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Underground History connects culture, history, and place in Southern Oregon and beyond. The program is a collaboration with the Southern Oregon University Laboratory of Anthropology and is hosted by historical archaeologist and research faculty member Chelsea Rose.
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- 1 weeks ago29 min
Archaeologists and community historians on the trail of Chinese cowboys in Eastern Oregon
OPB's Jenn Chavez joins with Chelsea Rose, host of JPR's Underground History and director of the Southern Oregon University Laboratory of Anthropology, to dig into the little-known stories of eastern Oregon's Chinese cowboys.
- May 4, 202615 min
How a short-lived California commune left behind a musical time capsule
Chelsea Rose digs into the recent past in this episode of Underground History.
- Apr 25, 202630 min
The scars of colonialism in the archaeological record of the PNW
Underground History digs deep into the colonial past of the Pacific Northwest.
- Apr 17, 202614 min
Tribal members and archaeologists support elk conservation in Oregon’s Great Basin
Klamath Tribal Cultural and Heritage director Perry Chocktoot and archaeologist Richie Rosencrance join Chelsea Rose to discuss their article, "Collaborative Understanding: Using Archaeology, History, and Indigenous Knowledge to Support Elk Conservation in Oregon’s Great Basin."
- Apr 10, 202615 min
A new book challenges the myths of the American West
Historian Megan Kate Nelson discusses her book The Westerners and how mythmaking shaped the American West.
- Mar 20, 202614 min
Oregon find may include world’s oldest sewn material, researchers say
Researchers analyzing artifacts from Oregon’s Great Basin say they may have identified the world’s oldest sewn material, dating back about 12,000 years, offering new insight into early human technology.
- Mar 2, 202614 min
New book explores Chinese American life during the Exclusion Era
Underground History host Chelsea Rose talks with Beth Lew-Williams about her book and the research behind it.
- Feb 13, 202615 min
The Siskiyou Line linked Ashland to northern California for 137 years
Chelsea Rose, host of Underground History, looks at the impact of a railroad that once linked southern Oregon and northern California over the Siskiyou mountains.
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Underground History connects culture, history, and place in Southern Oregon and beyond. The program is a collaboration with the Southern Oregon University Laboratory of Anthropology and is hosted by historical archaeologist and research faculty member Chelsea Rose.
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