Pacific Northwest Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU)

BLM OR/WA CESU Analysis of Fish Remains in the Paisley Caves Collection

Project ID: L16AC00287

Federal Agency: Bureau of Land Management

Partner Institution: University of Oregon

Fiscal Year: 2016

Initial Funding: $30,000

Total Funding: $30,000

Principal Investigator: Jenkins, Dennis

Agreement Technical Representative: Cannon, William

Abstract: A. Objective(s):
• Proactive studies, including inventory, excavation, and collections-based studies;
• Promote public engagement, learning opportunities, and archaeological and/or paleontological ethics through heritage resources education and outreach programs, events, and products.
• Proper use of sites in training future Historians, Archaeologists and Paleontologists through research projects, field schools and internships.
• Documenting existing collections at authorized curation facilities through accessioning, cataloging and inventorying those collections.
• Preserving existing collections at recognized curation facilities through such activities as archival housing, stabilization or conservation.