DEPARTMENTOF ANTHROPOLOGY
SPRING1991
RichardD. Daugherty:A Faculty Biography
But that was to be delayed
A few sayit's all luck, but
for a few years.
someof us know better.
In 1946-47,the Columbia
Richard Daugherty is
River Basin surveys were
one of thoserare individubeing organizedin the cenals who have an uncanny
tral Washingtonplateau,and
ability to choosethe best
placesto look for the best
archaeological
surveyswere
being funded for areasto be
sitesandthe
archaeological
impactedby dam construcbestplacesto dig inthe sites
tion and by the proposed
they have chosen.He follows a simple, seemingly
Columbia Basin irrigation
project. A handful of Uniunrealistic philosophy to
". . . surroundyourselfwith
versity of Washington
graduate students-includgood people,and let them
Richard Daugherty shows ofl his new tee shirt (il the 1990 Society.fbr
ing Dick-were "drafted" to
do their thing." Somehow, American ArchtLeoktgymeeting in Lus Vegus,Nevado. Flunking him ure
"daughters" (1. to r.) Ruth Ann Knudson, StephanieRodefler, Le,sLie
conduct most of the initial
he makesit work.
Wildesen,Lorraine Heurtfield, und Jutet Frietlmtm. See "Alumni News,"
surveys.
Dick grew up in Aber- poge 5.
To sive someideaof what
deen, Washington, at the
archaeologywas like in those days, three graduate
easternend of GraysHarbor on the Olympic Peninsulahe
studentssurveyedthe entireMcNary Dam region. In a
lovessowell. Theareaisbeautiful,withitsruggedcoastline,
secondsurvey,Dick andoneotherstudentwererespontherain forest,andthe majesticOlympic Mountainsin the
sible for surveying l4 reservoir sites in Washington,
distance.During World War II, Dick pilotedblimpsofTthe
Idaho, and Montana. In Dick's words, these surveys
Washingtoncoast,searchingfor enemyshipsand submarines.Hoveringlazily in the sky day after day must have
were basedon "little knowledge,almost no time, and
given him a uniqueperspectiveon the Olympic Peninsula
they were extremely inadequate."Inadequateas they
may havebeen,significantdiscoverieswere made.
and the peoplewho lived there.
In 1947,Dick discoveredthe Lind Couleesite when
After the war he returnedto the Universityof WashProfessor George Beck, a paleontologistat Central
ington,wherehe receivedhis B.A. in anthropologyand
WashingtonCollege, showed him some chert flakes
began his work toward a Ph.D. in ethnography.He
found with brokenfossil bison boneserodingfrom the
wantedto learnmore aboutthe nativepeoplewho lived
coulee wall. About the sametime, Dick conducteda
along the Olympic coast. World War II had spurred
renewedinterestin anthropology.The world seemed
surveyof theOlympiccoast,whereherecordednumerous
people
to
sites,including the OzetteVillage.
smaller, and the war had introduced many
After theseinitial surveys,eventsprogressedin quick
diverseand interestingculturesaroundthe globe.Dick
succession.
Dick excavateda "housepit" site at Ozette
wantedto be part of the growing numberof anthropologists engagedin ethnographicstudiescloser to home.
in 1948and anotherin 1950.He returnedbrieflv to the
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coast in 1949 to continue his ethnographicresearch
amongthe Hoh and Quileutes.Again, the ethnographic
study was short-lived.
In 1950 he joined the faculty at WashingtonState
College,along with Alan Smith. Excavationshe conducted at the Lind Coulee site in the Columbia Basin
lrrigation District formedthe subjectof his dissertation,
andhe receivedhis Ph.D.in 1954.
He proceededto "pull together"expertsin geology
and paleontologyto help with interpretingthis very old
site,which containedbonesof what were thoughtto be
Pleistocenebison. Radiocarbondates provided by
Libby's lab in Chicagosuggestedthe site was at least
8,500yearsold.
