Digging Jacksonville – Archeology in our Town
Paper Trail – by Chelsea Rose
Digging Jacksonville – February 2023
In January, local archaeologist Chelsea Rose and Tiah Edmunson-Morton of the Oregon State University Hops and Brewing Archives traveled to Lisbon, Portugal to present a paper on the recent archaeology done […]
The Eagle Brewery – by Gayle Lewis with Chelsea Rose, Southern Oregon University Laboratory of Anthropology
Digging Jacksonville – December 2021/January 2022
When archaeologist Chelsea Rose invited me to help the Southern Oregon University Laboratory of Anthropology (SOULA) team of archaeologists survey the Eagle Brewery property on South Oregon Street, I jumped […]
Coins Used by Chinese Immigrants in Oregon – by Katherine Hardenbergh and Quinn Steele
Digging Jacksonville – April 2020
To celebrate the Year of the Rat, the Southern Oregon Laboratory of Anthropology (SOULA) is hosting an exhibit on the history of coins used by Chinese immigrants in Oregon. In Chinese […]
The Oregon Chinese Diaspora Project – by Chelsea Rose
Digging Jacksonville – February 2020
The Southern Oregon University Laboratory of Anthropology (SOULA) has been sharing its research into the Jacksonville Chinese Quarter in the Jacksonville Review for years. While it may seem like we’ve been […]
Back to Britt – by Chelsea Rose
Digging Jacksonville – October 2019
While those of you who have followed our “Digging Jacksonville” column have had a behind-the-scenes glimpse at some of the significant findings from our work on Britt hill (see the Digging […]
The Year of the Pig – by Sarah Sissum
Digging Jacksonville – March 2019
The Southern Oregon Laboratory of Anthropology (SOULA) is celebrating the Year of the Pig by revisiting some of the archaeological findings made at their 2013 dig of the burned dwelling along […]
The Britt House is Back…Digitally, That Is! – by Emily Paige Taylor
Digging Jacksonville – November 2018
Every year, hundreds of art and music aficionados flock to Jacksonville to attend the Britt Music and Arts Festival. Surely, each visitor is impressed not only by the excellent performances, but […]
Digging the New Seating at the Britt – by Chelsea Rose
Digging Jacksonville – June 2018
We all know that the Britt hill is steeped in history. As such, every time construction projects are planned, archaeology is an important first step. I had a conversation with Jeff […]
The Political Faces of Clay Tobacco Pipes – by Elizabeth Thompson
Digging Jacksonville – March 2018
Dozens of clay tobacco pipes have been recovered by the Southern Oregon University Laboratory of Anthropology (SOULA) from archaeological sites in Jacksonville and throughout Southern Oregon. These have included stemmed and […]
A Historical Tour of Jacksonville’s Chinese Community – by Keoni Diacamos
Digging Jacksonville – February 2018
In celebration of the 2018 “Year of the Dog,” the Southern Oregon Laboratory of Anthropology (SOULA) is proud to present an educational pamphlet on the history of […]