Archive for April, 2014
How Oceanographic Effects Influenced the Prehistoric Colonization of Islands
Please come to the May 1st Archaeology First Thursdays presentation that will take place at 4:00 pm in Smith Memorial Center, Room 236, PSU campus.
Dr. Scott Fitzpatrick (University of Oregon) will present:
How Oceanographic Effects Influenced the Prehistoric Colonization of Islands:
A Pacific – Caribbean Comparison
Abstract: For many island societies worldwide, the acquisition and exchange of prized resources was fundamental to developing and maintaining social, political, and economic relationships. The patchiness of resources like stone, clay, tempering agents, shell, and animals often led to differential access which then helped to fuel the rise of social complexity. This presentation considers questions of resource acquisition as mediated by oceanographic and wind conditions, comparing results from archaeological projects in the Pacific and the Caribbean.
This event is hosted by Portland State University’s Anthropology Department
and the Anthropology Student Association.
End-of-year Party on Friday, May 30th, 3:30 – 5:30, CH 141
The Anthropology Department will hold its end–of–year party on Friday, May 30th (end of week 9), 3:30 – 5:30, in the Anth Dept bay (141 Cramer Hall).
Please join us for food and conversation, and to honor our Outstanding Senior and the recipients ofthe Newman and Scheans Awards.
PSU – FoVa Archaeology Field School Application Deadline May 2nd
There are still slots available for the Public Archaeology Field School at Fort Vancouver. The deadline for submitting an application is a week from this Friday (May 2). The link to the application is:
This link can also be reached through the PSU Anth Dept web site at:
This Friday: Waiting for the Light: Portland’s Sex Trafficking Crisis
This Friday the Social Justice Theatre will be showing a documentary about sex trafficking in Portland. This film is part of a series entitled: “Waiting for the Light: Portland’s Sex Trafficking Crisis”. After the film there will be a guest speaker followed by an open discussion. It is this Friday, April 25th, from 5-7 in ASRC, suite 630.
For more information visit their Facebook Event Page (Facebook is not needed to view):
Lecture: Latina Immigrant Mothers Traversing U.S. School Cultural Landscapes
This Wednesday!
“Neither the problem nor the solution:
Latina Immigrant Mothers Traversing U.S. School Cultural Landscapes”
By Katherine Rodela (PhD candidate, Stanford)
Wednesday, 4/23/14 • 2:00–4:00 pm • Smith Building 238
PSU Anthropology Department 