Lind Coulee was Dick's first experiencewith an
interdisciplinaryteam working toward a comtnonend'
his own team'In 1968,this
Dick graduallyestablished
of a quaternarystudformation
in
the
effort culminateil
optionwasfully
this
Later,
ies optionin anthropology.
integratedinto the anthropologydepartmentas a major
aspectof the WSU programin prehistory.
along
After Lind Coulee,severalsiteswereexcavated
excawas
Rockshelter
the lower SnakeRiver.Marmes
1966vatedfrom 1962to 1964.Then cameOzettein
and
1967,followedby a returnto MarmesRockshelter
in
the
instrumental
was
Dick
Ozette.
further work at
1977.
in
site
discoveryof the Manis Mastodon
Dick has retired fiom WSU, but not fiom auchaeology. He and his wife Phyllis now live on the Olympic
THE RICHARD DAUGHERTY FELLOWSHIP
IN ARCHAEOLOGY
Dick Daugherty's concernfor archaeologyin the
Northwest,and particularlyat WSU, will continueto
be recognizedthroughthe establishmentof the
DaughertyFellowshipin Archaeology.This fellowship will be awardedeachyear to an outstanding
studentwho wishesto work toward the Ph.D. in
anthropologywith a specializationin archaeology.
Combinedwith a quarter-timeteachingassistantship
and a tuition wtriver,the f'ellowshipwill provide halftime support.The principle funding for this fellowship
resultstiom Dick's effbrts in securinggifts of propefty
and other contributionsto the department.Providing
studentsupportthroughfellowshipsand grantsis
becomingincreasinglyimportant,and Dick's efforts
are greatlyappreciated.
City, Lacy,Washington.Rumor
in Panorama
Peninsula
workingwith
in archaeology,
active
is
he
still
hasit that
on other
consulting
WesternHeritageandoccasionally
projects.It's hardto keepa good man down!
a fellowshipin
established
Recently,the department
FelDaugherty
of
the
recipient
first
The
honor.
Dick's
this
lowshipis to be chosen
Year.
We thankyou, Dick, for all you havedone,andyou,
Phyllis,for holdingit all together.We wish you all the
bestin your "retirement."
StudentAwards
'90 receivedthe HerbertL. Eastlick
Michael J. Abbot
Scholarship.
Margaiet E. Bullock, M.A' candidate,receiveda travel
srant foi her researchfrom Crow CanyonArchaeological
Lenter and a WSU studenttravel grantto presenta paperat
the SAA meetingsin New Orleansin April.
Edgar K. Huber, Ph.D. candidate,receiveda travel
grant for his researchfiom Crow CanyonArchaeological
Center.
Mark C. Mansperger, Ph.D' candidate,receiveda
WSU travel grant to presenta paperat the American
AnthropologicalAssociationmeetingin New Orleans'
KriJtin Metson, WSU basketballcenter'was namedto
the GTE/CoSIDA District VIII AcademicAll-American
Team.
Everett L. Nelson,M'A. candidate,receiveda grant
from the MosesLake SchoolDistrict fbr his thesisresearch'
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Markku Niskanen, Ph.D. candidate,receiveda WSU
travel grantto presenta paperat the American AnthropologicalAssociationin New Orleans.
Michael V. Reilly, M.A. candidate,receivedan internship fbr sumrter 1990with BLM to work on his thesis
research.
Matthew J. Root, Ph.D. candidate,receiveda fellowship unclerProfessor Kohler fiom NSF to continue
on the Bandelierproject'
research
Lisa K. Shifrin, M.A. candidate'receiveda WSU travel
grantto presenta paperat the Societyfor American
Archaeology,Las Vegas.
Lonnie K. Somer, Ph.D' candidate,receiveda WSU
Office of Grantsand Researchand Developmentsummer
researchassistantship.
Jeffrey B. Walker, Ph.D. candidate,is district archaeologist,Bend RangerDistrict, DeshutesNational Forest'
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From the Chairman'sDesk
In this issueo/Anthro
News we share withyou
some of our experiencesof
the past year.
The department
continued to have strong
representation at national
meet ing,s,wit h faculty and
studentsimparting the
results of their researchqt
national gatherings of
archaeologisls and
anthropologists.
Our colloquiumseries
hosted a variety of interesting and controversial presentations. It provided an excellentforum for Alan Wilson's
(M.5. '57) presentation of findings related to his theory,
basedon mitochondrial DNA, regarding the relatedness
of itll humans to a single African individual who may
have lived some200,000 years (tgo. The series also gave
us an opportunity to learnfrom Louis and Ruth AIIen
'47, '43 about Australian Aborigine art
and myth and the
cavepaintings of Baja Califumia.
The consolidation of the Center.for Northwest
Anthropology (CNA) into the departmentwas completed
with the hiring of William Andrefsky, Jr. as director.
