preserving Oregon’s heritage. -
Southern Oregon University Laboratory of Anthropology's Chelsea Rose returns, bringing back James Delgado to talk about the discovery of Shackleton's ship; Endurance. -
Southern Oregon University Laboratory of Anthropology digs into the mid-century commune movement in the region.
