Digital Technology and a New Era for Archaeology: Cooper's Ferry, Idaho
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Title
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Digital Technology and a New Era for Archaeology: Cooper's Ferry, Idaho
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Author
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Joshua L. Henderson
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Date
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26 May 2016
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Type
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Text
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Identifier
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aes/49
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Language
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eng
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Abstract
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The field of archaeology has a longstanding set of traditional research methods. I argue in favor of implementing a new series of digital and three dimensional methods that will not only change how archaeology is conducted, but will open the door to invaluable new information that was previously inaccessible. This project draws on my experience at the 2015 Cooper’s Ferry field school conducted by Oregon State University. OSU is on the cutting edge of these new digital technologies, as they aim to discover new information about Western Stemmed Tradition peoples that thrived in the Great Basin around 13,000 years ago. The responsibility of our discipline is to tell the whole story of these early Americans. I argue that this can only be done with the use of digital and three dimensional technologies, as this will expose new information and further preserve the integrity of the sites and collections we study.
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Description
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This presentation was delivered on May 26, 2016 at Western Oregon University Academic Excellence Showcase (Monmouth).
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Rights
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Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 06/20/2018, this item is in copyright, which is held by the author(s). Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the author(s).
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Department
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Anthropology
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Faculty Sponsor
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Robin Smith
