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November 23
400 years ago, visitors to this painted cave took hallucinogens
University of Oregon archaeologist Kristina Gill and colleagues discover the first physical evidence for hallucinogenic consumption at a rock art site
November 3
Geologist helps confirm date of earliest land plants on Earth
Greg Retallack bolsters theory that plants appeared about 460 million years ago
October 27
Museum's exhibit on Eugene's civil rights history goes digital
Oregon Black Pioneers and the Black community were key partners on the collection
Black marchers arrive in Washington, D.C. for the 1963 March on Washington
October 20
Students address the ongoing problem of American apartheid
Museum partners with Clark Honors College to present student research on race and politics in the Trump era, as featured in the fall 2020 issue of The Scholar
October 12
Grant allows science and culture museum to serve lessons to go
CARES Act grant will support educational outreach to Lane County K-12 students  
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October 9
Man’s best friend once made nice wool blankets, too
New study co-authored by museum zooarchaeologist Madonna Moss shows Indigenous peoples of the PNW once bred dogs for their wool
October 2
As atmospheric carbon rises, so do rivers, adding to flooding
New research confirms a time-tested link between climate change and flooding
September 29
Step-by-step path taken by the first people to settle the Caribbean Islands
UO archaeologists now know route that the first people took to reach the islands of the Caribbean
August 7
Paisley Caves study uncovers a new scoop on ancient poop
Results confirm the oldest directly dated human remains in the Western Hemisphere
July 17
Cave’s clues show it’s more than just oldest outhouse in the Americas
Preserved dung in Oregon’s Paisley Caves is helping to fill in some mysteries about some of the earliest people on our continent