Bill's strengths in lithics and plateau archeologyfit well
within our archaeologyprogram, and his experiencein
private-sectorcultural resourcemanagementis now
being applied at WSU.Bill gives us a look at the past
andfuture of CNA in this issue.
Your generouscontributions have increasedthe levels
of our fellowship and scholarship accounts. We are now
able to selectRichard Daugherty Scholarship recipients
and an archaeology graduate student who will receive a
fellowship worth $16,000 or more. Theseawards help
considerably in attracting the best studentsto our
program, and we are vet)) appreciative of your help. I
hope you will continue your support in the years to
come and keep us infotmed about what you are up to.
We were all saddenedby the death of Nick Scoules
this past winter. Nick's undergraduatework in anthropology had led him to makeplans for a graduate degree
in archaeology,and he played an integral role in many
of the department's important archaeologyprojects. He
assistedwith the mapping at the East WenatcheeClovis
site and worked on the Calispell, Pioneer Park, and
Centennial Trails projects. We miss his deep commitment to anthropology and archaeology, his enthusiasm
for education,and his great energy. Nick was a gijled
organizer, and he assumedorganizational tasks,from
the departmentopen houseto putting together an
anthropology running teamfor the University's Centennial l00K run. Whenhe took on a project he made sure
it was done well, even if it meant doing a large share of
the work himself. I am sure those of you who knew Nick
shareour grief over his Loss.
Nick's mother, Patricia Scoales,hasfamily roots in
the Palouse, with relatives in Dayton and Pullman. She
and her husband William have expressedtheir thanks to
all of you who helped during their visit to WSU. They
have decided to establishan endowmentin Nick's name
that will provide a fellowship to a deserving new
graduate student.In this way, Nick.will continue to be
rememberedas part of the program that was so important to him.
Geoffrey L. Gamble
Reportsof Investigations.'Out of the Ashes
Following six yearsof little activity,our in-houseseries
is onceagainbeingpublishing
on aregularbasis.
Founded
in 1957, the serieshas producedreportsby Richard
Daugherty, Douglas Osborneo Roderick Sprague,
Roald Fryxell, Robert Ackerman, David Rice,
Charles Nelson, Russell Bernard, Henry lrwin,
Frank Leonhardy, Gerald Schroedl, Dale Croes,
John Bodley, J. Jeffrey Flenniken, and Ruthann
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Knudson, among many others. Recent contributions
includetwo reportson Bandelierexcavations.Information on the entire list is available from Reports of
Investigations, Department of Anthropology,
WashingtonState University, Pullman, Washington
99164-4910.
Studentsand alumni areurgedto considerthis series
as a possibleoutlet for their scholarlywork.
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Museumof AnthropologyFeaturesMasksand More
This year a collection of West African maskson loan
fromthe Universityof Idahois on displayin theMuseum
of Anthropology. The exhibit, entitled "More than a
Mask," examinestheAfrican maskasonepart
of a very elaborateceremonialcomplex'
The following is an excerpt from the
exhibit text compiledby Jim Carter,
museumteachingassistant:
"Most masksare attachedto a
raffia, straw,knitted costumeor
fabric which coversthe dancer's
entirebody. Body paint is sometimes
incorporatedinto this dress.The entire
costumemay includeglovesor cloth
over the hands,so no human skin is
exposed.The masksin this exhibit
'nude' to somemight be considered
one familiar with their use.
Masking is dYnamicand inseParablefrom the movementand song
associatedwith its use,The skilled
dancermakesthe Prescribed
movements,rhYthms,and gestures
evokedby the sPirit which the mask
represents.Music accompaniesthe
mask ceremonYand can include
'
singing and clapping,as well as musical
instruments.Drums are frequentlyused,
and other instrumentsmay includegourd
rattleswith cowrie shellsattached,brassbells,
and mouth harps.Thesesongsand musical
instrumentscreatepowerful tonesand vibrations
that help releasethe spiritsresidingin the masks'"
The newestexhibit to appearin the hallway outside
themuseumfeaturestheBandelierArchaeologicalProject
at BandelierNational Monument in New Mexico' The
project,developedby Tim Kohler, beganin I 988' andthe
iinut pttut" of ihe excavationwill end in the summerof
1991,with analysisto be completedin 1993'
Coming Next Year
What do Lancaster;Dallas,Houston,Chicago,New
York, WashingtonD'C.'Los Angeles,Honolulu,Jakarta'
Bali, and Pullman have in common?They are all host
sites for the l99l-92 tour of "Cultural Portraits of
Indonesia,"an exhibit by Lindsay Hebberd' Partof the
Festival of Indonesia,the exhibit consistsof 50 color
ofthe diversepeoplesandculturalenvironphotographs
^
mentsof Indonesia.The exhibit will be mountedat
the Museum of Anthropology from October 7 to
27, 1991.
