Digging Jacksonville – Archeology in our Town
Artifacts 6: Animal Bones – by Kyle Crebbin
Digging Jacksonville – April 2015
In 2013, the Southern Oregon University Laboratory of Anthropology (SOULA) excavated a burned house in what was formerly Jacksonville’s Chinese Quarter. Thousands of bones, or faunal remains, from a variety of […]
Artifacts 5: Medicine Bottles from the Booker House – by Sarah Lind
Digging Jacksonville – March 2015
The Booker House was built in 1880 and is a contributing resource to Jacksonville’s National Historic Landmark District. The house is currently owned by long-time Jacksonville resident Carol Knapp, who contacted […]
Artifacts 4: Chinese Bone Dice – by Sage King
Digging Jacksonville – February 2015
In October, 2013, the Southern Oregon University Laboratory of Anthropology (SOULA) excavated a Chinese house in the historic Chinese Quarter of Jacksonville which burnt down in 1888. […]
Artifacts 3: Horshoes – by Chelsea Rose, MA, RPA
Digging Jacksonville – December 2014/January 2015
The horseshoe is one of the quintessential artifacts of the American West. Not surprisingly, horseshoes like the one pictured here have been found in excavations across Jacksonville. In honor of […]
Artifacts 2: Cap Guns – by Kyle Crebbin
Digging Jacksonville – November 2014
During the excavation of the Chinese Quarter by the Southern Oregon University Laboratory of Anthropology (SOULA) in the Fall of 2013, a multitude of fascinating items were uncovered that can shed […]
Artifacts 1: Picture Frames – by Chelsea Rose, MA, RPA
Digging Jacksonville – October 2014
Over the past few years, you could barely throw a rock without hitting a shovel-wielding, orange vested archaeologist in downtown Jacksonville. Many of the same factors that served to preserve the […]