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Archaeology and Science at the Paisley Caves |
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Start Date: | 2/13/2014 | Start Time: | 7:30 PM |
End Date: | 2/13/2014 | End Time: | 8:00 PM |
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Event Description Dr. Dennis Jenkins
Director, Northern Great Basin Prehistory Project
Senior Research Associate 
Museum of Natural and Cultural History
University of Oregon
Luther Cressman's 1938-1940 excavations at the Paisley Caves in south
central Oregon discovered exciting evidence suggesting that people may
have lived there as early as the Late Pleistocene, some 12,000 to 15,000
years ago. However, it was not until recent developments in and
results of archaeological and paleogenetic investigations at the Paisley
Caves, bringing the audience the most up-to-date information about the
evidence for the association of humans and Pleistocene animals in
Oregon's high desert country more than 14,000 years ago. Dating of
camel and horse bones, artifacts, twigs, and dried human feces
containing Native American DNA between 12,900 and 14,500 years ago
indicates that people lived in the caves and may have hunted camels,
horses, and other animals at the end of the Pleistocene. This colorful
slide show takes the audience through the scientific processes employed
in proving the case for pre-Clovis human occupations at the world famous
Paisley Caves.
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Admission / Ticket Info: FREE |
Event Sponsor(s): Center for Ancient Studies and Archaeology Salem Society of the Archaeological Institute of America |
Other Details: This event is made possible in part by a Society Outreach Grant from the Archaeological Institute of America. |
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