RecentContributions
The museumwas the very fortunate
recipient of two large donations of
baskets-one from Esther Wilma
Raymond Knox, and the other from
the family of MarY Caroline Row.
Esther Knox was a graduate of
Pullman High School and Washington State College' She taught
high schoolsocialstudiesin Washington, Oregon, and WYoming
and was a princiPalin Montana during the dePression'
Shewas alsoa memberof
the OlymPia School
Boardfor 3 I Years,serving as presidentsix
times.
Mary Row was a
graduate of Stevens
Collegein Missouri and
the UniversitYof Washington.Shewas activein
theChildren' s OrthoPedic
Guild and worked in suPport of American Indian issues.SheandherfamilYsPent
summervacationsat MocliPs,
Washington,whereshebegana
long friendshipwith IndianbasketmakersBeatrice Black
and Mattie Underwood.
Thesetwo fine collectionsarea welcomeadditionto
our museum.
Wooclenhelmet mask, Senulo tribe, Ivory Coast' WestAJrica'
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Alumni lYews
Daugherty's "Daughters"-(tnd q " Son"
The following alumni are former studentsof Richard
D. Daugherty,who is featuredelsewherein this edition of
Anthro News.
'12) is an associateprofessorat
Judith A. Bense (Ph.D
the University of West Florida, Pensacola.She is also
directorof the Instituteof West Florida Archaeology.
'75) is employedat Dames
Janet P. Friedman (Ph.D.
& Moore, SpecialServices,in Bethesda,Maryland.
Lorraine E. Heartfield (Ph.D. '76) is presidentof B &
H EnvironmentalServicesInc.
'75)
is chief
StephanieL. Holschlag Rodeffer (Ph.D.
curatorat the National Park Service,WesternArchaeology and ConservationCenter,Tucson,Arizona.
Bennie C. Keel (Ph.D.'12) is an archaeologist
at the
National Park Service,SoutheastArchaeologicalCenter,
Tallahassee.
Florida.
Ruth Ann Knudson (Ph.D. '73) is an archaeologist
with the National Park Service,ArchaeologyAssistance
Division, Washington,D.C. She was recentlyelecteda
fellow of the American Associationfor the Advancement
of Science.
Leslie E. Wildesen (Ph.D. '73) is a programleaderfor
cultural resourcesfbr USDA-Forest Servicein the
Rocky Mountain Region,Denver.She was invited to be
the plenaryspeakerat ArchaeologicalInstituteof
AmericanNational Conferencein San Franciscoin
December1990.
'82)
owns Shorelines
James C. Haggarty (Ph.D.
ArchaeologicalServicesInc. in Victoria, British Columbia, a consultingagencywith oil-spill-relatedexpertise.
Presentlyhis main contractis with Exxon.
A dozenrosesto all! !
'80) ownsand runs
Astrida R. Blukis Onat (Ph.D.
BOAS Inc., a consultingbusinessin Seattle.
Alice M. Emerson (Ph.D '90) is an archaeologist
at the
Universityof North Dakota,GrandForks.Sheis working
on the Fort Abraham Lincoln StatePark project.
'83) is
prol'essor
David R. Huelsbeck(Ph.D
an assistant
at PacificLutheranUniversity,Tacoma.He saysit is grelt
to be back in the Pacific Northwest.
'80) is an associate
prolessorin the
SusanKent (Ph.D.
at Old
departmentof sociology,anthropologyprogran-r,
with the
DominionUniversity.Shehasbeendoing research
Boswanain the KalahariDesert.
'72)
is directorof rel'ugee
Carol Mortland (M.A.
for Nationality
serviceswith the AmericanCor"rncil
Services,New York City.
'83) works with the WSU
StephanR. Samuels(Ph.D.
Departmentof AnthropologyunderCNA as an archacologist.
