Underground History
Underground History
Chelsea Rose
Underground History connects culture, history, and place in Southern Oregon and beyond. The program is a collaboration with the Southern Oregon University Laboratory of Anthropology and is hosted by SOULA historical archaeologist and research faculty member Chelsea Rose.
How our ancient ancestors' handling of climate change can inform us today
Todd Braje at the University of Oregon brings both disciplines together in his book Understanding Imperiled Earth: How Archaeology and Human History Can Inform Our Planet’s Future.
May 24, 2024
14 min
An archeologist shares the wonders of our National Park System through LEGOs
What originally began as an effort to get signatures in support of a LEGO set to honor of the 100th anniversary of the National Park Service, has grown into a National Park Service LEGO Vignettes social media account
May 15, 2024
14 min
A new way of thinking about museum pieces: decolonizing them
Anthropologists are reconsidering possessing artifacts that belong to surviving cultures.
Feb 23, 2024
14 min
Digging into the remarkably deep history of plastic
Chelsea Rose from SOULA chats with Kimberly Wooten, a Historical Archaeologist who works in the Cultural Studies Office at Cal Trans, the California Department of Transportation.
Feb 9, 2024
29 min
A short history of really toxic stuff in some everyday items, like clothing
Chelsea Rose takes note of it in the latest edition of Underground History, our joint venture with the Southern Oregon University Laboratory of Anthropology. Chelsea visits with Averie Foster, an occupational health consultant at Oregon OSHA.
Jan 26, 2024
15 min
Who knows what lurks in the old bottles we dig up?
Archaeologist Mark Warner and chemist Ray von Wandruszka about contents of bottles unearthed in a dig.
Dec 22, 2023
29 min
The religious history of why we eat what we eat
Chelsea Rose visits with Christina Ward about religion and food choices
Dec 11, 2023
30 min
Beyond the vintage pictures: 'imaging' the Modoc War
Klamath Falls archeologist Dan Broockmann, and Ken Sandusky of the Modoc Tribe talk about efforts to "image" archaeological sites, so that Modoc Nation members in Oklahoma can "experience" their ancestral homelands.
Nov 17, 2023
28 min
How the post office got so involved in a murder investigation in the Siskiyous
The one hundredth anniversary of the train robbery and quadruple murder at Tunnel 13 in Southern Oregon. Chelsea Rose interviews staff at the Postal Inspection Service and Postal Museum at the Smithsonian about the event.
Oct 9, 2023
31 min
Underground History focuses on The Tragedy at Tunnel 13 near Ashland
The 100th anniversary of the Tunnel 13 train robbery Chelsea Rose talks to Barry Baker, the Deputy Director of the lab, talks about the growth of the science from a century-old tragedy.
Sep 29, 2023
28 min
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