Underground History
Episodes
Oregon find may include world’s oldest sewn material, researchers say
20 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Researchers analyzing artifacts from Oregon’s Great Basin say they may have identified the world’s oldest sewn material, dating back about 12,000 ...
New book explores Chinese American life during the Exclusion Era
02 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Underground History host Chelsea Rose talks with Beth Lew-Williams about her book and the research behind it.
The Siskiyou Line linked Ashland to northern California for 137 years
13 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Chelsea Rose, host of Underground History, looks at the impact of a railroad that once linked southern Oregon and northern California over the Siskiyo...
Legacy of the Oregon Trail captured in a legendary video game, updated for today's students
02 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Underground History host Chelsea Rose visits with "Oregon Trail" game designer R. Philip Bouchard and UH Producer Charlie Zimmerman.
Unwinding complex legends about a presumed massacre of Chinese immigrants in the Pacific Northwest
16 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Ana Maria Spagna and Eric Gleason join host Chelsea Rose on an investigative journey into a historic rumor, or true crime.
From Bigfoot to 'Rumpology' ... uncovering the truth of myths rooted in pseudoscience
05 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Underground History host Chelsea Rose visits with Nate Pedersen, author of "Pseudo Science: An Amusing History of Crackpot Ideas and Why We Love Them....
The scars of colonialism in the archaeological record of the PNW
22 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Underground History digs deep into the colonial past of the Pacific Northwest.
Tribal members collaborate with archaeologists to support elk conservation in Oregon
19 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Klamath Tribal Cultural and Heritage director Perry Chocktoot and archaeologist Richie Rosencrance join Chelsea Rose to discuss an article they co-aut...
How Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act protects our cultural heritage
12 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Chelsea Rose visits with Dr. Chris Merritt to discuss his recent lobbying of Congress
How Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act protects our cultural heritage
14 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Chelsea Rose visits with Dr. Chris Merritt to discuss his recent lobbying of Congress
67 years later, one diver solves the mystery of a missing Portland family
19 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Archer Mayo joins host Chelsea Rose on Underground History.
Archivist publishes collection of recipes from beyond the grave
12 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Rosie Grants joins Chelsea Rose to discuss her unique cookbook.
Decoding the summer archaeological field school
29 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Ruiz joins Chelsea Rose, host of Underground History.
Archaeologists uncover a Native American mission school in Salem
18 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Host Chelsea Rose is joined by Kimberli Fitzgerald, archaeologist for the City of Salem, and Briece Edwards, historic preservation manager for the Con...
How Anna May Wong defied stereotypes and blazed a trail for Asian-American women
30 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Anna's incredible life is characterized in a new book, "Not Your China Doll." Author Katie Gee Salisbury joins Chelsea Rose to discuss.
Unwinding the fraught and complex narratives of the past
23 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ana Maria Spagna and Eric Gleason join host Chelsea Rose.
From Bigfoot to 'Rumpology' ... uncovering the truth of myths rooted in pseudoscience
28 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Underground History host Chelsea Rose visits with Nate Pedersen, author of "Pseudo Science: An Amusing History of Crackpot Ideas and Why We Love Them....
From Bigfoot to 'Rumpology' ... uncovering the truth of myths rooted in pseudoscience
25 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Underground History host Chelsea Rose visits with Nate Pedersen, author of "Pseudo Science: An Amusing History of Crackpot Ideas and Why We Love Them....
'Oregon Black Pioneers' reveal the history where Black Oregonians lived, worked and played
28 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Chelsea Rose talks with researchers offer historical context and education about the history of Black Americans in Oregon.
A burned commune offers archaeologists a window into 1960s counterculture
21 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Chelsea Rose digs into the recent past in this episode of Underground History.
The scars of colonialism in the archaeological record of the PNW
05 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Underground History digs deep into the colonial past of the Pacific Northwest.
Archaeologists reunite wildfire survivors with deceased loved ones
03 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Alta Heritage Foundation sends trained dogs and archaeologists to homes burnt by wildfires to recover cremains left inside. There is never a cost ...
Underground History digs into the Oregon version of The Gold Rush
09 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The effort to unearth Oregon's Gold Rush arifacts
Uncovering the Secrets of Ancient Egypt
04 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Chelsea Rose talks with renowned Egyptologist Arto Belekdanian
Generational keepers of American history and culture
18 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Indigenous natives know the generational history and culture of this land.
Chelsea Rose "Senses Sasquatch" at the High Desert Museum
08 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Underground History host, Chelsea Rose, visits the High Desert Museum in Bend, OR.
Digging into the history of America's love of Halloween
01 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Underground History interviews a curator for the Oregon Historical Society and host of one of southern Oregon's most popular haunted houses.
Real Archeology launches truth bombs on landscape of false narratives
25 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Professional archeologists clash with creators of misinformation.