'85)
Sarah H. Schlanger(Ph.D
is an archaeologist
at
the Museumof New Mexico,SantaFe. Shehasbeen
w r i t i n ga n dp u b l i s h i n g .
'85)
Peter E. Wigand (Ph.D.
is an associate
research
prof'essor
at the DesertResearchInstitute,Universityof
NevadaQuaterr.rary
Sciences
Center,and is a rnernberof
the graduatefercr-rlty
in the Department
of Range,Wildlif'e
& Forestry.
In Memoriam
Johnathan O. Davis, a graduatestudentat WSU in the
'70s,
early
died in December1990.
NicholasM. Scoales(B.A.'90) diedin November1990.
Retirement
Arline Bruehl, secretaryin the administrativeofflce,
retiredafter l0 yearswith the dcpartment.
Faculty Field l{otes
Robert B. Ackerman
Robert E. Ackerman presenteda paper about his
Kuskokwim River work at a symposium on
of the Paleolithicperiodin Asia and
chronostratigraphy
Americ4 held in Novosibirsk,USSR, in July 1990.
Following the symposium,he visited Paleolithiccave
sitesin the Gorno-Altai region and the Diring Yuriak
site, which has paleomagneticand thermoluminescent
datesin excessof one million years.
Ackerman presentedthe invited address,"An ArchaeologicalOdysseyto the Land Called Asia," at the
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AlaskaAnthropological
Associationin March 1991.At
the samemeetinghe presenteda paperon earlieststone
industrieson the North Pacific coastof North America.
He is currentlywriting a forewordandeditingpapers
from the 1989SeattleCircum-PacificPrehistoryConferencefor avolumeentitledRoutesinto theNewWorld.
John H. Bodley
John H. Bodley was on professionalleave fall semesterI 990,workingon a newbookwith theprovisional
title. Tribe. State. & Global Svstem:An Introduction to
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Cultural Anthropology. Cultural scale is the principal
organizing device, and the emphasis is on in-depth
ethnographiccase studies.In SeptemberBodley presentedan invited addressat Grinnell College,Iowa, on
indigenouspeoplesvs. the industrialstate.
Fekri A. Hassan
From 1989 to 1990,Fekri A. Hassan servedas archaeologyadvisertotheministerof culturein Egypt.His
developmentprojectsfor
dutiesincludedspearheading
theEgyptianDepartmentof Antiquitiesandestablishing
a policy for the conservationof cultural resources.
In an attempt to safeguard and display Egyptian
areas,Hassanstrongly
monumentsin key archaeological
endorsedthe designationof such regions as archaeological sanctuaries.
The Giza plateauwas chosento be
developedasa model of conservation.Hassanheadeda
taskforceof Egyptianscientistswho produceda planfor
conservingan archaeologicalregion in Egypt. Prelimiof therole of wind,
nary studiesprovidedan assessment
groundwater,pollution,andvibrationsin the stabilityof
the monuments.Pollutioncausesextremelydeleterious
effects.Shocksfrom nearbyquarrieswerealsodetected
as a major threat.
Hassanalsotook the first stepstowardestablishinga
grassrootsEgyptianfoundationfor the preservationof
Egyptianheritageandfor aninternationalfoundationfor
the samepurpose.
Timothy A. Kohler
Timothy A. Kohler was program chair for the 56th
AnnualMeetingof theSocietyfor AmericanArchaeology,
held in April in New Orleans.This is the largest such
meetingever, with almost 1,100presentationsof various
Kohler hasconkinds organizedinto over 110 sessions.
handle
the organization. Edgar
structed a data base to
Huber, Ph.D. candidate,servedas assistantto the chair,
while Fekri HassanandDavid Huelsbeck '80 servedon
the eightmember nationalprogramcommittee.
In otherrecentactivity, Kohler deliveredan address
at Fort Burgwin, Taos,andparticipatedin invited symposia at Crow Canyon, Colorado, and the Santa Fe
Institute.Severalof his recentpublicationsdealwith the
of populationaggregationin
causesand consequences
the upland Southwest.
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Grover S. Krantz
Grover S. Krantz wason professionalleavein 198990, revising his textbook on human races and human
evolutionandbeginningthedraftofabook on Sasquatch
(Bigfoot). The remodeling of the human evolution lab
was completedlate last fall, and studentsare being
trained in casting techniques and making reconstructions of early man skulls.
