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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
Chinese American doctor Ing Hay provided essential healthcare to Eastern Oregonians
Underground History host Chelsea Rose explores the healthy relationship between a Chinese doctor in eastern Oregon and pioneer settlers of the 19th century.
- 2 weeks ago15 min
How archaeologists restored Zane Gray's century-old Rogue River cabin
Learn how BLM archaeologists restored Zane Gray's historic Rogue River cabin as it marks its 100th anniversary and why preserving it matters.
- 4 weeks ago30 min
New archaeological research updates role of women in Oregon’s early timber industry
Archaeologists and citizen scientists teamed up to investigate the remains of the Baker White Pine Mill, revealing evidence of the families that supported Oregon’s timber industry more than a century ago.
- Jun 24, 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.
- Jun 15, 202615 min
The cost of the 'cozy pioneer': unmasking genocide in the Pacific Northwest
Underground History host Chelsea Rose talks with Marc James Carpenter, author of "The War on Illahee: Genocide, Complicity, and Cover-Ups in the Pioneer Northwest."
- May 26, 202629 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.
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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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