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Vicki Sink<br>
503-873-8681 ext. 21, </font></font><a href="mailto:vicki.sink@state.or.us"><span style="color: blue;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">vicki.sink@state.or.us</font></span></a></p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">
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</font><p style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">Chelsea Rose – Southern Oregon University
Laboratory of Anthropology</font></font></p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">
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</font><p style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">Mark Tveskov – Southern Oregon University
Laboratory of Anthropology</font></font></p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">
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</font><p style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 12pt; line-height: 120%;" class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">Archaeology at Fort Lane State
Heritage Site opens to public viewing </font></font></b></p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">
</font><p style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 12pt; line-height: 120%;" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">The Southern Oregon University Laboratory of Anthropology (SOULA), in
collaboration with the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department (OPRD), will be
conducting archaeological investigations at Fort Lane, a U.S. Army post
occupied from 1853-1856 that was used during the Rogue River Wars. The site
opens to the public <span style="color: black;">on Sunday, November 13, 2011, at
10:00 am through 2:00 pm.</span> </font></font></p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">
</font><p style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 12pt; line-height: 120%;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black;"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">Fort Lane was built in 1853, shortly after the
signing of the Rogue River or Table Rock Treaty that ceded title of the Rogue
Valley to the U.S. and established the Table Rock Indian Reservation. The fort
served to protect residents of the reservation, and acted as a buffer between
the Tribes and increasing number of settlers to southern Oregon. Despite
efforts to keep the peace, fighting continued. At the end of the Rogue River
Wars (1856), the Tribes of the Rogue and Illinois Valleys
were marched to the Grand Ronde encampment and in 1857 the majority taken to
Upper Farm on the Siletz Indian Reservation, while 58 men and their families
remained at what then became the Grand Ronde Reservation. After the close of
the war, Ft Lane was discontinued.</font></font></span></p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">
</font><p style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 12pt; line-height: 120%;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">November’s archaeological work at Fort Lane focuses on an extensive
excavation of one of the Officer’s quarters to determine what remains of this
structure and recover items of daily life that will help us understand the
lives of men as they negotiated the complex reality of the western Frontier.
Southern Oregon University staff and students will be
conducting the excavations under a permit, and we will be collaborating once
again with community volunteers from the Southern Oregon Historical Society
(SOHS).</font></font></span></p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">
</font><p style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 12pt; line-height: 120%;" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman"><span style="line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Take the opportunity to learn about the importance of protecting Oregon’s archaeological
sites and some of the aspects of archaeological field work. You will have the
opportunity to walk around the site and talk with members of the archaeology
team and OPRD staff, view uncovered artifacts, learn how they are cared for,
and how archaeological sites are treated with minimal impact to the
environment, and the artifacts interpreted and preserved for the public good.</span><span style="color: black;"></span></font></font></p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">
</font><p style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 12pt; line-height: 120%;" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">Previous work at Fort Lane by SOULA and SOHS was limited in extent, but
resulted in the location and identification of the buildings and other fort
features. It also identified previous looting impacts by illegal digging in the
past. This work helped Jackson County in transferring the property to the Oregon State
Park system. Planning by OPRD is underway on how
best to use and develop the historic and environmental values of the property
for the public.</font></font></p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">
</font><p style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 12pt; line-height: 120%;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">Please note that parking at the site will be limited. Car-pooling would
be helpful.</font></font></span></p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">
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Public Archaeology Day</font></font></p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">
</font><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">Where: <span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Fort Lane State Heritage Site</font></font></p>
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Ray Road, Central Point, OR<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>97502</font></font></p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">
</font><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">When:<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Sunday, November 13, 2011</font></font></p>
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</font><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">Time:<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>10:00 am to 2:00 pm</font></font></p><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">
</font><br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Chelsea E. Rose, MA, RPA<br>Southern Oregon University <br>Laboratory of Anthropology<br>1250 Siskiyou Blvd.<br>Ashland, OR 97520<br>(541) 261-3087<br>