Peter Mehringer
Last summer,supportto investigatecurrentquestions
about past and future climates of the Northwest gave
Pete Mehringer just the excusehe neededto renew
studiesof easternWashington'sscablandlakes.Mike
Bartholomew (M.A. '82), Peter Van de Water '88,
and Li Juan Yan, a palynologistfrom Taiyuan,China,
joined in the studyof lakecoremicrofossilsandchronology. As a result,severalprojectsinitiated over the past
two decadesarebeing incorporatedinto a generalunderstandingof climatic fluctuationsover the past 12,000
years.The new research,however,has emphasizeddetails of climate and vegetationin the 5,000 yearsor so
before eruption of Mount Mazama some 7,000 years
ago.
Lastyearalsosawpublicationofseveralyearsoffield
work and laboratory analysesof sedimentcores and
packratmiddensfrom Diamond Craters,southeastern
Oregon.This projectwas initiated as part of the Steens
MountainprehistoryprogramthatinvolvedseveralWSU
studentsand palynologyclassesin the mid-1980s.The
contributionby MehringerandPeterWigand (Ph.D.'85)
appearedin a recent book, Packrat Middens: The Last
40,000 Yearsof Biotic Change(University of Arizona
Press).
Linda S. Stone
Linda S. Stone returnedfrom her sabbaticalyear in
Italy. One of her researchprojectstherewas a symbolic
study of Catholic Good Friday processionsin a small
southernItaliantown. Sheis now analyzingthis material
in terms of the relationship between the procession
rituals and local attitudestoward death. In addition,
Stoneinvestigatedhow internationaldevelopmentorganizations areusing cultural information in development
projects.
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The Departmentof Anthropology Honor Roll of Donors
We are proud to report the names of the following
individuals who contributed to the Department of Anthropology and the College of Sciences and Arts last
year. Their generosity enables us to build programs of
Benefactor (Lifetime gifts of $100,000or more)
+Ruth Minard
President's AssociatesCouncil ($5,000or more)
SarahKnox-Miyazacki
NationalParksFoundation
FredericH. Row'68
SouthwestParks& MonumentsAssoc.
President's Associates($1,000or more)
Christopher& Constance
SempleBrown '18,'19
Friendsof Bandelier,Inc.
Pacific NW ArchaeologicalSociety
P a u lA . S m i t h ' 7 4
Tower Club ($100 or more)
J a n i c eG . B a b c o c k ' 7 0
SharonMetzler Behn'12
John'63 & MarjorieBlodgett
Lorna M. Butler '76
GregoryC. Cleveland'68
JamesE. Corbin '75
John& Mary Dickinson'77
StevenFalconer'74 & PatriciaFall
Gary '68 & Gloria Fletcher
Edward'76& EileenFriedman
Richard& SusanHawkinsGrant '80, '78
Bradford& KjerstieNelsonGuenther'78
Glen Greene& LorraineHeartfield'16,'16
Jimmy & Monita EngvallHorn'64, '60
RobertE. King '70
Michael& Nancy ZurianKraemer'73,'73
James'66 & SandraLandye
YvonneLarson-Cottell'80
Abel & Sheny SchreeckMendoza'17,'71
Madison& Virginia Kellis Oliver'53, '53
William & SusanSaastamo
Purves'69,'10
Charles& Alice ChapmanRice '85
Michael Schestopol'67
GeraldF. Schroedl'72
Charles'65 & BeatriceShanks
Michael'67 & JuliaWilliams
PatriciaS. Wren
Don '80 & Ruth Wyckoff
Sustaining
Timothy R. Aman'74
StevenA. Andersen
Kathy ScholzAtwood'71
James& GeraldineNishizawaBaenen'65, ' 64
Michael '82 & DonaleeBartholomew
Michael' 14 & DonnaBladek
Eric Blinman'78
Cory Bretemitz'82 & Adrian White
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distinction and provides direct support to our students
and faculty. We extend our warmest thanks to our
donors, and we encourage others to join them.