The Age of Melt (and Mummies)
20 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Interview with the author of The Age of Melt
Underground History in the field, er...on the water
06 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Underground History discovers 19th century Chinese salmon canneries
An exploration of the bad ideas and horrible people in Oregon's history
04 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Public historian, Finn J.D. John joins Underground History to discuss some of the stranger aspects of Oregon's past
Uncovering the Secrets of Ancient Egypt
09 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Chelsea Rose talks with renowned Egyptologist Arto Belekdanian
A short history of really toxic stuff in some everyday items, like clothing
05 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Averie Foster at Oregon OSHA talks about toxic substances that can be found in old stuff in museums... and homes
How the latest horror movies flip the scripts in favor of women
04 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Johanna Isaacson, who wrote the book Stepford Daughters: Weapons for Feminists in Contemporary Horror.
How our ancient ancestors' handling of climate change can inform us today
24 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Todd Braje at the University of Oregon brings both disciplines together in his book Understanding Imperiled Earth: How Archaeology and Human History C...
An archaeologist shares the wonders of our National Park System through LEGOs
15 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 grow...
A new way of thinking about museum pieces: decolonizing them
23 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Anthropologists are reconsidering possessing artifacts that belong to surviving cultures.
Digging into the remarkably deep history of plastic
09 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Chelsea Rose from SOULA chats with Kimberly Wooten, a Historical Archaeologist who works in the Cultural Studies Office at Cal Trans, the California D...
A short history of really toxic stuff in some everyday items, like clothing
26 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Chelsea Rose takes note of it in the latest edition of Underground History, our joint venture with the Southern Oregon University Laboratory of Anthro...
Who knows what lurks in the old bottles we dig up?
22 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Archaeologist Mark Warner and chemist Ray von Wandruszka about contents of bottles unearthed in a dig.
The religious history of why we eat what we eat
11 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Chelsea Rose visits with Christina Ward about religion and food choices
Beyond the vintage pictures: 'imaging' the Modoc War
17 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Klamath Falls archeologist Dan Broockmann, and Ken Sandusky of the Modoc Tribe talk about efforts to "image" archaeological sites, so that Modoc Natio...
How the post office got so involved in a murder investigation in the Siskiyous
09 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The one hundredth anniversary of the train robbery and quadruple murder at Tunnel 13 in Southern Oregon. Chelsea Rose interviews staff at the Postal I...
Underground History focuses on The Tragedy at Tunnel 13 near Ashland
29 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Underground History focuses on The Tragedy at Tunnel 13 near Ashland
29 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Digging into the Oregon version of The Gold Rush
18 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The effort to unearth Oregon's Gold Rush arifacts
Underground History: Chelsea Rose interviews Bill Lindsey, bottle expert
25 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Chelsea Rose interviews Bill, a.k.a. the "Bottle Guy." He is a retired Rangeland Management Specialist with the Oregon BLM and is the primary author o...
Taking cooking advice from dead people, in an Underground History Exemplar
18 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Rosie Grant dug into the culinary prowess of dead people, but without any actual physical digging. It turns out some people have favorite recipes insc...
Sitting down to dinner with Jacksonville's Peter Britt
28 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Southern Oregon University Laboratory of Anthropology. SOULA's Chelsea Rose is back with another edition of Underground History, talking about a proje...
Music from the stones (not 'The Stones') in Underground History
07 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Stephen O'Malley visits with SOULA's Chelsea Rose to talk about exploring the mysteries of Carnac through music and sound.
Underground History takes to the field at a Rogue Valley farm
30 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Chelsea Rose reports from the field
Underground History looks under Beethoven's hair (and finds surprises)
16 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The latest Underground History takes up the subject. Host Chelsea Rose talks to population geneticist Paul Maier at Gene by Gene research revealing a ...
Stint at Portland's Chinatown Museum the focus of Underground History
19 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Sam Roxas-Chua presenting that work of visual art, soundscapes, and poetry at Ashland's Grizzly Peak Winery in celebration of Asian American Pacific I...
Want fries with that? Underground History explores potato innovation in Oregon
28 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
America's favorite tuber has a long history in our region, including the 1950s invention of the tater tot in Oregon.
Oregon State Parks centennial observed in latest Underground History
24 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Chelsea Rose from the Southern Oregon University Laboratory of Anthropology brings Dr. Carpenter in for a chat about the sprawling Oregon parks system...
'I see dead people's recipes,' in the latest Underground History
03 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Rosie Grant dug into the culinary prowess of dead people, but without any actual physical digging. It turns out some people have favorite recipes insc...
Underground History meets Oregon's first physical anthropologist
27 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Southern Oregon University Anthropologist and host Chelsea Rose speaks with Dr. Elissa Bullion, the newly appointed physical anthropologist for the Le...