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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (June 24, 1982)
Hearths prove theory Camas Valley targeted by dig team An archaeological site in southwest Oregon which has already yielded buried hearths and stone tools will be more thoroughly excavated this sum mer by a team of 21 workers put together by the University's ar chaeology department. Richard Pettigrew, University highway archaeologist, dis covered the site near Camas Valley two years ago while he was examining an area scheduled for highway con struction. Camas Valley is located on the Coquille River southwest of Roseburg. Radiocarbon dating of char coal taken from two buried hearths during test excavations has provided evidence of a people who used stone tools and occupied the area shortly after the time of Christ almost 2.000 years ago. Pettigrew says researchers generally had believed these people migrated to Camas Val ley from British Columbia about 1.000 years ago, but this new information seems to confirm recent theories that migration began earlier. The first microblades found in Oregon are among the tools Babcock elected head of plant administrators Harold Babcock, director of the University physical plant, was elected president of the national Association of Physical Plant Administrators in recent elections He was vice president of the organization during the past year, and is a past president of the group's Pacific Coast Regional Association. He will serve a one-year term as pre sident Babcock, a native of Butte, Mont., earned his bachelor’s degree from Montana State University in 1952 and later received a master's degree in physical plant administration there as well. Before becoming director of the University physical plant in 1971, Babcock served as phy Italian pros contract Bev Smith Former University basketball star Bev Smith has signed a two-year contract with Vicenza Basketball Club near Venice, Italy. Vicenza is the current Italian national championship club team. She reports to the club Sept. 1. A 6-1 guard from Salmon Arm, B.C., Smith totalled 2,063 points in 110 games (18.8 average) and 1,362 rebounds (12.4 aver age). CASH For Textbooks Mon -Fri Smith Family Bookstore 768 E 13th 1 Bl From Campus Ph 34 V 1 6S 1 sical plant director at St. An drews College in Laurinburg, N.C., for five years and at North Montana College in Havre, Mont, for 14 years. The association he will head has members from 1,500 schools of higher education in ail 50 states and 20 foreign countries. The organization's goal is to provide continuing professional education for its members. Fresh | Strawberry j lee Cream j DOWNTOWN: 10th and Olive Mon-Sat 11-9, Sun 12-6 CAMPUS: 13th and Hilyard Mon-Sat 10-12, Sun 12-12 Prepare for:Sepl. II, 1982 | already unearthed at the site. jMicroblades are small stone tools less than an inch long and are usually associated with Arctic cultures. Archaeologists theorize these tiny stone blades were attached to wooden han dles and used to cut and butcher. Sites of archaeological im portance are legally protected and must be excavated any time they cannot be avoided during federally funded highway con struction. Anytime the state highway department has plans to build roads with federal fin ancial help, it is required to make certain that no site of ar chaeological importance is dis turbed. Pettigrew does the test ex cavation of such sites and sub mits a report about the area's possible archaeological sig nificance. The Department of Transportation then makes the decision whether to excavate a site or move the highway in order to comply with the law. Five laboratory technicians have been hired to work full time processing material in Universi ty facilities during the excava tion process — expected to be completed in August. ‘If those aren’t seagulls ... we’re in trouble.” There’s a better way to see America this summer. Now that school's out, take some time out to see America. And a great way to see it is on Greyhound with Ameripass®. The Greyhound Ameripass is your passport to unlimited travel in the U.S. and Canada. For one economical price, you get the freedom of over 100,000 miles of Greyhound routes coast to coast. And you can get an Ameripass for 7,15, or 30 days. If you're going straight home, don't forget about Greyhound's convenient schedules. No matter where you're going, chances are Greyhound's going there. So this summer, leave your car at home and go Greyhound with an Ameripass. For more information, call your local Greyhound agent. € 1982, Greyhound Lines, Inc. ' 1f