JamesR. Brothers'69
G c r a l d ' 7 1& C a r o l eC l a r k
Larry'77 & AudreyClott
RichardF. Darsie'83
R a y m o n d& A n n eD e P u y d t ' 8 3 ,' 8 2
Jestrs& Cary PloegerDizon "74
Christopher
D. Dore '82
Linda M. Dougherty'86
David Kirkpatrick& Meliha Duran '75, '78
'68
Edward & Jill Durgin
F e l i c i aA . F o w l e r ' 8 9
Amy J. Cilreath'83
George'80 & MarciaGross
RobertE. Hayden '8-5
David Sizer& Nova Herzog'75, '80
H e i d i M .H i l l ' 8 6
Ricky A. Hoff '14
PatrickHogan'87 & Lynne Sebastian
RobertE. Johnson'75
Tracey Karshner'80
Amy Keil
Jeff Kelley
S u s a nE . K i n g ' 8 0
David & PatriciaMann Knowles'69. '69
Robert& CynthiaLee Krause'82
Stephen
& E v e l y nM i t c h e l lL i n e b u r g e'r1 1 , ' 1 0
MorganMaskewitz& JanetPatterson
Friedman'75
'68
Patrick
& JudyMcCoy
D e n i s eR . M i l l e r ' 8 2
DonnaRasmussen
Mitchell '67
Casey'79 & JoanneBerg Nagy
NancyR. Naubert'74
DeborahL. Olson'83
MargaretE,.Paden'79
Kevin Peter& LorraineGross'86, '86
'79
Lonnie
& C a r o l y rP
r ippin
Elva & ChristinePlimpton'84
CarrieL. Roose'84
D a n i e lE . S e a c h o r d ' 8 4
Jery Schneider& ElizabethBartaSehinder'84
K e n t& J e a nS h u l tS w a n s o n' 6 1 , ' 6 5
Henry & JudithYoungThayer'82
Robert& JanetTurner Threlkeld '72
Francis& CharlotteTonr
RonaldH. Towner'86
Derek & GretchenSchmidtVallev '68. '69
'81
H o w a r dD . W a l l a c e
Allison DoddsWetzel'78
Peter& DeriseLarsonWigand '18,'15
Keith & DeannaMurphy Williams '81, '87
Donna& DonnaLee Wilson '70
+ Deceased
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Centerfor Il orthwest Anthropology
StrengthensTieswith Department
During the pastyear,the Centerfbr NorthwestAnthropology (CNA) was involved with l5 archaeological
projects.Someof thesehavebeenongoing,and others
efforts.In general,the pastyear
represent
new research
wasa time of transition.Many old projectswerefinally
completed,andtherehasbeena changein CNA personnel.
Befbre moving on to work with Infbtec Resezrrch,
Inc.,Randall Schalkfinisheda reportof archaeological
resourcesfound on Washington State park property
during the past two years.Alston Thoms, who left to
accepta positionat TexasA & M University,completed
the field work portionsof theCentennialTrainsproject
in Spokaneand the PioneerPark projectin Newport,
Washington.
Steve Samuelsand Deborah Olson are preparinga
report of the PonderayNewsprint Mill project on the
PendOreilleRiver.This project,which involvedpartial
excavationof nine prehistoricsites,was initiated in
I985.
The DworshakReservoirand the Upper GoosePasturereportswerecompletedby John Draper. Draperalso
directed archaeologicalsurvey work along Bumping
Lake Reservoirfbr the U.S. Bureauof Reclamation.He
and Ken Reid have been finishing report preparation
dutiesfor the PittsburgLanding project in Hell's Canyon.
The characterof CNA is graduallychangingas it
becomesmore assimilatedinto the Departmentof An-
WASHINGTON
thropology.We expectCNA to maintainits high profile
researchfbcus in the PacificNorthwest.However,beunit,the
causeCNA is onceagainpartof an educational
research
missionwill be combinedwith an educational
component.The new directorwill be teachingcourses
assistanteveryyear,andcompetitivegraduateresearch
shipswill be otferedto studentsinterestedin regional
In addition,internshipswill be offeredto
archaeology.
studentsinterestedin gaining mid-level cultural res0urcemanilgement
experience.
The CNA has movedmost of its on-campusoperations into CollegeHall and combinedits referencelitto
eraturewith literaturecollectedby its predecessors
fbrm a regional archaeologicalreferenceroom. This
facility housesmost of the "gray literature" of Pacific
Northwestarchaeologyand is availableto interested
researchers.
The following poem, by an anonymous native
American author from eastern Washington, is included in an exhibit at the Museum of Anthropology
entitled, "Faces fiom the Past."
STATE
My son touch.esthe root careJully,
aware of its ancientquality.
He luys his soft, small fingers on it
and boks at mefor information.
I tell him: wood,an old root,
and around it, the earth, ourselves.
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